“Here, in the longest chapter in Ezekiel, the story is told in detail in all its sordid, loathsome character, so that God’s infinite abhorrence of Israel’s sin may be clearly seen. According to Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrcanus in the Mishna, the chapter was not to be read nor translated ...
ii. The King James Version translates the end of verse four:hid to them that are lost. Spurgeon well says, “According to the text, he that believes not on Jesus Christ is a lost man. God has lost you; you are not his servant. The church has lost you; you are not working for th...
New Catholic Bible Chapter 3 The Enduring Love of the Lord 1 [a]I am a man who has known affliction under the rod of God’s wrath.2 He has led me and forced me to walk in darkness, not in the light.3 Against me alone he has turned his hand again and again, throughout the ...
The World of Shabby Chic: Beautiful Homes, My Story and Vision In this inspiring and useful design bible of the ever-popular Shabby Chic style, creator Rachel Ashwell shares her twenty-five years of work, showing readers how to apply her look to their own homes. A large, comfortable slipco...
But adding gifts is justified by the context. i. Clarke defines spiritual gifts as “Gracious endowments, leading to miraculous results… these all came by the extraordinary influences of the Holy Spirit.” b. I do not want you to be ignorant: The Corinthian Christians are given a reminder ...
i. In relation to the master of the house, thestewardwas a slave; but in relation to the other slaves thestewardwas a master. ii. “Thesteward… was the master’s deputy in regulating the concerns of the family, providing food for the household, seeing it served out at proper times an...
ii. “Let those who plead for the system of accommodation on the example of St. Paul, attend to the end he had in view, and the manner in which he pursued that end. It was not to get money, influence, or honour, but to save SOULS! It was not to get ease but to increase his...
1. (1-5) The sins of the prince of Tyre. The word of the LORD came to me again, saying, “Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “Because your heartislifted up, And you say, ‘Iama god,
i.In the last days: “The doom is depicted in highly coloured Jewish phrases, and the same immediate prospect of the End is held out as a threat to the rich and as a consolation to the oppressed poor.” (Moffatt) 2. (4-6) The sins of the rich are condemned. ...
i. Jesus said,“In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you”(John 14:2). According to the literal wording of the ancient Greek, the word formansionsis better translated “dwelling place” or “a place to ...