Ecclesiastes 5:19: “Every man also to whom God has given riches and wealth and hath given power to eat thereof and to take his portion and to rejoice in his labor, this is the gift of God.” Ecclesiastes 6:2: “A man to whom God has given riches, wealth and honor so that he
Proverbs 16:4 “The LORD hath made all [things] for himself. From first reading of this passage it would appear that God is a very selfish God. But then the word selfish tends to carry a negative connotation. There is a positive spin on selfishness. Do we not purchase a gift for someone for selfish
John 3:27, “John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.” Too often this verse is taken out of context and used to mean that everything we have comes from God. Although this is a true statement in itself as God is indeed the creator and
Mt 5:23-24: “Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.” “Sacrifices offered up in wrath, and whilst unreconciled
Ecclesiastes 5:19: “Every man also to whom God has given riches and wealth and hath given power to eat thereof and to take his portion and to rejoice in his labor, this is the gift of God.” Ecclesiastes 6:2: “A man to whom God has given riches, wealth and honor so that he wants nothing
WORD STUDY: WICKED Isaiah 5:23: “Which justify the wicked for the reward and take the righteousness from the righteous from him.” Wicked – Hebrew: rasha – A term used for merchants who use false balances The NIV probably has the clearest rendering for Isaiah 5:23: “Who acquit the guilty for a bribe, but deny justice
WORD STUDY – STRONG DONKEY Genesis 49:14: “Issachar is a strong donkey, crouched down between two burdens.” Strong Donkey – Chamor Garem – Idiomatic expression for a bitter medicine that cures through cleansing the body. There is a sort of play on words here. Issachar comes from the root word “shacar” which means reward, gift,
