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161 | what is ... the "nail in His Holy Place? | Ezra 9:8 | Ray | 54878 | ||
Hi teragram123, For me, the passage shows that both Jew and Gentile, old testament and new, can have a peg, "a place to hang our hopes" so to speak in His holy place. When one considers Isaiah 22:23ff, the idea of the Jews pegging their hope on the Davidic kingdom will find that their hopes are dashed. Isaiah 22:25, "In that day," declares the *Lord of hosts, "the peg driven in a firm place will give way; it will even break off and fall, and the load hanging on it will be cut off, for the Lord has spoken." I was interested in verse nine, the one following the verse you are considering. NASB, Ezra 9:9, "For we are slaves;..." They are looking for a little reviving in their bondage, a little more security. The verse has a different tense in the rendering of the NKJ. Ezra 9:9, "For we were slaves. Yet our God did not forsake us in our bondage; but *He extended mercy to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to revive us, to repair the house of our God, to restore its ruins, and to give us a wall in Judah and Jerusalem." Whether the Jews here, the escaped remnant, "are" or "were" slaves; the passage in John 15:15 is noteworthy. "No longer do *I call you slaves, for the slave does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you." Ezra 9:8, "But now for a brief moment grace has been shown from the Lord, our God, to leave us an escaped remnant and to give us a peg in His holy place, that our (God) may enlighten our eyes and grant us a little reviving in our bondage." Job 33:28, "(He) has redeemed my soul from going to the pit, And my life shall see the light." John 9:41, "(Jesus) said the them, "If you were blind, you would have no sin; but since you say, 'We see', your sin remains." Psalm 13 says, "Enlighten my eyes". Psalm 13:5, "But I have trusted in (Thy) lovingkindness; my heart shall rejoice in Thy salvation. I will sing to the Lord, Because He has dealt bountifully with me." Psalm 14:7, "O that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When the Lord restores His captive people, Jacob will rejoice, Israel will be glad." ***"restores His captive people" has an alternate reading in my study bible of [Or, restores the fortunes of His people]. That rendering would allow for them to no longer be slaves or captive. So what point am I making? We are no longer slaves. God has not forsaken the Jews. He extends to us all His lovingkindnes. He no longer calls us slaves for we are His friends when we do as He commands. Jew and Gentile can peg their hopes on Him. From the heart, Ray |
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162 | Why was Nehemiah afraid in 2:2? | Neh 2:2 | Ray | 144369 | ||
Hi Tdenison, Here is a quote from MacArthur's Study Bible. 2:2, dreadfully afraid. He feared that either his countenance, his explanation, or his request would anger the king and thus lead to his death. (cf. Esth. 4:11 with 5:1-3). End of quote. Esther 4:11, "All the king's servants and the people of the king's provinces know that for any man or woman who comes to the king to the inner court who is not summoned, he has but one law, that he be put to death, unless the king holds out to him the golden scepter so that he may live. And I have not been summoned to come to the king for these thirty days." In Esther 5:2 the king extended to Esther the golden scepter which was in his hand, and she touched the top of the scepter. In passing, (since there are no nouns or pronouns of Deity in Esther :)) I can only say that Esther is a great book to study petitions and requests and further petitions and answers; even when we do not see God in them. Of course, in Nehemiah we can see that his voice was praying to the God of heaven. Nehemiah 1:4ff. Nehemiah 2:4, "Then the king said to me, "What would you request?" So I prayed to the God of heaven." Nehemiah saw that the good hand of his God was on him; even that God was putting things into his mind and heart. He knew also that his God would fight for him in the work. Nehemiah 4:20, 6:16, and Exodus 14:13, 14. From the heart, Ray |
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163 | Difference between Petition and Request | Esth 5:7 | Ray | 121777 | ||
