Then they journeyed from Bethel. When they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel went into labor, and she had hard labor. And when her labor was at its hardest, the midwife said to her, “Do not fear, for you have another son.” And as her soul was departing (for she was dying), she calledContinue reading “Genesis 35: 16-22…… Why is this in Holy Scripture?”
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Genesis 35: 9-15…..The covenant reiterated!
God appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Paddan-aram, and blessed him. And God said to him, “Your name is Jacob; no longer shall your name be called Jacob, but Israel shall be your name.” So he called his name Israel. And God said to him, “I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply.Continue reading “Genesis 35: 9-15…..The covenant reiterated!”
Genesis 35: 1-8…..Background Information.
God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel and dwell there. Make an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.” So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, “Put away the foreign gods that are among you and purify yourselvesContinue reading “Genesis 35: 1-8…..Background Information.”
Acts 26: 21-29…..Paul concludes; Festus accuses; Agrippa equivocates.
For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me. To this day I have had the help that comes from God, and so I stand here testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would come to pass: that the Christ mustContinue reading “Acts 26: 21-29…..Paul concludes; Festus accuses; Agrippa equivocates.”
Acts 26: 12-20….Part 2 of Paul’s speech.
“In this connection I journeyed to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests. At midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, that shone around me and those who journeyed with me. And when we had all fallen to the ground, I heard aContinue reading “Acts 26: 12-20….Part 2 of Paul’s speech.”
Acts 26: 4-11….Part 1 of a long speech!
My manner of life from my youth, spent from the beginning among my own nation and in Jerusalem, is known by all the Jews. They have known for a long time, if they are willing to testify, that according to the strictest party of our religion I have lived as a Pharisee. And now IContinue reading “Acts 26: 4-11….Part 1 of a long speech!”
Acts 25: 24- 26: 3….A gripping story.
And Festus said, “King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you see this man about whom the whole Jewish people petitioned me, both in Jerusalem and here, shouting that he ought not to live any longer. But I found that he had done nothing deserving death. And as he himself appealed to theContinue reading “Acts 25: 24- 26: 3….A gripping story.”
Acts 25: 17-23…..A Toothless Tiger.
So when they came together here, I made no delay, but on the next day took my seat on the tribunal and ordered the man to be brought. When the accusers stood up, they brought no charge in his case of such evils as I supposed. Rather they had certain points of dispute with himContinue reading “Acts 25: 17-23…..A Toothless Tiger.”
Acts 25: 9-16….A visitor’s opinion sought.
But Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, “Do you wish to go up to Jerusalem and there be tried on these charges before me?” But Paul said, “I am standing before Caesar’s tribunal, where I ought to be tried. To the Jews I have done no wrong, as you yourselfContinue reading “Acts 25: 9-16….A visitor’s opinion sought.”
Acts 25: 1-8…..Both sides of the argument.
Now three days after Festus had arrived in the province, he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea. And the chief priests and the principal men of the Jews laid out their case against Paul, and they urged him, asking as a favour against Paul that he summon him to Jerusalem—because they were planning an ambushContinue reading “Acts 25: 1-8…..Both sides of the argument.”
As I read it! 