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47» Did Jesus Wed And Have Children?
According to Isa 53:8, Jesus left behind no one to carry on his name.
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47» Did Jesus Wed And Have Children?
According to Isa 53:8, Jesus left behind no one to carry on his name.
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48» What Is Meant By Proverbs 27:17?
"As iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend."
The Hebrew word translated "countenance" has to do with one's face rather
than their mind.
A friendly face is usually soft and mellow; whereas a hostile face is usually
accented with tight lips and glaring narrow eyes; and sometimes even bared
teeth. We call that kind of look "daggers" --and if those kinds of looks could
kill; they would.
No sharpening of two metals rubbing together can take place without them
wearing on each other. However, in Prov 27:17 only one of the metals
experiences wear while the other is the cause of it.
In my judicious opinion, that proverb is not speaking of building your friend
up but instead speaks of tearing him down by means of chafing, i.e.
relentless fault finding, mockery, and/or carping criticism; none of which are
acceptable social skills for making friends and influencing people.
• Job 16:9 . . He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon
me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.
The eyes of Job's enemy were knives, and reveals that causing somebody's
countenance to sharpen should not be construed a good thing. In point of
fact some of Webster's definitions related to "sharp" in include:
severe and/or harsh: such as
a : inclined to or marked by irritability or anger a sharp temper
b : causing intense mental or physical distress a sharp pain
c : cutting in language or import
NOTE: The Hebrew word for "friend" in Prov 27:17 doesn't necessarily
indicate a buddy; but includes a variety of others, i.e. companions,
associates, fellows, husbands, lovers, neighbors, etc. --just about anybody
with whom we come into personal contact whether temporary or extended,
e.g. waitresses, taxi drivers, retail clerks, fast food workers, gas station
attendants, dog walkers, flight attendants, druggists, coffee barristers, food
cart vendors, doctors, dentists, nurses, et al.
I think everyone, Christians especially, ought to avoid rubbing people the
wrong way lest we become known as a toxic influence that the world would
be a better place without.
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48» What Is Meant By Proverbs 27:17?
"As iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend."
The Hebrew word translated "countenance" has to do with one's face rather
than their mind.
A friendly face is usually soft and mellow; whereas a hostile face is usually
accented with tight lips and glaring narrow eyes; and sometimes even bared
teeth. We call that kind of look "daggers" --and if those kinds of looks could
kill; they would.
No sharpening of two metals rubbing together can take place without them
wearing on each other. However, in Prov 27:17 only one of the metals
experiences wear while the other is the cause of it.
In my judicious opinion, that proverb is not speaking of building your friend
up but instead speaks of tearing him down by means of chafing, i.e.
relentless fault finding, mockery, and/or carping criticism; none of which are
acceptable social skills for making friends and influencing people.
• Job 16:9 . . He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon
me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.
The eyes of Job's enemy were knives, and reveals that causing somebody's
countenance to sharpen should not be construed a good thing. In point of
fact some of Webster's definitions related to "sharp" in include:
severe and/or harsh: such as
a : inclined to or marked by irritability or anger a sharp temper
b : causing intense mental or physical distress a sharp pain
c : cutting in language or import
NOTE: The Hebrew word for "friend" in Prov 27:17 doesn't necessarily
indicate a buddy; but includes a variety of others, i.e. companions,
associates, fellows, husbands, lovers, neighbors, etc. --just about anybody
with whom we come into personal contact whether temporary or extended,
e.g. waitresses, taxi drivers, retail clerks, fast food workers, gas station
attendants, dog walkers, flight attendants, druggists, coffee barristers, food
cart vendors, doctors, dentists, nurses, et al.
I think everyone, Christians especially, ought to avoid rubbing people the
wrong way lest we become known as a toxic influence that the world would
be a better place without.
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49» Is 2Macc 12:48-46 A Useful Example?
