2 Kings 6:1-2.The sons of the prophet said to Elisha —Probably those that were at Gilgal, for that is the place last mentioned where the prophet was, (chap.2 Kings 4:38,) and was also near to Jordan.Let us go — unto Jordan —To the woods near Jordan;and take thence every m...
Chapter 2 In this chapter we have, I. That extraordinary event, the translation of Elijah. In the close of the foregoing chapter we had a wicked king leaving the world in disgrace, here we have a holy prophet leaving it in honour; the departure of the former was his greatest misery, of...
Aldous Huxley, Brave New World Revisited (1958), Chapter 3, p. 19 The overriding and long-term objective behind this inculcation is toward complete control of the mass mind. The Three Establishment Model via their corporate oligarchs and power-brokers are the aforementioned 4C’s alongside econo...
Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians (1535) by Martin Luther Translated by Theodore Graebner (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House, 1949) PROJECT WITTENBERG Chapter 1 ___ VERSE 1. Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father,...
The Green Men on the capitals of the main portal of Kilpeck Church in Herefordshire, for example, have protruding eyes with carved holes for pupils as found in early oriental statues of kings and pagan gods. The Kilpeck foliage carvings also show Coptic/Fatimid style in the way the stems ...
(2 Kings 21:6) took part in this horrific practice. The pagan god (or,demon, more accurately) Molech was worshipped by heating a metal statue representing the god until it was red hot, then placing a living infant on the outstretched hands of the statue, while beating drums drowned out...
II Kings 2:11-12 “As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind. Elisha saw this and cried out, “My father! My father! The chariots and horsemen of...
Then Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on his head, and kissed him and said: “Is it not because the LORD has anointed you commander over His inheritance? a. Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on his head: This was a literal anointing of Saul. The word “anoint” ...
“Who say to a tree, ‘You are my father,’ and to a stone, ‘You gave me birth.’ For they have turned their back to me” (Jeremiah 2:27). •Child sacrifice: Many examples are cited in the Old Testament about this evil (2 Kings 16:3; 2 Kings 17:17; 2 Kings 21:6; Ezek...
47The king answered and said to Daniel, “Truly, your God is God of gods and Lord of kings, and a revealer of mysteries, for you have been able to reveal this mystery.” Commentary 48Then the king gave Daniel high honors and many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole provin...