Tag: Luke 12
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“Will a man rob God?” Thoughts on the Hebrew root ‘betsa’
Today’s post will cover an item from my “things to study in more depth when I find the time” list. It’s been there for about one year. While studying Genesis early last year, I noticed this fascinating Hebrew root ‘betsa’ and posted about a likely connection to Cain. (See this post.) Throughout the year, I…
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Stewardship and prosperity
Joseph in Egypt is probably my favorite story in the Old Testament. Reading it again I started pondering the responsibility he gets and what he does with it. When he is sold to Potiphar, he is set over his whole household and “the Lord made all that he did to prosper in his hands” (Genesis…
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Gold and the Two Ways — part 3
This is part 3 in a series. Part 1. Part 2. In this section we’ll look at references to gold and treasure in the New Testament. I’ll end with the teachings of Jesus from the Gospels, so let’s begin with the other books. This is not comprehensive, it is only meant to be a sample…
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Possible Hebrew roots regarding Satan's "chains"
Jeff Lindsay discusses possible Hebrew roots that might help us understand the nature of Satan’s chains: How does a chain veil the earth with darkness (or how might it help Satan in veiling the earth…? Chains are not especially opaque. A search for “veil” and “chain” in the Old Testament yielded these possibilities: Candidate for “chain”: rābiyd (רבִיד)57),…