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Not a problem T. Levis. I think we all understand that when we're writing or posting a comment, often we're not aware of any other comment already posted. At least our Scriptures lined up well!

Regarding Trust : should I not trust my mother, my father or my pastor. please give me insight.

Thank you

Verse 12 chapter 1 Solomon. I'm unsure what to make of this. The error of your life. Seek not death understood but error of life what does this mean? In addition put not destruction with the works of your hands meaning don't harm, steal or use to hurt yourselves or others? Is this kind of what verse is trying to deliver to reader?

Thank you,

Josephine Delgado

The reason God accepted Abel's gift over Cain's is because Abel's was from the first fruit. Proverbs 3:9-10 Genesis 4:4 tells us that Abel brought of the firstlings of his flock. Genesis 4:3 tells us that Cain just brought an offering of the fruit of the ground. A pastor named Robert Morris taught me this and much more.

The author of Hebrews at least is clearly stating that Enoch was translated and did not see death and that this is his understanding of taken.

Hebrews 11:5

By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.

If you choose to dismiss that and say he is still romanticizing physical death, I don't see how that fits any of this author's other examples. Perhaps you should first tell me your position on Christ's resurrection or God's ability to create man from dust to see if we share any common frame of reference for interpreting this portion of scripture (or any scripture for that matter).

Note:

1Samuel 15:9-35, 1st, is Haman in Esther the Agagite the result of this disobedience? Because 1Samuel 15:32, shows time passed, that Haman tried to have every Jewish person put to death & property, possessions taken Esther 3:6,9,12,13,

2nd, 1Samuel 13:9-13, 1Samuel 13:14, it was already promised to Saul his kingdom would not continue. GOD's WORD stands. 1Samuel 16:1, 1Samuel 18:17-28, 1Samuel 25:44,

3rd, 2Samuel 6:16, why wasn't she with them celebrating? 2Samuel 6:15,19, There's a point made here "as well to the women"._. 2Samuel 6:20, instead despising as David came to bless them. 1Chronicles 15:29,

4th, 1Samuel 18:16, 1Samuel 18:6-7, yet 2Samuel 3:13, he honored Saul & Michal, when he had choices

Hopefully this is helpful,

Hi Bonnita,

Happy 2-22-2022. This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it!

have no worries about today. God will take care of it in His own way. And His ways are best!

I hope you have a wonderful day.

The "Jethro' event. The first few verses indicate the names of Moses' 2 sons; which if are elsewhere in scripture; it is quite sparse. The meanings of the names of the children; as usual relate to a real life event; that or a specific attribute of offspring had something to do with the names given quite often (and at times; the Lord Himself would provide a name).

The evidence given to Jethro; by the story of his wife and children; and likely other sources in the indefinite period of time his family went to stay with him showed his deep respect and admiration in Moses; and he came to worship there; apparently being a priest of Midian. As to that role; I also would like to know more; as Midian largely was a pagan culture before that.

Anyway; the rest of the chapter indicates the practical wisdom which apparently Moses was too myopic to see. His character was that of great humility; and apparently he took on the burdens of the hundreds of thousands of people alone as to their grievances (or however many had survived up to this point). Clearly; the advice to delegate these responsibilities to able men was practical advice and in his best interests. It kind of gives a backdrop to some churches today; where pastors are "flying solo" without other elders and leadership sharing the burden. At any rate; Moses takes the advice; and Jethro leaves; which shows that his purposes were not to meddle in things longer than needed. This is a good lesson in trust and the wisdom of believing family members who have our well being and the Lord's work in our best interests. Clearly; Moses didn't need mundane things; some of which probably would be dropped from those just trying to get his attention in some cases. The earlier chapters illustrate much murmuring; which had led Moses in the past to make a costly mistake when striking the rock for water more than he ought.

Hello Diana, I hope you are doing well today.

