8 And all the craftsmen among the workmen made the tabernacle with ten curtains. They were made of fine twined linen and blue and purple and scarlet yarns, with cherubim skillfully worked….. 10 He coupled five curtains to one another, and the other five curtains he coupled to one another. 11 He made loops ofContinue reading “Exodus 36: 8-38….Much for the Tabernacle is now prepared!”
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Exodus 35: 30- 36:7….The Tabernacle under Construction.
Then Moses said to the people of Israel, “See, the LORD has called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah; and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, with intelligence, with knowledge, and with all craftsmanship, to devise artistic designs, to work inContinue reading “Exodus 35: 30- 36:7….The Tabernacle under Construction.”
Exodus 35 : 20-29….Obedience means action!
Then all the congregation of the people of Israel departed from the presence of Moses. And they came, everyone whose heart stirred him, and everyone whose spirit moved him, and brought the LORD’S contribution to be used for the tent of meeting, and for all its service, and for the holy garments. So they came,Continue reading “Exodus 35 : 20-29….Obedience means action!”
Exodus 35: 1-19….Is God unreasonable?
Moses assembled all the congregation of the people of Israel and said to them, “These are the things that the LORD has commanded you to do. Six days work shall be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a Sabbath of solemn rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on itContinue reading “Exodus 35: 1-19….Is God unreasonable?”
Psalm 127: 1-5….Western families are too small or so think the government!
Unless the LORD builds the house, those who build it labor in vain.Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep.Behold, children are a heritageContinue reading “Psalm 127: 1-5….Western families are too small or so think the government!”
Mark 4: 21-34….A Good Teacher doesn’t teach the whole subject in the one lesson!
And he said to them, “Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket, or under a bed, and not on a stand? For nothing is hidden except to be made manifest; nor is anything secret except to come to light. If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.” Comment: I suggestContinue reading “Mark 4: 21-34….A Good Teacher doesn’t teach the whole subject in the one lesson!”
Mark 4: 10-20….Yesterday’s Parable Explained.
And when he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables. And he said to them, “To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything is in parables, so that“‘they may indeed see but not perceive,and may indeed hear but not understand,lestContinue reading “Mark 4: 10-20….Yesterday’s Parable Explained.”
Mark 4: 1-9….A Well-known Parable.
Again he began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea, and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land. And he was teaching them many things in parables, and in his teaching heContinue reading “Mark 4: 1-9….A Well-known Parable.”
Mark 3: 20-21 & 31-35….A Family visit.
Then he went home, and the crowd gathered again, so that they could not even eat. And when his family heard it, they went out to seize him, for they were saying, “He is out of his mind.”……..And his mother and his brothers came, and standing outside they sent to him and called him. AndContinue reading “Mark 3: 20-21 & 31-35….A Family visit.”
Mark 3: 20-30….Do NOT Say That!
Then he went home, and the crowd gathered again, so that they could not even eat. And when his family heard it, they went out to seize him, for they were saying, “He is out of his mind.” Comment: How ‘extensive’ is a family? Did it include uncles and aunts, siblings, Jesus’ mother, nephews andContinue reading “Mark 3: 20-30….Do NOT Say That!”
As I read it! 