As she was being brought out, she sent word to her father-in-law, “By the man to whom these belong, I am pregnant.” And she said, “Please identify whose these are, the signet and the cord and the staff.” Then Judah identified them and said, “She is more righteous than I, since I did not giveContinue reading “Genesis 38: 25-30….’Here’, Look, the Evidence!’”
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Genesis 38: 19-24……Double standards!
Then she arose and went away, and taking off her veil she put on the garments of her widowhood.When Judah sent the young goat by his friend the Adullamite to take back the pledge from the woman’s hand, he did not find her. And he asked the men of the place, “Where is the cultContinue reading “Genesis 38: 19-24……Double standards!”
Genesis 38: 11-19……Wait for son number 3.
Then Judah said to Tamar his daughter-in-law, “Remain a widow in your father’s house, till Shelah my son grows up”—for he feared that he would die, like his brothers. So Tamar went and remained in her father’s house.In the course of time the wife of Judah, Shua’s daughter, died. When Judah was comforted, he wentContinue reading “Genesis 38: 11-19……Wait for son number 3.”
Acts 28 :25-31……The end is in sight!
After three days he called together the local leaders of the Jews, and when they had gathered, he said to them, “Brothers, though I had done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, yet I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans. When they had examinedContinue reading “Acts 28 :25-31……The end is in sight!”
Acts 28: 17-24…..A Jew meets the local Jewish community.
After three days he called together the local leaders of the Jews, and when they had gathered, he said to them, “Brothers, though I had done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, yet I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans. When they had examinedContinue reading “Acts 28: 17-24…..A Jew meets the local Jewish community.”
Acts 28: 6-16….Rome at last.
They were waiting for him to swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But when they had waited a long time and saw no misfortune come to him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god.Now in the neighbourhood of that place were lands belonging to the chief man of the island,Continue reading “Acts 28: 6-16….Rome at last.”
Acts 27: 39 – 38:5…..Soaked but Safe!
Now when it was day, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a beach, on which they planned if possible to run the ship ashore. So they cast off the anchors and left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the ropes that tied the rudders. Then hoistingContinue reading “Acts 27: 39 – 38:5…..Soaked but Safe!”
Acts 27: 27-38….Nearing the end!
When the fourteenth night had come, as we were being driven across the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors suspected that they were nearing land. So they took a sounding and found twenty fathoms. A little farther on they took a sounding again and found fifteen fathoms. And fearing that we might run on theContinue reading “Acts 27: 27-38….Nearing the end!”
Acts 27: 17-26….Terrifying even for the accustomed!
After hoisting it up, they used supports to undergird the ship. Then, fearing that they would run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the gear, and thus they were driven along. Since we were violently storm-tossed, they began the next day to jettison the cargo. And on the third day they threw the ship’s tackleContinue reading “Acts 27: 17-26….Terrifying even for the accustomed!”
Acts 27: 9-16…..To whom should they listen?
Since much time had passed, and the voyage was now dangerous because even the Fast was already over, Paul advised them, saying, “Sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be with injury and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.” But the centurion paid more attention toContinue reading “Acts 27: 9-16…..To whom should they listen?”
As I read it! 