Hi forhisglory123, Welcome to the forum. You have asked a good question and even with a Thesaurus in front of me it is difficult to answer. As a person who counts pronouns and capitalizes pronouns of Deity, I appreciate your name. (Except I would say "forHisglory123") :)) All I can say to your question is that the petition of Ester would be like our applying for an educational grant, for instance. That would be the request that we write out for consideration. Now the powers that be could be open to accepting our petition for funds. If so, they would grant us the petition that we made. They would make funds available to us. However, in the request they we made for funds, we also would give proposals of what we would do with the funds and just exactly how much we would want and need. So in our application for the grant we would state our desires and proposals. The amounts may or may not be met, all that we wanted may or may not be done, because all of that is up to the powers that be. In summary, and application to Esther: Esther made her petition to King Ahasuerus and he was definitely open to granting her request. He would grant the request only to the amount of half the kingdom. All of her desires and requests may or may not be done; it depended on how it pleased the king. I found it interesting that Esther fell at the king's feet, wept, and "implored" him to avert the evil scheme of Haman which he had plotted against the Jews. Esther 8:3. I found it interesting that Esther made a petition and a "further request" in Esther 9:12. Still, it was up to the king as to what exactly was to be allowed for Esther, Mordecai, and the Jews to do. Esther 10:1-3, "Now King Ahasuerus laid a tribute on the land and on the coastlands of the sea. 2 And all the accomplishments of his authority and strength, and the full account of the greatness of Mordecai, to which the king advanced him, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia? 3 For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Ahasuerus and great among the Jews, and in favor with the multitude of his kinsmen, one who sought the good of his people and one who spoke for the welfare of his whole nation." I hope this helps. Thanks for your question anyway; I enjoyed the time spent. Perhaps someone else can help more. From the heart, Ray |
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164 | Truly searching for a prophet? | Job | Ray | 32487 | ||
Hi charis, May I enter in here as a capitalist observer?:) I see Jensen searching for a Prophet in the ending of his post. I agree with you charis that there is only one Prophet, Priest, and King. If Jensen is looking for a perfect prophet he will not find one for there is none righteous, no not one. There will be no one that he can call a Prophet and no one should claim to be a Prophet for there is one Leader, one Father, one Teacher and that is our triune God. It is interesting to note in the gospel of John the use of capitalization for the word Prophet in regard to John the baptist and Jesus. This is one example of the need of contrast by the use of capitalization. John was considered a prophet, but the translations need to point out the Prophet, Jesus more clearly, I believe. For instance, John 4:44 could very well read, "For Jesus Himself testified that a Prophet has no honor in His own country." The Samaritans knew that this One was indeed the Savior of the world, but His own people did not. From the heart, Ray |
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165 | The point of God's questions to Job? | Job | Ray | 40257 | ||
Hi Hank, I think that it is indeed important to see that Job did not answer any of His questions. The only question that I may be close to answering is Job 38:19, "Where is the way to the dwelling of light?" It is interesting I think to note the contrast of Job 38:3 and Job 42:4. The Lord says in Job 38:3, "Now gird up your loins like a man, And I will ask you, and you instruct Me!" And Job answers in Job 42:4, "Hear now, and I will speak; I will ask Thee, and do Thou instruct me." Job is repenting of his declarations of things that he did not understand. It is good to talk to you tonight. From the heart, Ray |
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166 | what is the history of job | Job 1:1 | Ray | 122620 | ||
Hi Marcusabcdef, Welcome to the forum. Why no "g" in your name? :) And as a person who encourages the use of the shift key I have to ask "Whose job history do you want to know about?" :) I would suggest to you that if at all possible a purchase of a good Study Bible would be good for your interest in this forum. The references in mine for this verse are: 1 Chron 1:17 Jer 25:20 Lam 4:20 James 5:11 Gen 6:9 Gen 17:1 Deut 18:13 Gen 22:12 Gen 42:18 Ex l8:21 Prov 8:13 Job 28:28 I hope that helps you. Others here will help you more I am sure. Let all of us know if you come up with a more specific question after your reading. From the heart, Ray |
