That very day the number of those killed in Susa the citadel was reported to the king. And the king said to Queen Esther, “In Susa the citadel the Jews have killed and destroyed 500 men and also the ten sons of Haman. What then have they done in the rest of the king’s provinces!Continue reading “Esther 9: 11-19….A Just War??”
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Esther 9: 1-10…..No mercy shown.
Now in the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king’s command and edict were about to be carried out, on the very day when the enemies of the Jews hoped to gain the mastery over them, the reverse occurred: the Jews gained mastery overContinue reading “Esther 9: 1-10…..No mercy shown.”
Esther 8: 10b-17….Hurry, before it is too late!
Then he sent the letters by mounted couriers riding on swift horses that were used in the king’s service, bred from the royal stud, saying that the king allowed the Jews who were in every city to gather and defend their lives, to destroy, to kill, and to annihilate any armed force of any peopleContinue reading “Esther 8: 10b-17….Hurry, before it is too late!”
John 7: 40-52….Why didn’t they check the facts?
When they heard these words, some of the people said, “This really is the Prophet.” Others said, “This is the Christ.” But some said, “Is the Christ to come from Galilee? Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the offspring of David, and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David was?” SoContinue reading “John 7: 40-52….Why didn’t they check the facts?”
John 7: 32-39…..A Public Announcement.
The Pharisees heard the crowd muttering these things about him, and the chief priests and Pharisees sent officers to arrest him. Jesus then said, “I will be with you a little longer, and then I am going to him who sent me. You will seek me and you will not find me. Where I amContinue reading “John 7: 32-39…..A Public Announcement.”
John 7: 25-32…..What do you think?
Some of the people of Jerusalem therefore said, “Is not this the man whom they seek to kill? And here he is, speaking openly, and they say nothing to him! Can it be that the authorities really know that this is the Christ? But we know where this man comes from, and when the ChristContinue reading “John 7: 25-32…..What do you think?”
John 7: 20-24….What does work consist of?
The crowd answered, “You have a demon! Who is seeking to kill you?” Jesus answered them, “I did one work, and you all marvel at it. Moses gave you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath. If on the Sabbath a man receivesContinue reading “John 7: 20-24….What does work consist of?”
John 7: 11-20…..Is Jesus suffering from Paranoia?
The Jews were looking for him at the feast, and saying, “Where is he?” And there was much muttering about him among the people. While some said, “He is a good man,” others said, “No, he is leading the people astray.” Yet for fear of the Jews no one spoke openly of him.About the middleContinue reading “John 7: 11-20…..Is Jesus suffering from Paranoia?”
John 7: 1-10….Another Day, Another Feast.
After this Jesus went about in Galilee. He would not go about in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill him. Now the Jews’ Feast of Booths was at hand. So his brothers said to him, “Leave here and go to Judea, that your disciples also may see the works you are doing. ForContinue reading “John 7: 1-10….Another Day, Another Feast.”
John 6: 52-59….He repeats and expands
The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinksContinue reading “John 6: 52-59….He repeats and expands”
As I read it! 