Bible Talk

Who are we?

2 Corinthians 11:22 Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so am I.

 What is Christ?

Mat_2:2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.

 Mat_27:11 And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.

Joh_19:19-20 And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS. :20 This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin.

Mat_27:29 And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!

Mat_27:37 And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Luk_23:38 And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Why does this matter?

Rom 3:1-2 Whas matter?t advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision? :2 Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.

 Joh 4:22 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.

 Mat 1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

Weekly Torah Portion

Confidence

CON'FIDENCE, noun [Latin See Confide.]

1. A trusting, or reliance; an assurance of mind or firm belief in the integrity, stability or veracity of another, or in the truth and reality of a fact.

It is better to trust in the Lord, than to put confidence in man. Psalms 118:8.

I rejoice that I have confidence in you in all things. 2 Corinthians 7:16.

Mutual confidence is the basis of social happiness.

I place confidence in a statement, or in an official report.

2. Trust; reliance; applied to one's own abilities, or fortune; belief in one's own competency.

His times being rather prosperous than calm, had raised his confidence by success.

3. That in which trust is placed; ground of trust; he or that which supports.

Israel was ashamed of Beth-el their confidence Jeremiah 48:13.

Jehovah shall be thy confidence Proverbs 3:26.

4. Safety, or assurance of safety; security.

They shall build houses and plant vineyards; yea, they shall dwell with confidence Ezekiel 28:26.

5. Boldness; courage.

Preaching the kingdom of God with all confidence Acts 28:31.

6. Excessive boldness; assurance, proceeding forom vanity or a false opinion of one's own abilities, or excellencies.

Hope

HOPE, noun [Latin cupio.]

1. A desire of some good, accompanied with at least a slight expectation of obtaining it, or a belief that it is obtainable. hope differs from wish and desire in this, that it implies some expectation of obtaining the good desired, or the possibility of possessing it. hope therefore always gives pleasure or joy; whereas wish and desire may produce or be accompanied with pain and anxiety.

The hypocrite's hope shall perish. Job 8:13.

He wish'ed, but not with hope--

Sweet hope! kind cheat!

He that lives upon hope will die fasting.

2. Confidence in a future event; the highest degree of well founded expectation of good; as a hope founded on God's gracious promises; a scriptural sense.

A well founded scriptural hope is, in our religion, the source of ineffable happiness.

3. That which gives hope; he or that which furnishes ground of expectation, or promises desired good. The hope of Israel is the Messiah.

The Lord will be the hope of his people. Joel 3:16.

4. An opinion or belief not amounting to certainty, but grounded on substantial evidence. The christian indulges a hope that his sins are pardoned.

Malachi 3:16

[16]Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.

Nehemiah 8:8

[8]So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.

Acts 17:11

[11]These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

Sir 38:16-23 My son, let tears fall down over the dead, and begin to lament, as if thou hadst suffered great harm thyself; and then cover his body according to the custom, and neglect not his burial. :17 Weep bitterly, and make great moan, and use lamentation, as he is worthy, and that a day or two, lest thou be evil spoken of: and then comfort thyself for thy heaviness. :18 For of heaviness cometh death, and the heaviness of the heart breaketh strength. :19 In affliction also sorrow remaineth: and the life of the poor is the curse of the heart. :20 Take no heaviness to heart: drive it away, and member the last end. :21 Forget it not, for there is no turning again: thou shalt not do him good, but hurt thyself. :22 Remember my judgment: for thine also shall be so; yesterday for me, and to day for thee. :23 When the dead is at rest, let his remembrance rest; and be comforted for him, when his Spirit is departed from him.

Confirming the Souls of the Disciples

 

Act 14:22Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

 

Confirming

indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogenEstablish or strengthen as with new evidence or factsStrengthen or make more firmSupport a person for a position

 

Exhort

EXHORT', v.t. egzhort'. [L. exhortor; ex and hortor, to encourage, to embolden, to cheer, to advise. The primary sense seems to be to excite or to give strength, spirit or courage.]

 

1. To incite by words or advice; to animate or urge by arguments to a good deed or to any laudable conduct or course of action.

 

I exhort you to be of good cheer. Acts 27.

 

Young men also exhort to be sober minded.

 

Exhort servants to be obedient to their masters. Titus 2.

 

2. To advise; to warn; to caution.

 

3. To incite or stimulate to exertion.

 

EXHORT', v.i. To deliver exhortation; to use words or arguments to incite to good deeds.

Nehemiah 8:8

So they read in the book,.... Ezra and those with him; he first began to read and expound, and when weary they relieved him, and did the same: 

in the law of God distinctly; which was the book they read in, and which they read plainly and intelligibly, so as to be heard and understood; this seems to respect the clear and distinct pronunciation of the words of it, and not the explanation or meaning of it, which is after expressed; some think the sense is, that they first read it in Hebrew, and then translated it into Chaldee, that the people might better understand it, being just come out of Babylon, where they had been used to the Chaldee language; but though this was a practice in later times, it does not seem to have obtained so early, or that there was a necessity of it: 

and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading; not hereby how to read it, but chiefly to understand what was read, that they might clearly know their duty to God and men: the Talmudists (q) give the meaning of the text thus; "by the law of God" they understand the Scripture; by the phrase "distinctly", the Targum or translation of it into Chaldee; by "the sense", the verses or the accents; and by "the reading", the distinction of the accents: some think from hence came the practice of reading the law in the synagogues every sabbath day, Act_13:15.

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any experience that tests one's courage, strength, etc. for the first time

Psalms 102:18

[18]This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the LORD.