Numbers 33:55

“Because of these surpassingly great revelations, lest I should be exalted above measure, I was given a thorn in my flesh, an “angel” (ἄγγελος) of Satan to buffet (κολαφίζῃ) me.” (2 Corinthians 12:7) Others might read something else into this verse, but as a sailor and a person who sometimes gets the big head, the […]…

“Because of these surpassingly great revelations, lest I should be exalted above measure, I was given a thorn in my flesh, an “angel” (ἄγγελος) of Satan to buffet (κολαφίζῃ) me.” (2 Corinthians 12:7) Others might read something else into this verse, but as a sailor and a person who sometimes gets the big head, the […]…

Hebrews 11:20, 21 Faith is believing that even sinful acts and seeming “mistakes” can fulfill divine purposes. “20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in regard to their future. 21 By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons, and worshipped as he leaned on the top of his staff” (Hebrews 11:20, 21). There are other examples of faith demonstrated in the lives of Isaac and Jacob, but the writer to the Hebrews chooses to mention two of the most obscure—both having to do with c…

Hebrews 11:20, 21 Faith is believing that even sinful acts and seeming “mistakes” can fulfill divine purposes. “20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in regard to their future. 21 By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons, and worshipped as he leaned on the top of his staff” (Hebrews 11:20, 21). There are other examples of faith demonstrated in the lives of Isaac and Jacob, but the writer to the Hebrews chooses to mention two of the most obscure—both having to do with c…