Be Still, and Know

"Where 2 or 3 are gathered together in my name, I am there in the midst of them" Have you ever used this verse in a small gathering, or in a prayer meeting? Don't. There is a context for everything, and we sometimes take things out of context for our own comfort. This verse is the last verse of the section Matthew 18: 15 to 20, which specifically talks about disciplining a sinning brother. To such a brother, we are to have a one on one. When that doesn't work, we are to take 1 or 2 with us. When we take 1, we go as 2, and when we take 2, we go as 3. Ergo, 2 or 3 gather. It goes on to say, that when that doesn't work, the whole church needs to be brought into the picture. The goal of all this is to restore the brother and get him out of his sin. As the narrative progresses, Verse 18 then gives assurance that, when this process is followed, God is working in it. Verse 19 says "Again" if 2 of you agree on something, it will be done by My Father. Again denot...

There was once a guy, an art lover, who went for an art exhibit and bought a huge painting because it was so unique. But it was so huge that it could not fit into his house. He called some engineers and architects, who tried a lot to get the painting into the house. But it was just too big. The architect finally concluded that if he wants to keep the painting, the only way is to destroy this house and build a new house that is bigger, and built around this painting, keeping the size of the painting in mind. Sometimes we do the same thing - trying to fit God into our own schedule, into our own life. But our God is so big as well. So big that if we have to keep him in our lives, we have to uproot our old self and build a new self, a new creation that is completely centered around him. Psa 147:5 Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite. Deu 10:17 For Jehovah your God, he is God of gods, and Lord of lords, the great God, the mighty, and the terrible...

Let's look at months of the year according to Hebrew/Jewish calendar. These are pre-exile names. [1] Abib / Nisan (Mar-Apr) אביב / נִיסָן The month when Israelites came out of Egypt, the pass over month. Exodus 13:4 On this day you are going out, in the month Abib . Deuteronomy 16:1 "Observe the month of Abib , and keep the Passover to the LORD your God, for in the month of Abib the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night. Nehemiah 2:1 And it came to pass in the month of Nisan , in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was before him, that I took the wine and gave it to the king. Now I had never been sad in his presence before. Esther 3:7 In the first month , which is the month of Nisan , in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, they cast Pur (that is, the lot), before Haman to determine the day and the month, until it fell on the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar. [2] Ziv (Apr-May) זיו The month when Solomon began to build the Temple. I Kings 6:1 And ...

This dictionary is from "Hitchcock's New and Complete Analysis of the Holy Bible," published in the late 1800s. It contains more than 2,500 Bible and Bible-related proper names and their meanings. Some Hebrew words of uncertain meaning have been left out. It is out of copyright, so feel free to copy and distribute it. I pray it will help in your study of God's Word. --Brad Haugaard A Aaron, a teacher; lofty; mountain of strength Abaddon, the destroyer Abagtha, father of the wine-press Abana, made of stone; a building Abarim, passages; passengers Abba, father Abda, a servant; servitude Abdeel, a vapor; a cloud of God Abdi, my servant Abdiel, servant of God Abdon, servant; cloud of judgment Abednego, servant of light; shining Abel, vanity; breath; vapor Abel, a city; mourning Abel-beth-maachah, mourning to the house of Maachah Abel-maim, mourning of waters Abel-meholah, mourning of sickness Abel-mizraim, the mourning of Egyptians Abel-shittim, mourning of thorns Abez, a...