Literary critic, certified real estate agent, journalist, Christian (evangelical church attendance). Birth on July 27, 1970
Jun 21, 2024 • 19 tweets • 4 min read
And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnathpaaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt. And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from ...
the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.
Genesis 41:45-46 [KJV]
Aug 5, 2023 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒍𝒆𝒕 𝒋𝒖𝒅𝒈𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒓𝒖𝒏 𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒂𝒔 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒆𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒎𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒚 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎.
𝑨𝒎𝒐𝒔 5:24 [𝑲𝑱𝑽]
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According to this section, the wrong worship of the people can be seen as a lack of public law and justice. 'Judgment' and 'righteousness' also refer to God's judgment (Isaiah 10:22), but Amos saw them as principles to be implemented in human society (vv. 7,15; 6:12). In other
Aug 5, 2023 • 16 tweets • 3 min read
𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒌 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒕.
𝑳𝒖𝒌𝒆 19:10 [𝑲𝑱𝑽]
What Christ did especially to make Zacchaeus a happy man was by the great plan and purpose of his coming into the world (v. 10). The Lord has previously shown that it was lawful to speak with tax collectors (Matthew 9:13, “But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have
Jun 18, 2023 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
𝑳𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝑶𝑹𝑫 𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝒊𝒕, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒕 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒎, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒉𝒊𝒎.
𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒃𝒔 24:18 [𝑲𝑱𝑽]
We are apt to rejoice at the tribulations of our enemies, but this is forbidden here. If anyone has done us evil, or if we harbor enmity against them simply because they block the sunlight and hinder the way, no harm (if they fall) or danger (their fall) When this happens, it is
Jun 18, 2023 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
𝑶 𝑳𝑶𝑹𝑫, 𝒃𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒖𝒔; 𝒘𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒆: 𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒂𝒓𝒎 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒂𝒍𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒐 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒆.
Isaiah 33:2 [KJV]
Realization of God's righteous retribution can be given through prayer, so the prophet suddenly stops prophesying and inserts prayer. Here, the attitude of prayer of the saints who seek God's help is well shown. (1) We must humbly admit that we have done nothing to ourselves and
Jun 18, 2023 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
𝑺𝒂𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒃𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒉.
𝑳𝒖𝒌𝒆 14:30 [𝑲𝑱𝑽]
“This man”; The corresponding Greek word 'hutos ho andropos' is a pejorative or satirical usage and means 'this friend'. A follower of Jesus must not have a momentary impulse or false vision. Because if he starts like that, he cannot be expected to be a true disciple who bears
Jun 18, 2023 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
𝑰 𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒚𝒐𝒖, 𝑵𝒂𝒚: 𝒃𝒖𝒕, 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕 𝒚𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒚𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆𝒘𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒉.
𝑳𝒖𝒌𝒆 13:3 [𝑲𝑱𝑽]
The expression of categorical denial called 'Nay' (uki) denies the Jewish stereotype, that is, the religious prejudice that disasters or unfortunate events are the results of sin. And the main text points out the fact that the person who was killed by Pilate and those who tried
Jun 18, 2023 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
𝑳𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒍𝒚, 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝒊𝒕, 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒊𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒐𝒄𝒌 𝒉𝒊𝒎,
𝑳𝒖𝒌𝒆 14:29 [𝑲𝑱𝑽]
To construct such a structure, the foundation must first be laid. You must decide to dig deep and build on the bedrock. Whoever carries out these plans without making a firm resolution will not be able to complete them. And you will become the laughingstock of
Jun 18, 2023 • 16 tweets • 3 min read
𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖, 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒂 𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓, 𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒕𝒉 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒕, 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝒊𝒕?
𝑳𝒖𝒌𝒆 14:28 [𝑲𝑱𝑽]
The question “For which of you” is intended to elicit agreement from the audience. Because the answer is clear. None of us would do something frivolous like this (11:5, 11; 12:25; 15:3; 17:7). It also involves the whole audience. They are all potential disciples if they are
Jun 18, 2023 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
𝑻𝒐 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒏𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒏, 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒏𝒐 𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒘𝒍𝒆𝒓𝒔, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒆, 𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒎𝒆𝒆𝒌𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒎𝒆𝒏.
𝑻𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒔 3:2 [𝑲𝑱𝑽]
"To speak evil of no man,"; Christians are to refrain from 'slandering and slandering' (1 Timothy 6:4; 1 Peter 2:23), even against those in power, their neighbors, or even those who harm them (1 Timothy 6:4; 1 Peter 2:23). It requires more active obedience to the gospel.
