Nobody likes to suffer. Even if you’re a committed athlete, there are some days you just don’t want to practice-especially if practice is so hard it makes you vomit! But we recognize that the training, the suffering, matures us-it makes us better. We’re stronger and more skilled, sharper and more in control.
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Isaiah’s son ended up with the longest name in the Bible-and hopefully an upbeat nickname like “Swifty” (Maher).
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Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying,
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1.Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.
2 The Lord God hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.
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Place-name meaning “sandy spot.” 1. Town in the hill country of Judah allotted to tribe of Judah and given as city for Levites (Josh 15:51; 21:15). It may be modern Khirbet illin near Beth-zur. The parallel passage (1 Chron 6:58) has Hilez or Hilen in different manuscripts. 2. City of Moab that Jeremiah condemned (Jer 48:21). Its location is not known.
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26 And whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the tree roots; thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that thou shalt have known that the heavens do rule.
27 Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.
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In biblical tradition the task of naming a child generally fell to the mother (Gen 29:31; 30:24; 1 Sam 1:20) but could be performed by the father (Gen 16:15; Exod 2:22) and in exceptional cases by someone other than a parent (Exod 2:10; Ruth 4:17). The last son of Jacob and Rachel received a name from each parent, Jacob altering the name Rachel gave (Gen 35:18). Naming could even be attributed to God, originating through a divine birth announcement (Gen 17:19; Luke 1:13). Naming took place near birth in the OT and on the eighth day accompanying circumcision in NT narratives (Luke 1:59; 2:21).
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AUTHOR AND DATE OF WRITING:
Luke, perhaps ca. A.D. 60-61
The book is anonymous, but early Christian tradition uniformly affirmed that Luke composed this Gospel as well as Acts (See Author and Date of Writing for Acts for reasons supporting Luke’s authorship of Acts.) The dedications of Theophilus, the similar Greek style and vocabulary, and special shared emphases of the books (such as prayer and joy) all point to common authorship.
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14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
15 What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.
16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
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In a sense, all Christians, like Abrham, are “homeless” in that they are but so journers in this world (Heb 11:13), This reality, however, must not lessen the impact of the responsibility of Christians who are able to own a house or pay rent on an apartment towards persons who, for a variety of reasons, are unable to do either.
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