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167 | what understanding DO animals have? | Job 12:7 | Ray | 51541 | ||
Hi Parable, I appreciate an apparent love of animals in your question. We own three cats now and I grew up hunting with my beagles and miss having a dog. But the animals can not read or comprehend the words of Job 12 and this message is for us. It is our ears that test words. Job 12:11. I think rather that He uses His creation to speak to us. In answer to your last question about what the Bible says about animals and God I would think first of 1 Corinthians 10:26. "For the earth is the Lord's; and all it contains." He can do what He wants with all His creation. If animals are needed by us to be happy in heaven, they will be there. At least they won't want to deny God and go to the other place.:) Job 12:10 "Who among these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this, In whose hand is the life of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind?" Life is in God's hand. It is interesting for Job 12:6 that the margin reads [Or, He who brings God into his hand]. If one tries to put God into his hand and tries to figure everything out; then he needs to listen to creation and know that the hand of the Lord has done this. This one will have to go to the creation account and look around and see that there was no one else around to help. Look at the list of He verbs that complete the chapter to know who did it all. But concerning the importance of animals, I think that God is more concerned about us. All things belong to you, and you belong to Christ. 1 Corinthians 3:23. I thought also of 1 Corinthians 9:9b, "God is not concerned about oxen, is He? Or is He speaking altogether for our sake?" From the heart, Ray P.S. I loved your comparison verses and would like to speak to you about them later. |
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168 | What must we "understand"? | Job 28:28 | Ray | 105491 | ||
Hi mommapbs, Job 28:28 and Proverbs 8:35; Proverbs 9:10 and Numbers 24:16 and John7:40 in the sense that "This Man is the Prophet." 1) Proverbs 30:2, "Surely I am more stupid than any man, And I do not have the understanding of a man. 3 Neither have I learned wisdom, Nor do I have the knowledge of the Holy (One). 4 Who has ascended into heaven and descended? Who has gathered the wind in His fists?" John 3:12, "If I told you earthly things and you do not believe, how shall you believe if I tell you heavenly things? 13 And no one has ascended into heaven, but He who descended from heaven, even the (Son) of Man." From the heart, Ray |
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169 | Do all men belong to God? | Job 33:6 | Ray | 131925 | ||
Hi Mommapbs, God is our Creator and there is one God, even the Father, so the Jews told Jesus in John 8:41. Yet verse 47 tells us that not all hear the words of God. If they are not of God they do not hear, and they blaspheme the Holy Spirit. So I would say that Scripture tells us that not all are chosen, not all are called, not all walk in Him, not all belong to Him. Regarding redemption I would say, "Let the redeemed of the Lord say so." If the unfolding of His words has given them light (Psalm 119:30), let them say so. If He has redeemed your soul and you see the light, then say so. (Job 33:28) Psalm 107:1, "Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; For (His) lovingkindness is everlasting. 2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the adversary, 3 And gathered from the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south." 1 Chronicles 16:34, "O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; For (His) lovingkindness is everlasting. 35 THEN SAY, [the stress is mine] "Save us, O God of our salvation, And gather us and deliver us from the nations, To give thanks to Thy holy name, And glory in Thy praise." 36 Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, From everlasting even to everlasting. Then all the people said, "Amen," and praised the Lord." From the heart, Ray |
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170 | Where does the holy spirit dwell ? | Job 40:16 | Ray | 92903 | ||
