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541 | In reading Joshua 3:1-17 please explain | Josh 12:1 | Ray | 62489 | ||
Hi Tim, Thanks for your work here. If 2 Samuel 7:23 does not have the pronoun 'himself' I will not put it in. I want to compare it to Exodus 33:16, "For how then can it be known that I have found favor in (Thy) sight, I and Thy people? Is it not by Thy going with us, so that we, I and **Thy people, may be distinguished from all the other people who are upon the face of the earth?" 2 Samuel 7:23b, "...and awesome things for (Thy) land, before Thy people whom Thou hast redeemed for **Thyself from Egypt, from nations and their gods?" Deuteronomy 3:24, "O Lord God, (Thou) has begun to show Thy servant Thy greatness and **Thy strong hand; for what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do such works and mighty acts as Thine?" Deuteronomy 4:7, "For whay great nation is there that has a god so near to it as is the Lord our God whenever we call on **Him?" Tim, how about 1 Chronicles 29:11? Would you go with the NKJ, "And You are exalted as head over all." In other words, is the "Thyself" in the Hebrew? And, lastly, how about 1 Chronicles 17:21? Is the word "Thee" in the Hebrew? I would want to render this as "to make a name by great and terrible things." Would this be consistent with the Hebrew? From the heart, Ray |
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542 | John:30-33 Manna | Josh 16:1 | Ray | 66969 | ||
Hi graceful, Allow me to type out the passage in Matthew to compare it to John. Matthew 6:29, "Yet (I) say to you, v.33, "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." 7:11, "If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, HOW MUCH MORE shall your Father/ who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him?" Luke 12:23, "For life is more than food, and the body than clothing. Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap, and they have no sotreroom nor barn; and yet God/ feeds them; HOW MUCH MORE valuable you are than the birds."...v.27, "Consider the lilies, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin; but I tell you..." John 6:32, "Truly (I) say to you,...v.33, "For the bread [Bread] of God/ is that [He] who comes down out of heaven and gives life to the world." These passages show that Jesus is speaking for the Father. He is saying that the work of God is that you believe in Him, for God sent Him. John 6:57, "As the living Father sent Me, and I/ live because of the Father, so he who eats of Me, he also shall live because of (Me). This is the Bread which came down out of heaven; not as the fathers ate, and died, he who eats this Bread shall live forever." Moses gave them the manna to eat, but now God/ gave the *Son. John 6:31, "Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written "'He/ gave them *Bread out of heaven to eat.'" John 3:12, "If I/ told you earthly things and you do not believe, how shall you believe if I tell you heavenly things? And no one has ascended into heaven, but He who descended from heaven, even the (Son) of Man. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up; that whoever believes may in Him have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that He/ gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in (Him) should not perish, but have eternal life." Jesus is one with His Father. If the Father knows how to give good gifts, so does the Son. But God is foremost concerned with spiritual things. From the heart, Ray |
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543 | John:30-33 Manna | Josh 16:1 | Ray | 66999 | ||
Hi graceful, I think that the passage goes beyond giving God credit for the manna rather than Moses. I think that this is a place where Jesus makes another claim of Deity. Not only is He the Giver, but He is the gift, the Bread. Not only is He the Son of Joseph, He is the Son of God. The people knew that the manna came from heaven and not from Moses. Moses did not give any "wrong impression" as has been said in another thread concerning the striking of the rock for water by Moses. Psalm 78:24, "And (He) rained down manna upon them to eat, And gave them food from heaven. Man did eat the bread of angels; He sent them food [Lit. grain] in abundance." Exodus 16:4, "Then the Lord said to Moses, "Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a day's portion every day, and I may test them, whether or not they will walk in My/ instruction." Exodus 16:32, "Then Moses said, "This is the thing which the Lord/ has commanded, 'Let an omerful of it be kept throughout your generations, that they may see the bread that I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.' And Moses said to Aaron, "Take a jar and put an omerful of manna in it, and place it before the (Lord), to be kept throughout your generations." As the Lord commanded Moses, so Aaron placed it before the Testimony, to be kept." See Exodus 25:16, 21 and Exodus 36:13 for the bread of the Presence [NASB], or the showbread, NKJ. Jesus was talking of His presence in the Bread of life. He was spiritualizing the bread and was claiming to be the Bread of life. John 6:33, "For the Bread of God/ is He who comes down out of heaven and gives life to the world." John 6:31, "He/ gave them Bread out of heaven to eat." John 6:48, "I/ am the Bread of life." John 6:42, "And they were saying, "Is this not Jesus/ the *Son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How