The eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth are part of the widespread ancient Near-Eastern Law of retaliation. In Israel other cultures, this principle was enforced by a court and refers to legalized vengeance: personal vengeance was never accepted in the Law of Moses except as a concession for a relative’s murder (Num [...]
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Matt 5:38: “You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’ Leave a comment
Is 6:8-10: I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? then said I, here am I; send me. And he said, Go, and teach this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart Leave a comment
God did not address the call to Isaiah; Isaiah overheard God saying “who will go for us?” The call of God is not for the special few, it is for everyone. The chosen ones are those who have come into a relationship with God through Jesus Christ and they hear the still small voice questioning [...]
Acts 26:18: To open their eyes…that they may receive… 4 comments
The only sign that a man is saved is that he has received something from Jesus Christ. When a man is persuaded to turn from darkness to light, it is not necessarily salvation, but, rather, conversion–the effort of a roused human being. The majority of “Christians” are in, and remain in, this category. Conversion is [...]
Zech 2:8: For thus saith the Lord of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto all the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of His eye Leave a comment
You are the apple of God’s eye. Originally meaning the central aperture of the eye. Figuratively it is something, or more usually someone, cherished above others. ‘The apple of my eye’ is exceedingly old and first appears in Old English in a work attributed to King Aelfred (the Great) of Wessex, AD 885, entitled Gregory’s [...]
Luke 6:42: Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother’s eye. Leave a comment
Most of us live by a double standard. We judge ourselves one way, but set up another set of rules for others. When we sin, we are quick to explain our reasons behind our disobedience: “I was exhausted, I didn’t know what I was doing, I was under a lot of stress”, etc. We feel [...]
Gen 3:5: “For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.” Leave a comment
Satan sounds like a good theologian. Gods sovereignty, law, power, authority, and government cannot be limited. He is Lord and Savior of all things, their total Creator and Governor. Hence, in every area of life and thought, we must be under His Law and jurisdiction. There is no sphere of life, nor any area of [...]
