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1 | Silver Refining shows nature of God | Mal 3:3 | markmaloof | 71897 | ||
How is Silver Refined and how does this relate to the character and nature of God? (The following is Public domain) This verse puzzled some women in a Bible study and they wondered what this statement meant about the character and nature of God. One of the women offered to find out the process of refining silver and get back to the group at their next Bible Study. That week, the woman called a silversmith and made an appointment to watch him at work. She didn't mention anything about the reason for her interest beyond her curiosity about the process of refining silver. As she watched the silversmith, he held a piece of silver over the fire and let it heat up. He explained that in refining silver, one needed to hold the silver in the middle of the fire where the flames were hottest as to burn away all the impurities. The woman thought about God holding us in such a hot spot then she thought again about the verse that says: "He sits as a refiner and purifier of silver." She asked the silversmith if it was true that he had to sit there in front of the fire the whole time the silver was being refined. The man answered that yes, he not only had to sit there holding the silver, but he had to keep his eyes on the silver the entire time it was in the fire. If the silver was left a moment too long in the flames, it would be destroyed. The woman was silent for a moment. Then she asked the silversmith, "How do you know when the silver is fully refined?" He smiled at her and answered, "Oh, that's easy -- when I see my image in it." |
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2 | Silver Refining shows nature of God | Mal 3:3 | prayon | 72086 | ||
Excellent information. This should be posted on Christian Interactive instead of on the forum. prayon | ||||||
3 | the meaning of end of Malachai 3:3 | Mal 3:3 | DCOUS1 | 104944 | ||
The last part of Malachaie 3:3 says, "Then ;the Lord will have men woho will bring offerings in righteousness, what does this mean | ||||||
4 | the meaning of end of Malachai 3:3 | Mal 3:3 | kalos | 104981 | ||
"He will purify the Levites, refining them like gold or silver, so that they may once again offer acceptable sacrifices to the LORD." The Coming Day of Judgment 1"Look! I am sending my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. Then the Lord you are seeking will suddenly come to his Temple. The messenger of the covenant, whom you look for so eagerly, is surely coming," says the LORD Almighty. 2"But who will be able to endure it when he comes? Who will be able to stand and face him when he appears? For he will be like a blazing fire that refines metal or like a strong soap that whitens clothes. 3He will sit and judge like a refiner of silver, watching closely as the dross is burned away. He will purify the Levites, refining them like gold or silver, so that they may once again offer acceptable sacrifices to the LORD. 4Then once more the LORD will accept the offerings brought to him by the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as he did in former times. 5At that time I will put you on trial. I will be a ready witness against all sorcerers and adulterers and liars. I will speak against those who cheat employees of their wages, who oppress widows and orphans, or who deprive the foreigners living among you of justice, for these people do not fear me," says the LORD Almighty. (New Living Translation (NLT) Malachi 3:1-5) Reading a verse in another translation and in its immediate context often serves to clarify the meaning of it. |
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