Haggai 2:17: “I smote you with blasting and with mildew and with hail in all the labors of your hands; yet you turned not to me, saith the Lord?” The Book of Haggai is an often overlooked Book of the Bible, probably because it is only two chapters. Haggai was the first of the
Psalms 28:1 “Unto thee will I cry, O Lord my rock; be not silent to me: lest if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.” The word for pit is bore in Hebrew which could mean a well, a prison, or a crypt. A prison is
Matthew 7:29: “For he taught them as [one] having authority, and not as the scribes.” “Let us so lie so that when we die even the undertake will be sorry.” Mark Twain I grew up in Baptist church were preaching was preaching. I mean we would not tolerate any of these sissy little
Hosea 2:16 “And it shall be at that day, saith the LORD, [that] thou shalt call me Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali.” The English word master has gone through many changes throughout the centuries. It means many things to many different people. A slave owner is called a master, the owner
Hosea 2:16 “And it shall be at that day, saith the LORD, [that] thou shalt call me Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali.” The English word master has gone through many changes throughout the centuries. It means many things to many different people. A slave owner is called a master, the owner
Deuteronomy 7:7-8 “The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye [were] the fewest of all people. But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers.” Matthew 24:24 “For
Isaiah 62:5: “For as a young man marries a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee. And as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.” This is an interesting poetic expression. In the first part of this verse in Isaiah it appears that Israel is playing the role
Matthew 16:24: “Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.” Practically every modern translation I read will render this as “let him deny himself.” The only exceptions are Young’s Literal Translation which says, “Let him disown himself,”
Genesis 49:22: “Joseph is a fruitful son, a fruitful son by a spring. His branches run over a wall.” This is presented as a poetic expression. It is the final blessing given by Jacob just before he died. However, this is more than just a blessing but a prophecy. In Genesis 49:1 we learn
Genesis 47:31: “And he said swear unto me and he swore unto him, And Israel bowed himself upon the bed’s head.” Hebrews 11:21: “By faith Jacob when he was dying blessed both the sons of Joseph and worshipped upon the top of his staff. This is one passage that sure does not make