does He now say, "(I) have come down out of heaven?" John 6:46, "Not that any man has seen the (Father), except the One who is from God; He has seen the Father." So in regards to John 6:32, I believe that the Lockman Foundation could look at that more closely and consider that perhaps that gives the wrong impression. The NASB gives the idea that "it is not Moses" but "it is My Father" who gives the bread. But actually it should stress a contrast between the manna and the true Bread. Most assuredly Moses did not give the Bread from heaven; he was just a man and the manna was just food. But Jesus, the Son of Man, gave His flesh as living Bread. See John 6:52, NKJ. John 6:58, "This is the *Bread which came down out of heaven; not as the fathers ate, and died, he who eats this Bread shall live forever." So I should not have said "Moses gave them manna to eat" but rather, "the fathers were given manna to eat". From the heart, Ray |
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544 | Any Hebrew translators out there? | Josh 22:22 | Ray | 147874 | ||
I see Joshua 22:22 as pivotal in understanding the book of Joshua. How many nouns and pronouns of Deity would you count for the verse? From the heart, Ray |
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545 | Any Hebrew translators out there? | Josh 22:22 | Ray | 147924 | ||
Hi terrib, Your quote of Adam Clark is considering the KJ or NKJ "Lord God of gods." That is what I am going with for this verse. Here is how I would translate/interpret the verse for what it is worth: Joshua 22:22, "The Lord God of gods, the Lord God of gods knows, and let Israel itself know -- if [it is] in rebellion, or if in treachery against the Lord, do not save us this day." From the heart, Ray |
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546 | Jephthah and the burnt offering? | Judges | Ray | 52633 | ||
Hi Cyclist, The verse you may be looking for is Deuteronomy 12:31, "You shall not behave thus toward the Lord your God, for every abominable act which the Lord hates they have done for their gods; for they even burn their sons and daughters in the fire to their gods." As far as it being against the Lord's wishes and commands I believe that it is important to note the number of times that Judges says that everyone did what was right in his own eyes, for example Judges 21:25, "In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes." The story is really one of the importance of fulfilling our vows before the Lord rather than a sacrifice being offered. For example, a "foxhole" conversion where a person promises to God to do such and such if only he could survive this war, would be taken very seriously by God I would think no matter what was offered. Many of these promises are not kept of course, and I would think that God is saddened that He is not sought in the good times as well as the difficult. We should keep the vows that we make to the Lord. Judges 11:30, "And Jephthah made a vow to the Lord and said, "If Thou wilt indeed give...then it shall be...it shall be the Lord's, and I will..." Numbers 30:2, "If a man makes a vow to the Lord, or takes an oath to bind himself with a binding obligation, he shall not violate his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth." Deuteronomy 23:20b, "When you make a vow to the Lord your God, you shall not delay to pay it, for it would be sin in you, and the Lord your God will surely require it of you. However, if you refrain from vowing, it would not be sin in you. You shall be careful to perform what goes out from your lips, just as you have voluntarily vowed to the Lord your God, what you have promised.[with your mouth]." You ask if this offering is acceptable to the Lord. I would have to say that it is the necessary outcome because of the oath made. The daughter's willingness to die is commendable, but the "rashness" of the oath is not. The answer could be found in Matthew 5:33. Here Jesus says, "Again, you have heard that the ancients were told, YOU SHALL NOT MAKE FALSE VOWS, BUT SHALL FULFILL YOUR VOWS TO THE LORD." But I say to you, make no oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, or by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet, or by Jerusalem, for it is THE CITY OF THE GREAT KING." Nor shall you make an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. But let your statement be, 'Yes, yes,' or 'No, no'; and anything beyond these is of evil." Although vows or at least commitment and sincerity of purpose are important to the Lord, in the final analysis we are helpless in fulfilling them by ourselves. We will need the Scriptures to remind us and guide us in our commitments and we may need other people to be faithful also so that we can all be of one spirit in the endeavors. Jephthah needed his daughter to be willing to die for his oath to be fulfilled. It is for that reason that the account is one of a lament for the daughter and a remembrance of her shortened (and less than complete as regarding her virginity) life. It is not only a story of a man's keeping his word, it is a memorial to a young virgin's willingness to do the will of God as she saw it. The death of Jephthan's daughter can be viewed as a suicidal death in much the way that Samson's was in the temple where he destroyed so many Philistine's through his death. They were willing to die for their causes for they saw it as being in the will of God. Although Samson's sin and Jephthah's seeming foolishness led to the circumstances, God used them for a good outcome. The Lord, the Judge, judged between the sons of Israel and the sons of Ammon. See Judges 11:27. It evidently was in the plan of God that it would require the willingness of Jephthah's daughter to accomplish it after the fact so to speak. But what I am happy about is that the Lord is our Head in the church just as Jephthah was the head and chief in the book of Judges. We have a King now that we serve, and we do His will. And that will, right now, is not to make rash oaths that we have no power to fulfill. From the heart, Ray |
