Job xiii. verses 1-2“Man, born of woman, lives but a few days, 2 and they are nothing but trouble. 2 He grows up like a flower in a beautiful meadow, and then just as suddenly, withers away; " On a bad day, it does feel like that, on a good one, it's just like heaven. … Continue reading Job on life
from Deuteronomy16 And unto the Reubenites and unto the Gadites I gave from Gilead even unto the river Arnon half the valley, and the border even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;17 The plain also, and Jordan, and the coast thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, even … Continue reading What the boundaries of Biblical Israel?
Psalm 139: 12 Yes, the darkness hideth not from Thee; but the night shineth as the day: for the darkness and the light are both alike to Thee.......Webster's Revised Bible, 1833This is repeated in the Book of Job as well as the famous 23rd Psalm.Job, which is considered one of the earliest books written. In … Continue reading Psalms: Shine On
Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen,Because the glorious trees have been destroyed;Wail, O oaks of BashanFor the impenetrable forest has come down.Zechariah xi v. 2 While Bashan literally means smooth, the place is east of the River Jordan or what is now the Golan Heights
New Life Version of the Holy Bible Joshua Chapter 11. 19 There was not a city which made peace with the sons of Israel except the Hivites living in Gibeon. They took them all in battle. 20 For the Lord made their hearts hard to meet Israel in battle, so Israel might destroy all of … Continue reading The Hivites in Joshua
Yesterday, for July 11th Heartlight.org gave me a daily Bible quote "Therefore I will not keep silent; I will speak out in the anguish of my spirit, I will complain in the bitterness of my soul." - Job 7:11(NIV) This verse is about the ability of venting one's anguish to God and not worrying about … Continue reading Complaining to God
11So I arrived in Jerusalem. Three days later, 12I slipped out during the night, taking only a few others with me. I had not told anyone about the plans God had put in my heart for Jerusalem. We took no pack animals with us except the donkey I was riding. 13After dark I went out through … Continue reading Nehemiah meets Discouragement in Judah #4
For those like myself who want to understand the history of Nehemiah this is rather interesting. In Nehemiah, Iran was the Persian Empire. Now as Iran is rewriting its history, both references to the Achaemenid & Persian Empire have been erased. It is important to remember that they are the same otherwise you can … Continue reading An aside: Persia, Xerxes and Nehemiah #3
Reaction of the Enemies [ESV 4:1–3] When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about it, it was very displeasing to them that someone had come to seek the welfare of the sons of Israel." Nehemiah 2:10 "But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard it, … Continue reading Nehemiah’s tale of woe #1
In my anguish... 