The story tells of a Jewish military commander's attempt to atone for his
dead soldiers' pagan amulets which he believed is a crime against God for
Jews to wear. So Judas Maccabeus passed the hat among his surviving men
and collected about 2,000 silver drachmas which were sent to Jerusalem
intended for a sacrifice to expiate his dead men's sin so that it wouldn't
jeopardize their resurrection.
The covenant that Mose's people agreed upon with God as per Exodus,
Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy is very narrow. There are no
sacrifices stipulated in it for expiating the unforgiven sins that people take
with them over to the afterlife; ergo: the very Law that Judas sought to
appease makes it a crime to either amend, embellish, add to, revise, edit,
upgrade, update, or subtract from the covenant.
• Deut 4:2 . .You shall not add anything to what I command you or take
anything away from it, but keep the commandments of The Lord your God
that I enjoin upon you.
• Deut 5:32-33 . . Be careful, therefore, to do as The Lord, your God, has
commanded you, not turning aside to the right or to the left, but following
exactly the way prescribed for you by The Lord, your God,
• Deut 26:16 . . This day The Lord, your God, commands you to observe
these statutes and decrees. Be careful, then, to observe them with all your
heart and with all your soul.
Bottom line: What Judas did was just as pagan as the amulets that his men
were wearing when they died.
NOTE: Just because somebody's personal beliefs are recorded in the Bible
does not make their personal beliefs eo ipso truth. Judas believed it was
possible for living Jews to offer sacrifices for the unforgiven sins of deceased
Jews. Is it? No; absolutely not! Were it possible, then a procedure for that
purpose would be stipulated in the covenant.
Atonements for the dead fall into the category of sins of presumption; viz:
unauthorized behavior.
If 2Mcc 12:38-46 teaches anything at all it’s that the Israel of Judas
Maccabeus’ day was spiritually decadent-- just as decadent as it was in the
days of the Judges when every man did that which was right in his own eyes
rather than the eyes of The Lord their God.
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49» Is 2Macc 12:48-46 A Useful Example?
The story tells of a Jewish military commander's attempt to atone for his
dead soldiers' pagan amulets which he believed is a crime against God for
Jews to wear. So Judas Maccabeus passed the hat among his surviving men
and collected about 2,000 silver drachmas which were sent to Jerusalem
intended for a sacrifice to expiate his dead men's sin so that it wouldn't
jeopardize their resurrection.
The covenant that Mose's people agreed upon with God as per Exodus,
Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy is very narrow. There are no
sacrifices stipulated in it for expiating the unforgiven sins that people take
with them over to the afterlife; ergo: the very Law that Judas sought to
appease makes it a crime to either amend, embellish, add to, revise, edit,
upgrade, update, or subtract from the covenant.
• Deut 4:2 . .You shall not add anything to what I command you or take
anything away from it, but keep the commandments of The Lord your God
that I enjoin upon you.
• Deut 5:32-33 . . Be careful, therefore, to do as The Lord, your God, has
commanded you, not turning aside to the right or to the left, but following
exactly the way prescribed for you by The Lord, your God,
• Deut 26:16 . . This day The Lord, your God, commands you to observe
these statutes and decrees. Be careful, then, to observe them with all your
heart and with all your soul.
Bottom line: What Judas did was just as pagan as the amulets that his men
were wearing when they died.
NOTE: Just because somebody's personal beliefs are recorded in the Bible
does not make their personal beliefs eo ipso truth. Judas believed it was
possible for living Jews to offer sacrifices for the unforgiven sins of deceased
Jews. Is it? No; absolutely not! Were it possible, then a procedure for that
purpose would be stipulated in the covenant.
Atonements for the dead fall into the category of sins of presumption; viz:
unauthorized behavior.
If 2Mcc 12:38-46 teaches anything at all it’s that the Israel of Judas
Maccabeus’ day was spiritually decadent-- just as decadent as it was in the
days of the Judges when every man did that which was right in his own eyes
rather than the eyes of The Lord their God.
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