"to be
Jun 18, 2023 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover?
Mark 14:12 [KJV]
The Passover is observed with one meal a night, but the Feast of Unleavened Bread observed with the Passover, lasts for a week. The first day of the feast correctly means the first day after Passover, but the two (Passover and Unleavened Bread) are often used together. Thus,
Jun 18, 2023 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
𝑴𝒚 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒍 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉, 𝒚𝒆𝒂, 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒇𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒕𝒉 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝑶𝑹𝑫: 𝒎𝒚 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒚 𝒇𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒉 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑮𝒐𝒅.
Psalms 84:2 [KJV]
The public ordinances, or rather the longing to enjoy God in them again (v. 2). It was an earnest desire. Body, soul, and spirit consented to it. He did not feel a single thought to the contrary arise. It was an intense desire. It was like the longing of one who is steeped
Jun 18, 2023 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒊𝒕, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒈𝒍𝒂𝒅, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒎 𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒚. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒚 𝒉𝒊𝒎.
Mark 14:11 [KJV]
The high priests were both delighted and relieved at the same time. The key was to arrest Jesus quietly. Otherwise, a preemptive strike against Jesus might lead to a riot, something the priests hoped to avoid. They promised to give money to Judas. Judas would be paid “in hand
Jun 18, 2023 • 17 tweets • 4 min read
𝑳𝒂𝒚 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒖𝒑 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒖𝒑𝒐𝒏 𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒉, 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒅𝒐𝒕𝒉 𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒖𝒑𝒕, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒍:
Matthew 6:19 [KJV]
We must be careful in choosing "the treasures we have hoarded." Everyone has “treasures” and a share, and they put their heart into this and depend on it for the future. It is “a good thing,” emphasizes Solomon (Ecclesiastes 2:3). This word originally meant a place where
Jun 18, 2023 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝑱𝒖𝒅𝒂𝒔 𝑰𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒕, 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒗𝒆, 𝒘𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒇 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒔, 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒚 𝒉𝒊𝒎 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎.
𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒌 14:10 [𝑲𝑱𝑽]
Why did Judas Iscariot want to betray Jesus? Perhaps Judas expected Jesus to lead a political rebellion to expel Rome. Judas, who was the treasurer, must have been convinced, as were the other disciples, that he would certainly be given an important position in Jesus'
Jun 17, 2023 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝑶𝑹𝑫 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒍: 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒍 𝒘𝒂𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉, 𝒅𝒐 𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒆.
Proverbs 8:13 [KJV]
God's wisdom gives humans a good heart (v. 13). Because the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom (1:7; 9:10), this phrase clearly states that the most opposite and consequential element of wisdom is 'evil'. True religion exists in "The fear of the LORD". This is
Jun 17, 2023 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.
Mark 14:9 [KJV]
Mary's unselfish act will be remembered forever. This is being realized as we read the story today. While the disciples misunderstood Jesus' mission and continued to fight for a position in the kingdom of God, and while the religious leaders stubbornly refused to believe and
Jun 17, 2023 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
𝑯𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒐𝒃𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒔𝒐𝒘; 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒖𝒅𝒔 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒑.
Ecclesiastes 11:4 [KJV]
Some will object, citing the many disappointments encountered in the practice of charity. They were accused of being arrogant or Pharisaical for doing almsgiving. They have little to give and will be looked down upon if they cannot give to others. They are the ones who might be
Jun 17, 2023 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒅𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅: 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕 𝒎𝒚 𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒖𝒓𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈.
𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒌 14:8 [𝑲𝑱𝑽]
Mary may not have anointed Jesus for burial. She just wanted to show her great respect for her teacher, whom she loved and respected. She believes that the woman's intention in anointing Jesus' head was to confess that Jesus was her anointed (Messiah). She is said to have
Jun 17, 2023 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒕𝒉 𝒏𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒏, 𝒏𝒐, 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒍𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒏, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒎𝒚 𝑭𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚.
𝑴𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒘 24:36 [𝑲𝑱𝑽]
It is God's will not to tell us the day and hour of His Second Coming, so we should not try to know it. In Acts 1:7, the Lord said, “And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.” he said. "But of that day
Jun 17, 2023 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝒚𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒐𝒓 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒐𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒚𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒚𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒅𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅: 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒎𝒆 𝒚𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔.
𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒌 14:7 [𝑲𝑱𝑽]
This was a unique manatee for a specific situation. In other words, the anointing prepares the burial of Jesus and publicly proclaims him as the Messiah. Jesus is not saying that the poor should be ignored or justifying indifference to them. (For Jesus' teachings about the poor