Tag: 2 Chronicles 24
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“From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias”
This curious phrase is used by Jesus as he condemns the lawyers who “load people with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not lift a finger to ease them” (Luke 11:46, NRSV). I’ll be honest here in admitting that for most of my life, I’ve had an aversion to pondering the concept of…
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"But the spirit of the Lord took possession of Gideon"
The heading is a phrase from Judges 6:34, NSRV translation. The Hebrew word that has been translated into “took possession” is labash and means to put on, wear, clothe or be clothed. In other words, the Spirit is wearing Gideon. The NRSV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible comments on this verse: According to the normal use…
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Scriptural repetition — Book of Mormon examples 3
I return to the topic introduced in this post, with a note on the recurring theme of a wicked people casting out, stoning and killing prophets. Already in the first chapter of the Book of Mormon, we read And when the Jews heard these things they were angry with him; yea, even as with the…