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Gen 41:52 And the name of the second he called Ephraim: “For God has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.” God has it in his power to raise a man/woman higher above the level of ordinary happiness than he/she has ever sunk below it. Joseph must have reached a level…
Isa 12:2 Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; ‘For YAH, the LORD, is my strength and my song; He also has become my salvation.’ ” Isa 12:3 Therefore with joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. Isaiah did not talk about one well but many wells….
Joh 13:23 Now there was leaning on Jesus’ bosom one of His disciples, whom Jesus loved. Apostle John is the writer of the gospel of John. The disciple being referred to as leaning on Jesus bosom is John. His head was leaning upon his master’s bosom; lost in His love. John knew for sure that…
Psa 49:6 Those who trust in their wealth And boast in the multitude of their riches, Psa 49:7 None of them can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for him– Psa 49:8 For the redemption of their souls is costly, And it shall cease forever– It is an exercise…
Jer 16:14 “Therefore behold, the days are coming,” says the LORD, “that it shall no more be said, ‘The LORD lives who brought up the children of Israel from the land of Egypt, Jer 16:15 “but, ‘The LORD lives who brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north and from all…
Gen 2:2 And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. Cambridge Dictionary defines rest as follows : ” To ( cause someone or something) stop doing a particular activity or stop being active for a…
Jer 30:18 “Thus says the LORD: ‘Behold, I will bring back the captivity of Jacob’s tents, and have mercy on his dwelling places; the city shall be built upon its own mound, and the palace shall remain according to its own plan. Jer 30:19 Then out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of…
Dan 6:10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days. Daniel’s extraordinary abilities, wisdom, favor…
Isa4:6 And there will be a shelter to give shade from the heat by day, and refuge and protection from storm and the rain. Sometimes we seem to be under siege. We face extremely difficult moments. There are several metaphors combined in this text to show Yahweh’s protection. They are identified as heat, the storm…
1Sa 17:39 And David fastened his sword to his armor, and he tried to walk, for he had not tested them. And David said to Saul, “I cannot walk with these, for I have not tested them.” So David took them off. David versus Goliath battle is a message of hope and encouragement to many…