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Betraying Jesus
Judas Iscariot’s betrayal alerts us to the fact that no one is exempt from the possibility of betraying Jesus. As the disciples sat together with Jesus at the last supper, Jesus made an announcement: “Behold,
Discouraging Times
Missionaries, like other servants of God, face the temptation of discouragement. Some things that contribute to discouragement include working among an unresponsive or hostile people group; frequent ministry trips away from spouses and family; trying
Serve Willingly
Luke 1:26-42 is a very interesting account of a women who willingly rendered herself to God’s service, to God’s plan, to God’s program, and to God’s proposal. It challenges me when I read Mary’s humble response to
The rendering in the Authorized Version of the Hebrew word “tarshish, a precious stone; probably so called as being brought” from Tarshish. It was one of the stones on the breastplate of “the high priest (Ex. 28:20; R.V. marg., “chalcedony;” 39:13).” The colour of the wheels in Ezekiel’s vision was as the colour “of a beryl stone (1:16; 10:9; R.V., “stone of Tarshish”). It is” mentioned in Cant. 5:14; Dan. 10:6; Rev. 21:20. In Ezek. 28:13 “the LXX. render the word by “chrysolite,” which the Jewish” historian Josephus regards as its proper translation. This also is the rendering given in the Authorized Version in the margin. “That was a gold-coloured gem, the topaz of ancient authors.”
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