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THE BEATITUDES

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WHAT DO THE BEATITIUDDES MEAN?

Jesus surprised his disciples by telling them what kind of people would be blessed by God. His list of traits are called the Beatitudes, meaning “to bless” or “to make happy.”

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BIBLE CUSTOMS AND CURIOSITIES (SITTING IN DESPAIR)

August 24, 2021Uncategorized7 days, bible curiosities, bible customs, bible customs and curiosities, Christ, courses, CSB, curiosities, customs, fate, Friend, friends, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, ground, Isaiah, jeremiah, jesus, Jesus Christ, Job, Judah, KJV, lament, Matthew, Micah, mourn, mourning, new testament, NIV, Old Testament, sad, sadness, seven days, sitting in despari, symbolized, wallow, wordabarkley8

Sitting on the ground symbolized sadness and distress. So this is another image from Isaiah that expresses the fate of the nation of Judah if she continued on her present course (read Isaiah 3:24).

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CAN GOD FORGET

May 11, 2021Uncategorizedbible passages, divine, erase, forget, God, Hebrews, hurt, hurtful, melancholy, memories, ridding, sadness, sinned, sins, theology, warn, washingabarkley8

Several Bible passages warn that God’s memory is complete with respect to people’s sins, even with respect to their thoughts (Hebrews 4:13). However, God apparently wants to forget the sins He has forgiven; indeed, He claims to do se here.

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BIBLE CUSTOMS AND CURIOSITIES (DUST ON THE HEAD)

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Hushai was a friend and supporter of King David. During Absalom’s rebellion (2 Sam 15:30). Hushai expressed his sorrow over David’s exile by tearing his clothes (Gen 37:34) and throwing dust on his head.

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BIBLE CUSTOMS AND CURIOSITIES (MOURNING FOR PAY)

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Jeremiah compared the wailing of the people of Judah over God’s punishment to laments at a funeral. The Jewish people were known for the loud and bitter mourning over the death of loved one (read 2 Sam 19:4). Continue reading BIBLE CUSTOMS AND CURIOSITIES (MOURNING FOR PAY) →

GOD KNOWS OUR TEARS

December 24, 2019Uncategorizedancient, bible customs and curiosities, Christ, Christian, christianity, David, funerals, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, hairs, Holy Bible, jesus, Jesus Christ, King James Holy Bible, love, Matthew, mouners, mourn, new testament, Old Testament, paul, Psalm, sadness, sorrow, tears, the church, theologyabarkley8

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David may have been referring in this psalm to an ancient custom observed by mourners at funerals. They would collect the tears they shed for departed loved ones in small flasks and place them in their tombs as memorials of their love. The New International Version renders this phrase as “list my tears on your scroll.” But in a marginal note, it cites “put my tears in you wineskin” as a possible reading. Continue reading GOD KNOWS OUR TEARS →

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