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547 | 1. Sisera and Jael - asleep or not? | Judg 4:21 | Ray | 52628 | ||
Hi prayon, I am reminded of an old western story about Wyatt Earp or Billy the Kid where some person shoot them in the back without warning and by the time he hits the floor, dead, he has turned with his pistol drawn to meet his assailant. That makes for a good story, but it also tells of the reflexes of the body. I can envision the woman Jael straddling Sisera, hammer and peg in hand while he is sleeping. After striking him and killing him, he still had reflex reactions and bent at the waist, bowing, sinking back dead at her feet. And that's the most I want to think about it, thank you. From the heart, Ray |
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548 | THIS IS NOT A SCRIPTURE | Ruth 1:12 | Ray | 79062 | ||
Hi Fran1947, I can still hear Frank Boggs or Beverly Shea singing it on a radio program around 1966 when I was in the Army. I don't have a copy, sorry, but it goes something like this: Ring out the news! Ring out the news! Another day is through. Someone slipped and fell; was that someone you? You called out for added strength, your courage to renew. Do not be discouraged; for I give [bring?] hope to you. It is no secret... From the heart, Ray |
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549 | no version just answer? | 1 Sam 1:24 | Ray | 104863 | ||
Hi flicker, Welcome to the forum. Yours is an interesting question, but did you get to the bottom line of the story? What is the significance for you about the age of Samuel? I hope that you also study to know that we should dedicate ourselves to the Lord. I hope that you study to know that God gives help to His servants, and in this case also blessed Hannah with other children. We are a chosen people as the Israel of the Lord. Deuteronomy 7:6, "For you are a holy people to the Lord your God; the Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for His own possession out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. The Lord did not set His love on you nor choose you because..." 1 Samuel 1:27, "For this boy I prayed, and the Lord has given me my petition which I asked of Him. So I have also dedicated him to the Lord; as long as he lives he is dedicated to the Lord." And he worshiped the Lord there." 2 Samuel 7:24, NKJ, "For You have made Your people Israel Your very own people forever; and You, Lord, have become their God." Luke 1:52, "He has brought down rulers from their thrones, And has exalted those who were humble. He has filled the hungry with good things; And sent away the rich empty-handed. He has given help to Israel His servant in remembrance of His mercy, As He spoke to our fathers, To Abraham and his offspring forever." God gave help to Hannah and will give us as His people help also as we pray to Him. Just food for thought. From the heart, Ray |
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550 | Who is the faithful priest? | 1 Sam 2:35 | Ray | 105933 | ||
Hi Mommapbs, The MacArthur Study Bible says this, "2:35 I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest. Although some have identified this priest as Samuel and others Christ, it is better to view the prophecy as fulfilled in the accession of Zadok and his family to the priestly office in the time of Solomon (see 1 Kin 1:7,8; 2:26,27,35). This reestablished the office of High-Priest in the line of Eleazar and Phinehas (cf.Num. 25:10-13)." Personally, I don't think that it is worth the time to consider Zadok. As a counter of pronouns, I would be interested in considering Christ as being a faithful Priest or Faithful Priest. But really, I see no reason to look beyond Samuel himself for he "was confirmed as a prophet of the Lord." 1 Samuel 3:20 What do you think? From the heart, Ray |
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551 | Who is the faithful priest? | 1 Sam 2:35 | Ray | 105935 | ||
Hi Makarios, It's good to be working on this with you. What does it mean to "build him an enduring house"? What does the singular "he" mean in relation to that phrase? Who is "My anointed"? Is that not Saul? From the heart, Ray |
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552 | Know the lord? | 1 Sam 3:7 | Ray | 141265 | ||
Hi br2ms, Chapter 3 is pretty self-explanatory about what it means to know the Lord. It means that the Lord revealed Himself. 1 Samuel 3:7, "Now Samuel did not yet know the **Lord, nor had the word of the *Lord yet been revealed to him." 1 Samuel 3:21, "And the Lord appeared again at Shiloh, because the Lord revealed **Himself to Samuel at Shiloh by the word of the *Lord." The **stars and *stars are mine for comparison. May I say also in passing that the word "lord" should be capitalized here in your question. I would want to reveal to you that there is a difference for instance between the "lords" of the Philistines in 1 Samuel 7:4-7 and the Lord alone that we serve. Welcome to the forum. From the heart, Ray |