Hi ged, Welcome to the forum. I'm interested in hearing your thoughts on your question. I am interested in hearing why you connect the Holy Spirit or holy spirit with this verse in Job. The thought of Job 40 is that we can not possibly contend with the Almighty and come out a victor. Job 40:9, "Or do you have an arm like God, And can you thunder with a voice like His?" If you can do the things of verses 10-13, I can see that it is the Holy Spirit who will praise you, that your own right hand can save you. But I do not see the connection between the Holy Spirit and the Behemoth of verse 15 and 16. Or perhaps the Job 40:16 came from Dmunn? In any case, the Behemoth is the first of the ways of God. I go with the NKJ for verse 19 in that I would capitalize the Maker and His of the verse in the NASB. "He is the first of the ways of God; Let his *Maker bring near *His sword." Job 40:16, NKJ, "He is the first of the ways of God; Only He who made him can bring near His sword." The holy spirit dwells in the word of God. Draw your swords, people. Let us walk in His ways. From the heart, Ray |
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171 | Who wrote Psalm 43 and it's meaning? | Psalm | Ray | 48570 | ||
Hi HeavenlyHeart, I can speak to your Hope in this Psalm but I do not see the Helper in it. I hope that this Psalm will be as meaningful as it has been for me this morning as I meditated on it. First, let me say that I go with the NKJ as far as Psalm 42:9 reads, with parentheses being mine throughout this post. Ps 42:9, NASB, "I will say to God my *(Rock), "Why hast Thou forgotten me? Why do I go mourning...verse 11, Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why have you become disturbed within me? Hope in *God, for I shall yet praise Him, The help of my countenance, and my God." Contrast that with our Psalm 43:4b,...To God my exceeding joy; And upon the lyre I shall praise (Thee), O God, my God. Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why are you disturbed within me? Hope in *God, for I shall again praise Him, The help of my countenance, and my God." If you are looking for the (Helper) then I would go to the (Rock). But for the discussion here, I hope that you see that our hope is in *God. Notice also that this hope gives us joy instead of mourning, it give us help in smiling instead of being disturbed or in despair. He helps our countenance and is our God. Now let me give you some Scriptures to compare and meditate on with the Psalm. First would be Jeremiah 14:8, "Although our iniquities testify against us, O Lord, act for Your name's sake! Truly our apostasies have been many, *we have sinned against (Thee). Thou Hope [sic] of Israel, Its *Savior in time of distress, Why art Thou like a stranger in the land Or like a traveler who has pitched his tent for the night? Why art Thou like a man dismayed, Like a mighty man who cannot save? Yet Thou art in our midst, O Lord, And we are called by Thy name; Do not forsake us!" Thus says the (Lord) to this people..." Why are we disturbed and in despair? It is because of our sins amd because there is the need of a Savior who will be our hope and rock and dwelling place. Our hope is in the Hope of Israel, Its *Savior. Compare Jeremiah's sins "testify against us" with Psalm 50:6, "And the heavens declare His righteousness, For God/Himself is Judge. [see NKJ] Verse 7, NASB, "Hear, O (My) people, and I will speak; O Israel, I will testify against you; I am God, your God." How great is our God and what a joy to be one of (His) so that He is our righteousness. The Jews sought to kill Jesus [the *Savior], John 8:37, "because My word has no place in you." But the (Son) does remain forever and they can still come to know the *Truth, even this *Man, John 8:40,"who has told you the truth, which I heard from God; this Abraham did not do." This may not have made sense to you, but for me it was meaningful as I meditated on Psalm 43:3 "O send out Thy *Light and Thy *Truth, let them lead me; Let them bring me to Thy holy hill, And to Thy dwelling places." Jesus came in the likeness of men and seemed to be unable to save Himself or others. But He is indeed our Savior and God when we go to the holy hill of Calvary and with expectant hope go to His dwelling place. From the heart, Ray |
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172 | How best to translate Ps. 45:6? | Psalm | Ray | 48625 | ||
Hi Bonnie, I see Hebrews 1:8 as a contrast with Psalm 45:6 and a beautiful comparison for knowing that the Son is God Himself. Hebrews 1:8, "But of the Son He says, 'Thy/throne, O God, is forever and ever,..." Psalm 45:6, "Thy/throne, O God, is forever and ever." From the heart, Ray |
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173 | The Lord is my Shepherd... | Psalm | Ray | 136216 | ||
