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05/31/2022 – Day 092 – Mark 7 – 8 / “There are many, who though they cannot but own that the cause of Christ is a righteous cause, are ashamed of it…” – Mark 8:38 – Matthew Henry Commentary

Let’s read on in Matthew’s commentary on this last verse in our reading:

“They are ashamed of their relation of Christ. They cannot bear to be frowned upon and despised, …

05/29/2022 – Day 091 – 1 Corinthians 9 – 10 // “Pay for the Ministry” and “Danger of Falling”

I’m going to my Halley’s BIble Handbook for an assist:

“Chapter 9. Pay for the MInistry

… But so far as is recorded, Paul took pay from no Church except Philippi. …

05/28/2022 – Day 090 – Jeremiah 1 – 6 – See attached reference to multiple posts – 08/20/2022

In our last cycle, we had five or six posts on today’s reading, including summary information on the book of Jeremiah and Jeremiah life and times in Israel. Search …

05/27/2022 – Day 089 – Job 25 – 26 / 26:4: Job is right in 26:4: Everything that is true and good is not necesarily suitable to relieving the suffering of a fellow soul.

Chapter 25 is Bildad’s last appearance in the book of Job I believe amongt the three “friends” of Job. Who can argue with Bildad’s assertion of God’s sovereignty, and …

05/25/2022 – Day 087 – 1 Samuel 11 – 15 // “But be sure to fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things he has done for you…” I Samuel 12: 24-25

Here are my three references to verbatim commentary to our readin today:

*A – “Halley’s Bible Handbook” – pg 181 / *B – “The Matthew Henry Commentary – pg. 297 / …

05/24/2022 – Day 086 – Genesis 48 – 50 – The conclusion of the book.

Chapter 48 – Interesting how Joseph wanted Jacob to bless Manasseh, his oldest son instead of Ephraim, a tradition. Jacob refused. Interesting seeing as how Jacob, the younger son …

05/23/2022 – Day 085 – Mark 5 – 6: // “The Healing of a Demon-Possessed Man” / 5: 1-20/ An overwhelming faith and gratitude from the man while a very strange paradox from the Gerasenes reaction to the healing.

My commentary sources that I am quoting:

Matthew Henry Commentary – pg. 1374 – up to the point of healing.William Barclay – The Gospel of Mark – pgs. 121 through 124 …

05/22/2022 – Day 084 – 1 Corinthians – 7-8 / verse 7:2 and the Shakers…

Verse 7:2; “But since there is so much immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.”

Note: Marriage as a vehicle to …