Verse 12. - How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer! Babylon's sudden fall is compared, with great force and beauty, to the (seeming) fall of a star from heaven. The word translated "Lucifer" means properly "shining one," and no doubt here designates a star; but whether any ...
which refers to someone whose will is consumed by the will of another—in this case, Mary’s will is consumed by God’s. From this I see her attitude being parallel with what John the Baptist said in John 3:30 “He must increase, but I must decrease” (KJV) or, “Hemust...
Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men! Psalm 86:5,15 For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee… ...
10Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity: her young children also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets: and they cast lots for her honourable men, and all her great men were bound in chains. 11Thou also shalt be drunken: thou shalt be hid, thou also shalt...
Psalm 119:119 sn Traditionally “dross” (so KJV, ASV, NIV). The metaphor comes from metallurgy; “slag” is the substance left over after the metallic ore has been refined. Psalm 119:119 sn As he explains in the next verse, the psalmist’s fear of judgment motivates him to obey God...
& Selfishness, while there could be a person who says they will heed His request but will never be able to do His Will, as even if they do it, they will do it for Selfish reasons, to seem obedient to the Father which will never be of use. This is the great dilemma of Good ...
Where Does the Bible Say, "God Inhabits the Praise of His People?” Psalm 22:3KJV is the only verse in Scripture that uses this exact phrasing. “But thou artholy,O thou thatinhabitestthepraisesofIsrael." This verse begins with “But thou artholy." When we approach our God, we appro...
Decades after the tabernacle was dedicated, Solomon built a great temple complex. Included in the temple was a large basin font supported by “the similitude of oxen.”[lxii]… The oxen were placed in groups of three, with each group facing outward toward a point of the compass, and with...
[xx] Paul describes this process in Hebrews 11:3 KJV “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen….Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear....
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