10 Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request. 11 Kelub, Shuhah’s brother, was the father of Mehir, who was...
10 Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request. 11 Kelub, Shuhah’s brother, was the father of Mehir, who was...
The Bible verse1 Thessalonians 5:3“For when they shall say,Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.” This verse comes from a passage where the Apostle Paul warns about the “Day of the Lord,” a future...
Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, ascended to the throne of Israel after his father's death. His name in Hebrew, רְחַבְעָם (Rechav'am), means "the people are enlarged" or "he who enlarges the people." This name is ironic given the division that occurs under his...
‘All this I saw, as I applied my mind to everything done under the sun’. ‘When the sentence for a crime is not quickly carried out, the hearts of the people are filled with schemes to do wrong.’ Although the wicked might appear to prosper,‘I know that it will go better with...
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Click picture below to enlarge and make clear. I Am Grateful Today Last night another set of storms ripped through Central Ohio. That is where I have lived my entire life. Columbus, our Capital City, sits in the middle of the state. Although Cleveland and Cincinnati are more likely to com...
I am all thine, from the embryo—for that is the reference made in the tenth verse: "Hast thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese?" I am thine from the very embryo, the very germ; there is nothing about me that I have done myself; I am the work of thine ...
It is likely that later scribes wished to bring the demons’ confession in line with what Luke says they knew later in the verse. Luke 4:41 tn Or “commanded,” but “rebuke” implies strong disapproval, which seems to be more in keeping with the context here (L&N 33.419). Luke 4:...
27 May God enlarge Japheth,[ap] and let him dwell in the tents of Shem, and let Canaan be his servant.” 28 After the flood Noah lived 350 years. 29 All the days of Noah were 950 years, and he died. Nations Descended from Noah 10 These are the generations of the sons of Noah,...