I Kings 17:18: “And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? Art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?” There is a question that always comes to mind when I read this passage: “Why did the
John 8:36: “If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.” I picked up Liesl in my bus for her monthly grocery shopping. Liesl is in her nineties yet still retains her beauty, elegance and her touch of aristocracy that she had known in her youth. She was raised
Jeremiah 31:20: “[Is] Ephraim my dear son? [is he] a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the LORD.” Most Christian commentators will say that God uses the name Ephraim
Deuteronomy 8:5, “Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, [so] the LORD thy God chasteneth thee.” During the Spanish American war Captain Gridley mounted the conning tower of his ship and received the order from Admiral Dewey, “You may fire when ready Gridley.” Captain Gridley did not
Exodus 21:24: “Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,” Matthew 5:38: “Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right
Isaiah 14:12: “How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! [how] art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!” Most of us grow up being taught either through Sunday School or secular literature and entertainment that Lucifer is the name of the enemy. It was
Luke 1:32: “He shall be great and He shall be called the son of the highest, and the Lord shall give him the throne of his father David.” Ok, it is Christmas and I am compelled to study the Christmas story. This year I decided to read the story from the Peshitta or the
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
Good Morning Yamon Ki Yesepar and Nevim Arith Hayomin; I Kings 17:7: “And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.” This morning I read a story in People Magazine about the former president of MGM, a young, multi-millionaire who worked his
WORD STUDY – SIN (AVONI) I Kings 17:18: “And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? Art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?” Sin – Hebrew: Avoni – Sin, to make crooked We are familiar with the
