Paul's closing comments
And tell Archippus…
And tell Archippus…
Nahum 1:7 The LORD is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in Him… ‘Good’ Hebrew Tobe, same word used in Genesis “and it was good” verses. pleasing, good, beautiful, correct, lovely, etc. Refers to practical or economic benefits, wisdom, aesthetic or sensual goodness, happiness. ‘times’ Hebrew Yom, day,…
Micah 7:9 Because I have sinned against him, I will bear the LORD’s wrath, until he pleads my case and establishes my right. He will bring me out into the light; I will see His righteousness. In Hebrew the word for ‘Bear’ means ‘to lift up’. I will lift up the LORD’s wrath. I will…
Micah 6:6-8With what shall I come before the LORD and bow down before the exalted God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old? Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of…
Micah 3:8 “But as for me, I am filled1 with power, with the Spirit of the Lord, and with justice and might to declare to Jacob his transgression, to Israel his sin. 1. Filled: Maylee, to fill, accomplish, finish, complete, maylee yade means ‘to fill the hand’ and is an idiom meaning to consecrate or…
Nehemiah had people around him that thought “Their hands will get too weak for the work, and it will not be completed.””(Neh 6:9) Sometimes I feel like people think the same thing about me and what I’m trying to do. People may not want to help out, because they think I’m going to give up,…
In Micah 2 he begins rebuking the men of both kingdoms: “Woe to those who plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light, they carry it out because it is in their power to do it.” Of course, God hates it because here are His chosen people-the people that are called by His name to…
Micah 1:7 Since she gathered her gifts from the wages of prostitutes, as the wages of prostitutes they will again be used. Maybe this verse answers the question of whether or not a church should take winnings from the lottery or not. Money no doubt has a spiritual force. Prov. 15:16 Better a…
“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get…
So in Genesis 1, it says that God created this and God created that, but when it begins in chapter 2 to talk about Eden and Adam and Eve, it says ‘Lord God’. (I’m in the NIV) In chapter one, God goes by the name ‘Elohim’ which is kind of His label name. It is…