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02/19/2021 – Day 278 – Proverbs 28 // vs 23: “He who rebukes a man will find more favor afterward than he who flatters with the tongue.”

Here is John Gill’s instructive commentary for this verse:

“Verse 23. He that rebuketh a man,…. His friend and acquaintance, for any fault committed by him; which reproof he gives in a …

02/18/2021 – Day 277 – 118:22: “The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.”

It goes on in 23:24: “This was the Lord’s doing; It is marvelous in our eyes. This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and …

02/17/2021 – Day 276 / 2 Chronicles 10 – 14// Succession of kings – “To whom much is given, much will be required” Luke 12:48

Again, one of my most quoted bible verses. We all face a judgment, even if we are saved. Much akin to the parable of the talents, I think …

02/16/2021 – Day 275 – Numbers 29 – 32 // An archeological inscription found that dates back 3000 yrs. / Remember Balaam earlier in Numbers?

Remember , Balaam, the pagan sorcerist, back in Numbers 22 -24. Remember the talking donkey incident? Just running into the passing reference that he was killed by the …

02/15/2021 – Day 274 – Acts 3 -4 /”Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you more than God, you judge.” 4:19

Christians are already a target of our pagan globalist government, and we are persecuted around the world. We should likewise pray as these early Christian leaders did, to …

02/14/2021 – Day 273 – Hebrews 1-4 / 2 of ?/ “To Jesus belongs the mediatorial exaltation”

Here again , I using Barclay direct quotes:1: 1-3 section: “The writer says that Jesus was the apaugasma of God’s glory, which taking the more likely of the two …

02/14/2021 – Day 273 – Hebrews : 1 -4 // Introduction – Central motif of the Book: “Let us draw near with a true heart in the full assurance of faith” (10: 19-23)

If I direct quote in this post , it will most likely be William Barclay’s “The Letter to the Hebrews” commenary in the pink color code books, that would be …

02/13/2021 – Day 272 – Obadiah (1 Chapter only)- “The Doom of Edom”

I think I will share with you the introduction and the background to this short book from Halley’s Bible Handbook. Then we can share comments afterwards:

Edomites

Edom was the rocky …

02/04/2021 – Day 263 – Psalms 111 – 113 – Praise to God for His Faithfulness and Justice/ The Blessed State of Righteousness / The Majesty of the Condescension of God.

Once again. we are reminded of the key of the “fear of the Lord.”

“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom” (Psalm 111:10)“Blessed in the man who fears …

12/26/2020 – Day 223 – Daniel Chapters 1-6 – Once again, a study for our time….

As I noted earlier, we will defer our further study on Daniel to after completing our one year read through the Bible this coming May. In the meantime, …