Hi k.james, In your short question you speak of the Shepherd, and in your question about John 10:11 you speak of the Good Shepherd. Is this the interpretation that you have in using capitalization? That is the interpretation that I have penciled in my personal copy. Psalm 23:1, "The Lord is my Shepherd/, I shall not want." John 10:11, "I am the Good/ Shepherd; the Good (Shepherd) lays down His life for the sheep." Certainly the two sayings relate together because they are speaking of the same Shepherd. In relating the two passages together I would see that if tables were set up for the whole world, the Shepherd would know His own and would prepare it for them. I do not want for any good thing. How about you; do you know the (Shepherd)? John 10:14, "I am the Good Shepherd, and I/ know My own, and My own know (Me)." The parentheses are mine for comparison. From the heart, Ray |
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174 | can you explain psalm 13:5? | Ps 13:1 | Ray | 106721 | ||
Hi learning to trust, I think that the verse is self-explanatory. However, I'll give you a verse that I have compared with the passage at some time in my life. It isn't an easy comparison but one that I found meaningful at the time. Psalm 13:5, "But I have trusted in (Thy) lovingkindness; my heart shall rejoice in Thy salvation. I will sing to the Lord, Because He has dealt bountifully with me." John 16:27, "for the Father (Himself) loves you, because you have loved Me, and have believed that I came forth from the Father." We rejoice in God's salvation by loving Him. (But He first loved us). We love God by believing that Jesus came forth from the Father. Psalm 56:1ff, "Be gracious to me, O (God)...When I am afraid, I will put my trust in Thee. In God, whose word I trust; I shall not be afraid." Rejoice in His salvation; love Him; trust in Him. (I like your name, learning to trust.) From the heart, Ray |
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175 | An agreement or a contrast? | Ps 17:15 | Ray | 60656 | ||
Hi forhim, Welcome to the forum. I can not speak about the NIV or CEV. However, I see verse 15 as contrasting. I also suggest looking at Luke 16:25 and 1 John 3:2 which are marginal references in the NASB. The men of the world are interested in this life and the good things that God gives to them here. Just as the rich man, Lazarus, enjoyed them and went to Hades when he died. But what we want to learn from Lazarus is the need to increase our faith, and make our hearts right for God knows our hearts. Luke 16:15. The contrast of verse 15 is that the Psalmist, David, looks to the final prize of seeing Him in heaven and knowing what He is like and see Him just as He is. He is not looking at what he can leave to his babes and his kids as the men of the world did in verse 14. Now he is concerned with being a child of God who will be satisfied with beholding Him when He appears. Psalm 17:15, "As for me, I shall behold Thy face in righteousness; I will be satisfied with *Thy likeness when I awake." 1 John 3:2b, "We know that, when He appears, we shall be like *Him, because we shall see Him as He is." I think that it is interesting that while here on earth David saw the Lord as his strength, rock, fortress, deliverer, shield, horn of his salvation, and his stronghold. That is a pretty complete, perfect picture of the Rock, in whom he takes refuge. Psalm 18:1, Psalm 92:15 Psalm 103:15, "As for man, his days are like grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourishes. When the wind has passed over it, it is no more; And its place acknowledges it no longer. But the lovingkindness of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him, And His righteousness to children's children, To those who keep His covenant, And who remember His precepts to do them." From the heart, Ray |
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176 | Prov.1:7 | Ps 19:9 | Ray | 84760 | ||
Hi wise man still seek him, Do you mean confusing or just hard to understand? It is difficult to know the triune nature of God and understand how the three Persons can be one God. I believe that we have to trust that the Lord God, He is one. Isaiah 11:1, NKJ, "There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of WISDOM and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of KNOWLEDGE and of the FEAR of the Lord." NASB, "And He will delight in the fear of the Lord..." From the heart, Ray |
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177 | NEED help finding "God inhabits praises" | Ps 22:3 | Ray | 59695 | ||
Hi Qubbie, Maybe now I can sleep.:) Psalm 22:3, "Yet Thou art holy, O Thou who art enthroned upon the praises of Israel." [Or, dost inhabit the praises]. Psalm 22:5 "To Thee they cried out, and were delivered; In Thee they trusted, and were not disappointed." Psalm 22:10, "Upon Thee I was cast from birth; Thou hast been my God from my mother's womb." Deuteronomy 10:21, "He is your praise and He is your God, who has done these great and awesome things for you which your eyes have seen." From the heart, Ray |