I looked up "selah" and it came up with too different meanings. One "se'lah" means to praise of lift up. The other meaning for selah was to pause or rest, as in music. So to me, I will remember this when i read the psalms. When I see the word "selah" I will lift up praise to God and then pause, rest, and wait in Him,.meditating on His character. Thanks for asking. It prompted me to think more deeply about this word

Thank you Mishael,

I, too, never spanked my kids in anger. I told them what they had done wrong so they would know why they were spanked. I used other methods of discipline as well. As they got into their preschool years, often we would just pray together and ask God for forgiveness. Also, had them go to their rooms to think about it and encouraged them to apologize (but emphasized, only say you are sorry if you really are sorry you did something wrong to another person. And I taught the one that was being apologized to not to say, "that's o.k." because it was not o.k. I told them to say, "I forgive you." Instead. This helped a lot because, as most know, brothers will be brothers. My sons did not have much negative interactions with each other once they got school aged.

As a Kindergarten teacher, I experience first hand the effects of who were not trained and left to their own, mostly with a T.V. or tablet to keep them busy. I was privy to some very outrageous behaviors from a handful of kiddos each year who did not think that they should be corrected or pay a consequence for their bad behavior towards me or other students. But as the year passed, most of these kiddos came into line with my help. one or two went on to first grade with severe behavior problems and these followed them through school because most teachers and parents did not view bad behavior as I did (as sin). I was not really allowed to speak about behaviors this way, so most students were dealt with using Psychology methods, but I knew that if the sinful nature was not dealt with, these problems will just be abated as long as the reward given for good behavior was frequent and consistent (which rarely happened due to lack of in classroom support for these students to do the rewarding).

Parents were defensive (understandably to a degree) but most of these parents of students with behavior difficulties blamed the teachers for "triggering" their child or out to get the child on every little thing.

I like what you say, but have a problem believing Enoch and Elijah didn't die a mortal death when they're described as "taken" = dead. It's easy to see the author used hyperbole to romanticize their deaths.

Hebrew 9:27

Proverbs 13:24, Proverbs 22:6, Colossians 3:21,

Proverbs 22:15, Proverbs 29:15, Proverbs 23:13, Ephesians 6:4,

It's been quoted "spare the rod spoil the child" it's about discipline, correcting a child. Hebrews 12:8, Hebrews 12:9, Hebrews 8,

Isaiah 53:5,

Hopefully these are helpful

3 verses for the daughter of Babylon:

Isaiah 33:1

Isaiah 24:16

Isaiah 14:7

Thanks Brother Dan.

I've always enjoyed our conversations as well.

May the Lord bless you Brother.

Proverbs 29:15

The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself brings his mother to shame.

Proverbs 19:18

Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare him for his crying.

Proverbs 22:15

Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

Proverbs 14:3

In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

Proverbs 13:24

He that spares his rod hates his son: but he that loves him chastens him betimes.

Hebrews 13:17 - Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

Colossians 3:20 - Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

Deuteronomy 11:19 - And ye shall teach them, your children, speaking of them when thou sit in thine house, and when thou walk by the way, when thou lie down, and when thou rise up.

Comment: When I spanked my son, we had 15 min time outs to let go of anger and fear. I told him exactly why he was being punished.

Later when he began lying I made him a "deal". If he would tell the truth no matter how bad it was: I would forgive him. He learned honesty after that. Later, pride in his responsibility for his own failures.

Book of Proverbs has lots of insight into child rearing. If the scripture says 'beat', it does not mean mark up the child's skin. Teach personal responsibility. Reward when they do things right; a hug, a popsicle and a smile.

Hello Ben, The brethren here have given you good replies. I just want to add that David did not initially order that the Ark be according to the Law (which would be by two poles carried on the shoulders of the sons of Kohath or the Levites). Uzzah's dead really got David's attention. He may have realized that he had not ordered the Ark to be carried properly and thus had culpability in Uzzah's death. He may have thought, "If not that I was God's anointed king, I may have been struck with death also."

So, the stopped and put and housed the Ark in the home of one who happened to be a Kohath (unbeknownst to David).

So, after some time, they had gathered enough sons of Kohath to properly carry the Ark to Jerusalem. David was so very happy to have the Ark finally returned to the Temple in Jerusalem he led the procession with uninhibited dancing and shouts of praise, singing, and sheer abandon to worship to God. He was in obedience to God in the way the ark was being carried, reveling in its return to its proper place in the Holy of Holies where the glory of the Lord was revealed on the mercy seat, and had been rightly educated by the death of Uzzah. He accepted this correction personally and deeply.

