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NASB | Deuteronomy 33:24 ¶ Of Asher he said, "More blessed than sons is Asher; May he be favored by his brothers, And may he dip his foot in oil. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Deuteronomy 33:24 ¶ Of Asher he said, "More blessed than sons is Asher; May he be favored by his brothers, And may he dip his foot in oil. |
Subject: What sort of oil? |
Bible Note: I have noticed that many see Christianity as having changed dramatically from its 1st century counterpart. Take for example Paul's observation of Christians: "For consider your calling, brethren, that there were not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, but God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him. It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption. Therefore, as it is written: "Let him who boasts boast in the Lord." (1 Cor 1:26-31) Today, people don't bother to read the Bible - "Its too complicated and hard to understand" they say. "My preacher though, God has blessed him with wisdom and knowledge. I trust he's telling me the truth." But note what Luke writes about the Berean Christians to whom Paul evangelized: "Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true." (Acts 17:11) People walk into a church after falling on hard times, and after hearing a half of a sermon walk up to get baptized and "born again." Do they have the slightest inkling what they are dedicating themselves to? Read Luke 14:26-30. There's a new "prosperity gospel" being preached in South America and other developing areas, but I think its been preached in the land of "the Almighty Dollar" for years. (This thought just flashed in some reader's mind, not necessarily your's: Now he's saying you have to be poor to be a true Christian. If that's what they want to believe, nothing I can say will change their minds.) You seem like a nice guy, Tim. I hope some of what I've said makes sense. Wilma |