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553 | Know the lord? | 1 Sam 3:7 | Ray | 141269 | ||
Hi Mommapbs, Excellent message. Be sure to add it to your material for a devotional publication. 1 Samuel 3:21, "And the Lord appeared again at Shiloh, because the Lord revealed **Himself to Samuel at Shiloh by the word of the *Lord." Knowing God refers to spiritual intimacy and it comes about through the spiritual word of the Lord and the (h)Holy (s)Spirit. Romans 1:3, "concerning **His *Son, who was born of a descendant of David according to the flesh, 4 who was declared the Son of God with power by the resurrection from the dead, according to the (s)Spirit of holiness, Jesus Christ our (Lord),..." Romans 1:22, "Professing to be wise, they became fools, 23 and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible (God) for an image in the form of corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and crawling creatures." Romans 1:17, "For in it [the gospel, v.16] the righteousness of (God) is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, "BUT THE RIGHTEOUS MAN SHALL LIVE BY FAITH"." Knowing the (Lord) is an excellent study to my mind. See John 10:14 and 14:7 and 18:37. From the heart, Ray |
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554 | Know the lord? | 1 Sam 3:7 | Ray | 141284 | ||
Hi Mommapbs, Let me know when they are published. I would love to read them. (Sorry, I am not a publisher but I do encourage you.) From the heart, Ray |
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555 | Why did Saul become king? | 1 Sam 8:19 | Ray | 136499 | ||
Hi Pennington133, I did not find anything in the chapter to suggest why Saul was chosen personally. However, I would say that 1 Samuel 8:20 tells us what the people wanted and expected of a "king". 1 Samuel 8:20, "that we also may be like all the nations, that our king may judge us and go out before us and fight our battles." 1 Samuel 9:16 and 17 suggests that Saul was to be anointed as one who would be a "prince", a "deliverer", and a "ruler" over God's people. It appears that he was going to be a deliverer from the hand of the Philistines. 1 Samuel 10:27, "But certain worthless men [rebels, NKJ] said, "How can this one deliver us?"..." Of course we know that God is the One who delivers. 1 Samuel 10:19, "But you today have rejected your God, who delivers you from all your calamities and your distresses; yet you have said, "No, but set a king over us!" Now therefore, present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes and by your clans." I have written more than you wanted to know, but I hope that it helps. God is the Prince of princes, King of kings, our Deliverer and Ruler, and even also our Judge who will fight our battles for us. From the heart, Ray |
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556 | Was Saul Spirit-filled? | 1 Sam 10:10 | Ray | 53885 | ||
Hi reasnerm, I, for one, would not agree that this is an infilling of the Holy Spirit. When the Old Testament characters have a special short-term task the Holy Spirit "came upon" them. This wording was used in verse 6 also. "Then the Spirit of the Lord will come upon you mightily,..." I see the indwelling of the Holy Spirit and the fact of Christ living in us when we put our faith in Him, as being separate from being "filled with the holy spirit". All of the cases of being "filled with the Holy Spirit" [sic] in the Scriptures I would put in the lower case. In John 1:33 we see the Spirit coming upon or descending, and remaining on Jesus. And the Spirit of God remained upon Him throughout His ministry. One can contrast John 1:33 with John 19:30 and consider that not only is there a Spirit but that there is a holy spirit. John 19:30. "When Jesus therefore had received the sour wine, He said, "It is finished!" And He bowed His head, and gave up His spirit." John 1:33, "...this is the *One [NKJ, this is He] who baptizes in the *holy *spirit." Starred are my suggested interpretation. John 1:26, "John answered them saying, "I baptize you in water, but among you stands One whom you do not know." John 19:34, "but one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately there came out blood and water." I believe that it is important to know this One and to be washed in the baptism of His blood and water from the cross. I believe that it is important to be washed by His holy word, the Scriptures, and His holy spirit which is a down payment John 1:34, "And I have seen, and have borne witness that this is the Son of God/." John 19:36, "For these things came to pass, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, "Not a bone of Him shall be broken." And again another Scripture says, "They shall look on Him/ whom they pierced." Zechariah 12:10, "And I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit [Or, a *spirit] of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on Me/ whom they have pierced;..." It was important that one Man should die for the people and I also will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only son. John 11:50, Zechariah 12:10 From the heart, Ray |
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557 | Was Saul Spirit-filled? | 1 Sam 10:10 | Ray | 53950 | ||
