"There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God" (Heb 4:9). "So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief" (Heb. 3:19). "Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing that the Lord said un... Read More
"And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it." (Joshua 3:3). First of all, it is this fragment - "the priests, the Levites, bearing it", bearing the ark ... Read More
Beloved, do our hearts indeed say "We are on our way to God"? Do we believe that, with the innumerable throng of the redeemed, we shall soon sing the everlasting anthem of praise to the Lamb? It is astonishing the simplicity of heart there is when we believe that "we are on our way to God." Whenever... Read More
XII. Gracious and holy affections have their exercise and fruit in Christian practice. I mean, they have that influence and power upon him who is the subject of them, that they cause that a practice, which is universally conformed to, and directed by Christian rules, should be the practice and busin... Read More
There is a great need in the body of Christ for consistent reading of the Holy Scriptures in their entirety, book by book, chapter by chapter, verse by verse. In this case we are encouraging a chronological reading of the Scriptures. Most of the confusion is created when certain teachers, groups, or... Read More
Children (5043) (teknon from tikto = bring forth, bear children, be born) is strictly a child produced, male or female, son or daughter. Teknon is thus a child as viewed in relation to his or her parents or family. In the plural, teknon is used generically of descendants, posterity or children. Note... Read More
Mind (3563) (nous) refers to a basic meaning direct one's inner sense to an object. Nous refers to human intellectual perception and moral judgment. It is the God given faculty of perceiving and understanding and is the channel through which truth reaches the heart. Nous describes everything in the ... Read More
"There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God" (Heb 4:9). "So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief" (Heb. 3:19). "Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing that the Lord said un... Read More
Share (3310) (meris) refers to (1) a portion of a whole that has been divided ("district" in Acts 16:12). (2) a share or an assigned portion (Lk 10:42, 2Co 6:15, Acts 8:21, Col 1:12). The Greek reads more literally " for the portion of the lot" --that is we each receive our own individual assigned a... Read More
Released (630)(apoluo from apó = marker of dissociation, implying a rupture from a former association, separation + luo = loose) is used often of sending a person or a group away from someone (Mt 14:15, 22, 23, 32, etc). Apoluo frequently has the sense of to let loose from or to release (as from und... Read More
The Rest And The Courage Of Faith (Hebrews 4:9)
The Significance of Levites in Relation to Heavenly Fullness
The Pleasant Land despised Numbers 13, 14
They have their exercise and fruit in Christian practice
76 - Chronological Bible Reading of Scriptures
Child, children (see also "little children") (5043) teknon
Mind (3563) nous
The Rest And The Courage Of Faith
Part (share) (3310) meris
Release (send away, divorce) (630) apoluo