Close relatives, as described in verses 2-3 were exempt from this prohibition, but restrictions for the high priest made even this forbidden (vv. 11-12). Leviticus 21:5 Cut their flesh: the pagan custom of defiling their body as a sign of mourning was not to be tolerated among the ...
Harvesting the Earth and Trampling the Winepress 14 I looked, and there before me was a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was one like a son of man[b] with a crown of gold on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand. 15 Then another angel came out ...
`I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed. So I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.’
etc. I’m a huge fan of you and Dave Ramsey and understand the value of compounding interest intellectually, but there seems to be this fear that comes every time I dream big about finances and then run into these verses that make me wonder if I’m being greedy or...
mispat…includes a person’s rights in general…The rules that follow are thus a matter of rights, not charity. In God’s sight a widow has a right not to be robbed of essential clothing to get a loan. And the gleaning provisions of verses 19-21 are rights, not hand-outs.”[29]...
Yet again we refer to the sine wave above to realize that in the verses above,the bible is talking allegorically about coming out from the six months of darkness/winter/night. If you’ve been following this blog from the beginning….the rams horns (Aries) should mean something to you,as...
Verses 1-13The circumstances of the parable of the ten virgins were taken from the marriage customs among the Jews, and explain the great day of Christ's coming. See the nature of Christianity. As Christians we profess to attend upon Christ, to honour him, also to be waiting for his com...
Theseverses form a natural section of this Epistle. The Corinthians had sent a letter to the Apostle, making inquiries on several important matters. But when the Apostle came to make reply, he had matters to speak to them about which were far more important than any of the questions asked ...
But I would bet that these hypocrites only cut the verses from context to serve their opinions. What we can surely read from the New Testament is that food is not the point of worshipping the God. If you are convinced about necessity of GF diet do it, but I would not be fitting the...
it can feel harder in the working it out. Paul’s point in the remaining verses is for those who feel pressured into marriage, that the unmarried have greater capacity to be concerned only about the Lord’s affairs, whereas the married carry a concern for their spouse and‘the affairs of...