Isaiah’s son ended up with the longest name in the Bible-and hopefully an upbeat nickname like “Swifty” (Maher).
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SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY (PSALMS 2:1-12)
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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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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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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GOD’S STORY
When the Events of This Book Happened:
During Jesus’s earthly life, 7 B.C. – A.D. 30
Luke’s Gospel begins earlier than either Matthew or Mark, with the announcement of John’s birth, around 7 B.C. it ends with his ascent to heaven in the spring of A.D. 30. Jesus was born before Herod the Great died in 4 B.C., possibly two or three years earlier. The probable year of Jesus’s birth is 6 B.C.
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1. God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high:
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This title has been associated with the Third Gospel as long as it has been known. It’s author was believed to be Luke, the first-century Christian physician who was a traveling companion of Paul.
KEY TEST: 19:10
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