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NASB | Ezra 6:17 They offered for the dedication of this temple of God 100 bulls, 200 rams, 400 lambs, and as a sin offering for all Israel 12 male goats, corresponding to the number of the tribes of Israel. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ezra 6:17 They offered at the dedication of this house of God 100 bulls, 200 rams, 400 lambs, and, as a sin offering for all Israel, 12 male goats, according to the number of Israel's tribes. |
Bible Question: i was invited to a dedication at my father in laws church. the dedication will be for him because he donated equipement to the church and they want to dedicate this equipement, where does it say in the bible that this would be wrong to to do? |
Bible Answer: Dear tinaj73, As believers, we tend to see things as all belonging to our Lord. (cf Philippians 3:7-16; 1 Timothy 6:17-19) Martin Luther once said that the only thing we could give to God was gratitude, since everything else already belongs to Him. I do not know about the particular situation of which you speak, but all of self can be removed from a good deed if no one knows who has done it (Matthew 6:3). In Him, Doc |
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