Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the Lord your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore the Lord your…
In later centuries, perhaps even back to the date of Paul’s writing, there is a specific tradition of ritual immersion that took place before a wedding. The bride…
Bel bows down, Nebo stoops low; their idols are borne by beasts of burden.The images that are carried about are burdensome, a burden for the weary.They stoop and bow down together; unable to rescue…
“By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” John 13:35 “If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have…
I have seen a grievous evil under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owners, or wealth lost through some misfortune,so that when they have children there is…
Do not be like your ancestors, to whom the earlier prophets proclaimed: This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Turn from your evil ways and your evil practices.’ But…