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Death in the Pot
“And Elisha returned to Gilgal… and he said to his servant, ‘Put on the large pot, and boil stew for the sons of the prophets.’ So one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, … Continue reading
Posted in food, plants, prophets
Tagged 1 Thessalonians 5:21-22, 2 Kings 2:21, 2 Kings 4:38-41, apple of sodom, book how to lose a kindom, chef, citrullus colocynthis, colocynth, cucumis prophetarium, death in pot, Deuteronomy 32:32, discernment, e.w.g. masterman, ecballium elaterium, elisha, esv study bible, famine, flour, food, good intentions, harmful food, herbs, I.S.B.E., james burton coffman, lxx, michael whitworth, miracle, miracles, miracles of elisha, plants, poison, pot of stew, prophet, Proverbs 14:12, Proverbs 16:25, septuagint, sons of the prophets, stew, stigers, studylight.org, wild cucumber, wild gourd, wild vine
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Be Objective
Sometimes people are not close enough to a situation to make an informed decision. A crowd in Jerusalem was stirred up by the false testimony of certain Jews from Asia against Paul (Acts 21:27-ff). Paul was accused of bringing gentiles … Continue reading
Posted in History, Judgment
Tagged 1 Thessalonians 5:21, 1937, 1938, Acts 17:11, Acts 21:27-ff, adolf hitler, book taking to stranders, britain, canada, deceiving charm, discernment, double handshake, duff cooper, FDR, franklin roosevelt, germany, getting to know der fuhrer, he a good ol boy, hermann goring, history, joan of arc, joseph goebbels, joseph stalin, Jude 16, judging, judgment, lord halifax, malcolm gladwell, nevile henderson, neville chamberlain, objective, Proverbs 18:17, sudetenland, that is how it has always been done, that just how she is, too close, too far away, usa, war, william lyon mackenzie king, winston churchill, ww2
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The Seven “I Am’s”: The Door
“I am the door” (John 10:7, 9). This is figurative language. It attracts attention, and beckons one to look closer in order to understand the point of comparison. The language is of a sheepfold (John 10:1-10 cf. Numbers 32:16; Judges … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus, Seven I Ams, Textual study
Tagged discernment, door, false religious leaders, John 10, seven I ams, sheep
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