"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"Bible: Psalms 119 "the English Bible, a book which, if everything else in our language should perish, would alone suffice to show the whole extent of its beauty and power" [Lord MacaulayMiscellaneous Writings] ...
The Hebrew word for leaven literally means remnant, and anything unleavened was either made in such haste that the residual starter batch of leaven had had no time to spread through the rest of the dough, or otherwise, the baker had had no access to a properly cultivated culture. In the ...
The wealth of their possession had not the same immediately enervating effect on this tribe that it had on some of its northern brethren, e.g., Asher (q.v.). Various causes may have helped to avert this evil. 1. The central situation of Ephraim in the highway of all communications ...
Ge 27:39; Ge 32:3; and De 2:5), and he was therefore desirous, with his increased wealth and power, to enter into full possession of his country, and drive out its old inhabitants (De 2:12). Another circumstance may have influenced him in leaving Canaan. He "lived by his sword"...
Can you name one fiat currency that has lasted through even a few centuries let alone a few millennia like gold and silver? We think not!Biblical reasons why real money and wealth is gold and silver The Hebrew word for money is “keceph”, which is translated to mean “silver.” ...
When God was preparing Israel for the Promised Land, He told them,“You may say to yourself ‘ My power and the strength of my hands have produce this wealth for me.’ But remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his cov...
“For one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses”(Lk 12:15). The key word in this axiom that sets the stage for the parable of the rich man is “life.” The rich man in the parable, he who has stored up wealth and possessions, feels that his life...
Now, to be clear, the wealth of evidence is convincing; however, specialists in the various areas he mentions will, in typical academic fashion, likely disagree with how he interprets or reads such scholarship or texts. I hope to see more scholars in these disparate areas engage with Van ...
Jesus says this about money: “‘Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? And if...
14 For lack of guidance a nation falls, but many advisers make victory sure. 15 He who puts up security for another will surely suffer, but whoever refuses to strike hands in pledge is safe. 16 A kindhearted woman gains respect, but ruthless men gain only wealth. ...