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- 492) 2Pet 3:8-10 . . Beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with The Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish...

- ● Isa 14:12-17 . . For you said to yourself; I will ascend to heaven and set my throne above God's stars. I will preside on the mountain of the gods far away in the north. I will climb to the highest heavens and be like the Most High. . . . But instead, you will be brought down to the place...

- Genesis 30:22-27 ● Gen 30:22a . . Now God remembered Rachel; Does that mean the omniscient Almighty had somehow forgotten all about her? (chuckle) No. God's memory works just fine. But I think God has a day planner, sort of like the appointment books that professional people utilize to plan...

- 491) 2Pet 3:1-2 . . Beloved, I now write to you this second epistle (in both of which I stir up your pure minds by way of reminder), that you may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us, the apostles of The Lord and Savior. I just...

. 490) 2Pet 1:5-7 . . Make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. All those things listed by the...

- Genesis 30:17-21 ● Gen 30:17 . . God heeded Leah, and she conceived and bore him a fifth son. God was favorably inclined to grant Leah's wishes. But why doesn't God grant the wishes of all barren women? Is that fair? Why is God sensitive to some while ignoring the feelings of others? I wish...

- "But if I should be delayed, you should know how to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of truth." Every stitch of punctuation in that passage was arbitrarily penciled in by translators because the Greek manuscripts don't have...

- Genesis 30:7-16 ● Gen 30:7-8 . . Rachel's maid Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son. And Rachel said; A fateful contest I waged with my sister; yes, and I have prevailed. So she named him Naphtali. rayyyrrr! scratch! Man that woman was scrappy! No second place winner; Rachel...

- 489) 1Pet 5:8-9 . . Be discreet, stay alert. Your adversary, the Devil, prowls about like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour; whom resist, steadfast in the faith The word "discreet" is translated from the Greek word nepho (nay'-fo) which basically means to abstain from wine. Well; you...

- Genesis 30:1-6 ● Gen 30:1a . .When Rachel saw that she had borne Jacob no children, she became envious of her sister; Sibling rivalry is bad enough. But when siblings compete for the affections of the same love object, it's all the worse. I don't know what it is about kin, but it's much...

- 487) 1Pet 5:6 . . Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time The role model for this kind of humility is The Lord himself; who obeyed his master with the mindset of a for-life indentured servant. ● Ps 40:6-8 . . Sacrifice and offering...

- Genesis 29:31-35 ● Gen 29:31 . .The Lord saw that Leah was unloved and he opened her womb; but Rachel was barren. God didn't make Rachel barren. She was already that way. And Leah was too. In fact, every one of the matriarchs were barren women. It must have been in their genes. But The Lord...

- 485) 1Pet 5:5a . .You younger, likewise, be subject to your elders The elders in this instance are church elders; not just any nondescript person of age that happens to be in the area; and the inference is that the inexperienced Christians should not think of themselves as know-it-alls, but...

- I frequently encounter people online who are interested in reading some of the Bible but don't know where to begin. Well; I suggest the little books of Ruth and Esther. They're brief and they're entertaining. And afterwards; maybe just enough chapters of Matthew and Luke to get a first-hand...

- I was once challenged by an Atheist that if I believed so strongly in the existence of a hell; then what was I doing for people down there. Well; I had to tell the Atheist that although it isn't God's wishes that people end up suffering in hell, it is His wishes that they suffer once they're...

- Genesis 29:26-30 ● Gen 29:26 . . Laban said; It is not the practice in our place to marry off the younger before the older. Jacob lived in "our place" for seven years. I tend to think he knew full well their customs. Perhaps Jacob expected the locals would make an exception for him because...

- 484) 1Pet 5:1-3 . .Therefore, I exhort the elders among you, as your fellow elder and witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker also of the glory that is to be revealed, shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the...

- John 20:11-16 reports that Mary Magdalene didn't recognize Jesus when he spoke with her in the cemetery on the day his crucified dead body came back to life. Why not? Well; the last time Mary saw Jesus in person, he was beaten and bloodied beyond recognition (Isa 52:14) and quite dead and...

- Genesis 29:21-25 ● Gen 29:21 . .Then Jacob said to Laban; Give me my wife, for my time is fulfilled, that I may cohabit with her. The word "cohabit" is not actually in the Hebrew. It should read "go near". What Jacob said, in the common colloquialism of our day, is what men sometimes say...

- 482) 1Pet 4:15-16 . . But let none of you suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or as a busybody in other people's affairs. Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this matter. The koiné Greek word for "Christian" is christianos...