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178 | GOD SHOWING UP | Ps 23:1 | Ray | 70364 | ||
Hi LISARR32, God is faithful and will indeed "show up" in the midst of troubles. But I suggest that you go to a concordance and look at the Scriptures under the word "trouble". You will find that God will rescue, deliver, and preserve us in the time of trouble. But you can notice in Psalm 107 especially that it is after we cry out to the Lord. Certainly if the Lord is our Shepherd He will lead us and be with us even in the shadow of death. But if we are rebelling and searching for other pastures on the other side of the fence, I don't think that we can count on Him showing up on His own to help us when sins get one into trouble. We can't go anywhere to be away from or especially to flee from His presence. If we know God and He knows our hearts and His thoughts are precious to us, then we can feel His hand upon us. See Psalm 139. Psalm 139:7, "Where can I go from Thy spirit? Or where can I flee from *Thy presence?" Psalm 23:4, "EVEN THOUGH I WALK through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil; for *Thou art with me." Psalm 138:7, "THOUGH I WALK in the midst of trouble, *Thou wilt revive me;..." From the heart, Ray |
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179 | John1-:1-18 and Psalm 23 | Ps 23:1 | Ray | 72032 | ||
Hi sweet, Looking at your question with an eye toward capitalization I noticed that you typed both "my own" and "My own". You may not have intended to do that. May I just say that we can not, nor do I think that we should, put the pronouns of Jesus in both lower and upper cases. A person has to decide if He is God in the flesh or whether He is not. As one who capitalizes, I would not see Jesus speaking of "his own" but I know that all believers do not have this fetish for capitalization. Yes, God knows that Jesus is His Son. The people of the biblical times may or may not have known the Son, but this is God's word and I believe that we can consistently capitalize the pronouns of Jesus whether the people believed in Him [sic] or not. The other capitalization of yours that I noticed was the "Life" was was laid down. I believe that Jesus was the Way, the Truth, and the Life but the life that He laid down I see as the spirit that He gave up when He died. See also Isaiah 53:10 in both the NASB and the NKJ to consider the soul that was rendered as a guilt offering. Isaiah 52:10c, NKJ, "...When You make His soul an offering for sin,..." Isaiah 52:10, "...If He would render Himself as a guilt offering,..." From the heart, Ray |
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180 | How Do You Stay on Track? | Ps 23:3 | Ray | 116955 | ||
Hi Hank, There are six references for Psalm 23:3 given in the NASB Study Bible. They are Psalm 19:7, Psalm 5:8, 31:3, Psalm 85:13, Proverbs 4:11, and Proverbs 8:20. If our lives are "on track" then we will be walking in the tracks of righteousness. In Proverbs, wisdom pours out his spirit and makes his words known; Proverbs 1:23. Just as wisdom leads us in upright paths, so does the Lord guide us in paths of righteousness. Proverbs 4:10, 11, "Hear, my son, and accept my sayings, And the years of your life will be many. I have directed you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in upright paths." Psalm 23:3, "He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths [tracks] of righteousness For His name's sake." Wisdom and understanding are important in getting oneself established in the Lord. Proverbs 8:22, "The Lord possessed me [wisdom] at the beginning of His way, Before His works of old. From everlasting I was established, From the beginning, from the earliest times of the earth." Proverbs 12:3, "A man will not be established by wickedness, But the root of the righteous will not be moved." I appreciate your question personally because it caused me to consider again the idea of the fruit of righteousness. Proverbs 8:18, "Riches and honor are with me [wisdom], Enduring wealth and righteousness. 19 My fruit is better than gold, even pure gold, And my yield than choicest silver. 20 I walk in the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of justice, 21 To endow those who love me with wealth, [and righteousness?] That I may fill their treasuries. Philippians 1:9, "And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment, 10 so that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of Christ; 11 having been filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God." From the heart, Ray |
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