My reading takes me back to Job 19 today. Just a few short comments. It's here amidst his troubles Job makes this powerful statement of faith.Job 19:25 For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:Job 19:26 And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:Job 19:27 Whom I shall see for… Continue reading Back in Job 19
Category: Faith and Christianity
Matthew 16 – but can ye not discern the signs of the times?
Today's text contains a number of very hard verses. These can easily be misinterpreted.See highlights.The texts teach a lot about discernment, not the least of which are these points...Mat 16:4 A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign;....Mat 16:12 Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the… Continue reading Matthew 16 – but can ye not discern the signs of the times?
Pillars – Reading from Exodus 27
The reference to pillars came up earlier in the book, but it sticks out in this chapter....7 times.Exo 27:10 And the twenty pillars thereof and their twenty sockets shall be of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver.Note Gill's comment below, in the NT we see explicit references to pillars in the church. Also see.Gal 2:9 And… Continue reading Pillars – Reading from Exodus 27
Matthew 15:9 – But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
V9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.We had a brief discussion at yesterday's Bible study breakfast about Jesus overturning the the Jewish legalism of the 1st century.The consensus was that one needs to study this from the perspective of many passages.In this chapter we get an indication of… Continue reading Matthew 15:9 – But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