The name "Jehovah" is translated as "GOD" in all the MANY unknown LANGUAGES worldwide. In my Garifuna language, Jehovah we say, "BUNGIYU BABA".................. "Our Father".

T. Levis

Gladly we uphold one another in prayer.

Dear Nevis,

I will pray for your family today.

Lord Jesus, Hear the prayer we offer today for Nevis and his family. They are in financial need. Please provide for them in such a way that they can become debt-free. We ask that you bring salvation and an earnest trust in you to His son, Valston. Prepare the godly woman to come into Valston's life to become his wife and have them meet soon. Nevis is concerned about generational curses. Please deliver them from such influences that come from the enemy. Bless Nevis as he contends in faith for his family. Bless his wife Angela. Bring them both into a tie of deep spiritual growth and unity of faith. We ask all these things in Your name Jesus, Amen.

Good Morning Bev.

I will pray for your husband today.

Dear Lord Jesus, hear our prayers today for Bev's husband. Cause this cancerous tumor to be properly evaluated and that the course of treatment be effective in eliminating this cancer. Even better, we do ask for a complete healing by You, because we know that you are most able to remove diseases from our bodies. Please heal and repair his kidney damage. We ask you to answer our prayers for Bev's husband quickly in Your name Jesus. Amen.

Hello again Shanekia,

Jehovah or Yahweh are variants on the Hebrew name for God: YHWH This name was given by God as HIs name for the Israelites in Egypt to know him by when He called Moses from the burning bush in the backside of the desert near Mt. Sinai (Horeb). When Moses asked God by what name shall He tell the Israelites He is. God said YHWH; which means I AM THAT I AM or I AM WHO I AM or I WILL BE WHOM I WILL BE. All of these names speak to His eternal existence and self-existence, meaning that God never had a beginning and no one (or nothing) else gave Him existence. That is why Jesus says that He is the Life and that He and the Father have life within themselves. They are the source of life because they are Life of Existence Itself.

In Exodus 3:6 where God gives this name, He also identifies Himself as the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob so that Moses knows that He is the same God that related to these forefathers that he and the Israelites knew about. God also identifies Himself as God Almighty or The Most High, as He was known to Abraham and others before revealing this name to Moses.

These names reveal something about God's nature to us, but these are all names of the One True God. So, most likely Moses relayed to the Israelites this new name (YHWH) and informed them that the God of their forefathers is this same God YHWH.

what selah means

oops I meant to say: I prefer to write YHVH.

Hello Shanekia, Glad to meet you.

In the Old Testament, (as Chris and T. Levis cited) God identified Himself as I AM THAT I AM or in Hebrew YHWH.

This is where we get the names Yahweh or Jehovah. I prefer to write YHW. But the pronunciation has produced the names Yahweh or Jehovah or a few other variants.

Hello Bruce, Nice to meet you.

I looked up Beth Togarmah on several maps. It seems that the people of Togarmah originally settled in southern turkey above Syria. then later maps show Togarmah in northern Turkey just south of the Black Sea. And other maps show Togarmah between the Black and Caspian Seas in the Caucasus Mountain area. So, in these modern times, perhaps the people of Togarmah are still in the Caucasus area or maybe they migrated farther north, as Ezekiel 38 seems to imply.

The bible verse about sparing the rod and bless the child?

Thank you

Adam just showed a link inside this site that compares several versions. If you type verse, bottom of page has "Other Translations for ___:__"

It may be NKJV may be protected under copyright laws, limiting website uses, etc.

Thanks Adam, for showing us a great link & feature in this site, I didn't know exists!

Blessed, I usually compare some translations when I'm searching something out deeply. I believe it's good & important to do that. It gives us a deeper depth of understanding. I find some scriptures I may like a translation better in another version but I've been studying this one most recently. We are truly blessed to have many translations of The Bible available today.

Sorry Chris, Site was slow to show your answer, it appeared to me as unanswered question.