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Opposite of faint spirit
What's the opposite of faint spirit? Perhaps encouragement or boldness? We can see God here sais it is praise. When we praise God we become encouraged.
Created 2 months ago
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God changed his mind
In verse 1 we can see that Hezekiah is not going to recover, yet after his sincere prayer God decides to heal him and prolonge his life. God is not a distant solemn figure, but he wants to interact with…
Created 3 months ago
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Reasoning with God
To me this is once more a facinating picture of Gods willingness to engage in meaningful communication with us (just like he did with Abraham in Genesis 18). Moses is reasoning with God here and convinces…
Created over 4 years ago
Exodus 32:11 (ASV), Exodus 32:12 (ASV), Exodus 32:13 (ASV), Exodus 32:14 (ASV)
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Bargaining with God?
These verses are stunning as they open up new facet in the relationship with God. We see a man negotiating with God and God does not seem to mind it. When reading the passage I get a bit uncomfortable…
Created over 4 years ago
Genesis 18:23 (ASV), Genesis 18:24 (ASV), Genesis 18:25 (ASV), Genesis 18:26 (ASV), Genesis 18:27 (ASV), Genesis 18:28 (ASV), Genesis 18:29 (ASV), Genesis 18:30 (ASV), Genesis 18:31 (ASV), Genesis 18:32 (ASV), Genesis 18:33 (ASV)
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First tithe
This is the first time in Bible when tithe is mentioned. It is interesting to note that it seems like Jacob came up by himself with the decision to give tenth to God instead of God establishing the rule…
Created over 4 years ago
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