In the morning when the people of the town got up, there was Baal’s altar, demolished, with the Asherah pole beside it cut down and the second bull sacrificed on the newly built altar! They asked each other, “Who did this?” When they carefully investigated, they were told, “Gideon son of Joash did it.” The…
Romans 12:19-21 NET 19 Do not avenge yourselves, dear friends, but give place to God’s wrath, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. 20 Rather, if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing this you will be heaping burning…
John 19:6 I think Pilate thought the Jews would see what he had done to Jesus and be appeased, but instead they just saw that they had gained momentum toward getting Jesus executed. [11]?Jesus answered him, ?You would have no authority over me at all unless it had been given you from above. Therefore he…
Jer. 20:1 ¬? When the priest Pashhur son of Immer, the chief officer in the temple of the LORD, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things, Jer. 20:2 he had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin at the LORD‚Äôs temple. Jer. 20:3 The next day, when Pashhur released…
Is. 51:7 ‚ÄúHear me, you who know what is right, you people who have my law in your hearts: Do not fear the reproach of men or be terrified by their insults. Is. 51:8 For the moth will eat them up like a garment; the worm will devour them like wool. But my righteousness will…
