Luke 11:52 Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered. I had always found it strange that Jesus always talks about the Pharisees and the Scribes, but rarely mentioned lawyers. We assume these lawyers are
Job 12:3: “But I have understanding as well as you, I am not inferior than you; yea who knoweth not such things as these?” “Wise men don’t need advice, fools will not take it.” Benjamin Franklin Reading this verse would suggest that Job is really getting annoyed with his friends. It appears he
Hosea 6:5: “For I desire mercy and not sacrifice and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.” “Action speaks louder than words, but nearly as often.” Mark Twain This is a very curious passage. On the surface this passage means exactly what it is saying: God would rather we show mercy or
Hosea 4:6: “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou has rejected knowledge, I will reject you, thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.” I consider these little studies a personal journey and not really teachings. I
Good Morning Yamon Ki Yesepar and Nevim Arith Hayomim: Psalms 91:1: “He that dwells in the secret place of the Most High, shall abide in the shadow of the Almighty.” This sounds really great and is very comforting. The only problem I have is: what is this secret place, where is it, and how do
WORD STUDY – SEEK Seek – Hebrew: Daresh – To seek, visit, frequent, search, inquire, consult, to promote, apply oneself to something. Isaiah 55:6: “Seek the Lord while he may be found, call upon Him while He is near.” The word for “seek” is “daresh” which has the idea of visiting frequently or in a
Word Study – Light/shine Light/shine– Hebrew – “‘or” Numbers 6:25: “The Lord make his face to shine upon you.” The word “’or” (light/shine) in Hebrew has many usages. When we say that the Lord makes his face to “shine” upon us we are saying that the Lord causes His face, which means His presence, to
