“You are altogether beautiful, my darling, and there is no blemish in you. 8 “Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, may you come with me from Lebanon. Journey down from the summit of Amana, from the summit of Senir and Hermon, from the dens of lions, from the mountains of leopards. 9 “You have […]
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Envy is described in the [New] King James Version of the Ancient Writings as an “evil eye.” In a story Jesus told about the owner of a vineyard, some workers were disgruntled because they worked for an entire day, but they received the same paycheck as others were hired to work for only the day’s
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What is envy? It is a noun and a verb. Envy is desirously coveting something that somebody else has. Grudging and resentment can be synonyms. What is the way envy manifests in our lives? In spiritual or religious communities, envy could whisper, “So-and-so got healed but I didn’t…This group or denomination experienced healing and miracles
The New American Standard Bible (1995) contains the word form “meditat*” twenty-four times, all of which appear in the Old Testament, and twenty of which appear in the Psalms. The remaining four occurrences are found in Genesis 24:63, Joshua 1:8, Job 15:4, and Isaiah 33:18. “Isaac went out to meditate in the field toward evening;
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Jesus was a samurai. Yes, he was a first century Jewish rabbi in the Middle East, but there are important, notable parallels. He had disciples (others whom he taught closely to carry on his work). “And he appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) so that they might be with him and he might send
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When Jehu came to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it. And she painted her eyes and adorned her head and looked out of the window. And as Jehu entered the gate, she said, “Is it peace, you Zimri, murderer of your master?” And he lifted up his face to the window and said, “Who is on
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In the NASB 1995 edition, the word “Rahab” appears fifteen times, twelve of which are in the Old Testament. (1) The six times that this name is used in the book of Joshua and the three times that it is used in the New Testament, it is referring to the ex-harlot from the city of
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Therefore at that time certain Chaldeans came forward and maliciously accused the Jews. They declared to King Nebuchadnezzar, “O king, live forever! You, O king, have made a decree, that every man who hears the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, bagpipe, and every kind of music, shall fall down and worship the
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The following four laws (or spiritual principles) can help to explain how we may become friends of God. (1) Law 1: God loves you and offers a wonderful plan for your life–friendship with Him. Jesus says, “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. You are my
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1. God loves you and desires you to know Him personally. He desires to heal your broken heart so that you can be filled with joy as you experience His unimaginably great plan for your life. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. (Psalm 34:18 ESV) The sacrifices of
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