acquiescence, agreement, ascendancy, avowal
May our Lord Jesus Christ bless you and draw near to you and ever embrace you blessed and dear brethren and friends in Finland, whom we love and appreciate. The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up His countenance […]
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Introduction In the previous chapter (John Chapter Six Commentary), we see Jesus performing two significant miracles: Feeding five thousand menfolk and immediate kin (John 6:1-7, 8-11, 12-15), probably upwards of fifteen thousand people thereabouts, And as if that weren’t eye-popping enough, we see Him walking on raging waters, the Sea of Galilee (John 6:16-21).
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Introduction In Hebrew, Zion (TZION) is one of the many names of Jerusalem mentioned throughout the Bible (some others are Ariel = “Lion of [Jehovah] God” Isaiah 29:1, Holy City Isaiah 52:1, City of David, which refers to the oldest settled neighborhood of Jerusalem and the original core of the ancient city, it is
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May our Lord Jesus Christ bless you and draw near to you and ever embrace you blessed and dear brethren and friends in Hong Kong, whom we love and appreciate. The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up His
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May our Lord Jesus Christ bless you and draw near to you and ever embrace you blessed and dear brethren and friends in Pakistan, whom we love and appreciate. The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up His countenance
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May our Lord Jesus Christ bless you and draw near to you and ever embrace you blessed and dear brethren and friends in Belgium, whom we love and appreciate. The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up His countenance
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Introduction The previous chapter continues the prophecy against Moab (largely south-central modern-day Jordan), which began in Isaiah 15. It describes the mourning and desolation of Moab due to impending judgment. The prophecy calls for Moab to seek refuge in Judah, and it includes a specific call for Moab to send lambs as tribute to
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May our Lord Jesus Christ bless you and draw near to you and ever embrace you blessed and dear brethren and friends in Indonesia, whom we love and appreciate. The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up His countenance
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Introduction The phrase “Rose of Sharon” is found in the Song of Solomon 2:1. The exact identity of the Rose of Sharon is not clear, but it is often interpreted as a symbol of beauty and love. Amongst us Christians it is seen as a representation of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, symbolizing
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The Birth of Messiah Introduction In the Calendar below, the salient verb of the shown passage is discussed in its context, the numbers to the left of the passage stand for a day in an arbitrary year’s month of December (we wanted to make the calendar reusable year after year for this
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