Hi Steve, I agree that "filling" and "indwelling" are often confused or equated, but I don't believe that that is the case here with my post. Your references here for Exodus and Micah are places where I would put the word Spirit in lower case. They do not speak of the Person of God here in either of these references. Exodus 31 speaks I believe to the workman's being filled with the spirit of God. He is filled with wisdom, understanding, knowledge, and ability in all manner of workmanship. These are all gifts of spirit, spiritual gifts, that he has from God the Giver of the gifts. Micah 3:8, NKJ, "But truly I am full of power by the Spirit of the Lord, And of justice and might,..." Micah 3:8, NASB, "On the other hand I am filled with power--With the Spirit of the Lord--And with justice and courage..." This filling of power, justice, and courage were given in order that he might "make known to Jacob his rebellious act, Even to Israel his sin." The Person of the Spirit was not spoken of here and His direct words were not spoken in the verses that followed. This is a case where we have to decide whether the writer of the book or whether God is speaking. Look at Micah 3:1. Who is speaking? I believe that it is the writer of the book. The New King James would have it being God speaking, as indicated by their capitalizing "My" people in verse 2. However, the marginal note for that verse tells us that "My people" is literally, them. I go for the literal and with the NASB here. I believe that he is speaking the words of the Lord through the spirit that was given to him. Micah 3:5, "Thus says the Lord concerning the prophets Who lead my people astray;...Indeed they will cover their mouths Because there is no answer from God. On the other hand I am filled with power--With the *spirit of the Lord--...Now hear this..." As I have said, then Micah continues on with his words of spirit and power. We too can speak the words of the Lord of hosts with power and courage when we walk with the Lord and have been filled with the knowlege of the truth of God. Micah 4:4, "And each of them will sit under his vine And under his fig tree, With no one to make them afraid, For the mouth of the Lord of hosts has spoken. Though all the peoples walk Each in the name of his god [sic], As for us, we will walk In the name of the Lord our God forever and ever." We walk in His authority and His name. From the heart, Ray |
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558 | Was Saul Spirit-filled? | 1 Sam 10:10 | Ray | 53955 | ||
Hi Minister J, Welcome to the forum. Judges 15:14, which you have quoted talked about how the Spirit of the Lord "came mightily upon him." I believe that with this wording, that it is different from "being filled". From the heart, Ray |
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559 | In 1Sam 11:12, who were the people? | 1 Sam 11:12 | Ray | 118844 | ||
Hi Biffbt, One of the reference verses in my Study Bible sent me to 2 Samuel 19:22. In reflection on these verses I believe that the reason that Saul did not put to death those "worthless men" was because he was confident in his being the king set over them. Similarly David was confident in the king being like the "angel of God" and able to do what was good. 2 Samuel 19:22, "David then said, "What have I to do with you, O sons of Zeruiah, that you should this day be an adversary to me? Should any man be put to death in Israel today? For do I not know that I am king over Israel today?" 1) I don't know the reason why you are interested in knowing who the worthless men are. But I will share with you a couple of things that were given to me in looking at your verses. 2) 1 Samuel 10:27, NKJ, "But some rebels [NASB, worthless men] said, "How can this man deliver us?" In comparing that verse with 11:12f one can see that not a man should be put to death that day because the Lord had accomplished deliverance. There is that contrast between "How can this one (Saul) deliver us?" and the One, "for today the Lord has accomplished deliverance in Israel." There is the difference between the king and the true King. From the heart, Ray |
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560 | In 1Sam 11:12, who were the people? | 1 Sam 11:12 | Ray | 118853 | ||
Hi, I had a couple of things I wanted to share and I had to give up the computer to my daughter who is in her last week of college. :)) One of the references in my Study Bible for 1 Samuel 10:27 is 2 Chron 17:5. Here the Lord established the kingdom into the control of Jehoshaphat, and all Judah brought tribute to him. This gives me the idea that a gift was to be expected and these worthless men, these rebels, did not bring a present to Saul. We can contrast this also with the occasion in Matthew's gospel where the Ruler came forth who would shepherd His people. Matthew 2:10, "And when they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. 11 And they came into the house and saw the Child with Mary and His mother; and they fell down and worshiped Him; and opening their treasures they presented to Him gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh." Here is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we, too, see His star and have come to worship Him. We worship Him because He is able to deliver us, to shepherd us, and to reign over us. From the heart, Ray |
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