Thousand Foot Krutch

Thousand Foot Krutch
I love this band. I listen to them daily. Even though we are looking at another camera, we all look like we're alert for it being a fan signing and it's 11:30 p.m. on a Friday.

31 October 2011

11 - 1 Date study

Today we will see what chapter 11 verse 1 in the Bible says in honor of November 1!

Genesis 11:1
At one time all the people of the world spoke the same language and used the same words.

Exodus 11:1
Then the Lord said to Moses, “I will strike Pharaoh and the land of Egypt with one more blow. After that, Pharaoh will let you leave this country. In fact, he will be so eager to get rid of you that he will force you all to leave.

Leviticus 11:1
Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron ...

Numbers 11:1
Soon the people began to complain about their hardship, and the Lord heard everything they said. Then the Lord’s anger blazed against them, and he sent a fire to rage among them, and he destroyed some of the people in the outskirts of the camp.

Deuteronomy 11:1
“You must love the Lord your God and obey all his requirements, decrees, regulations, and commands.

Joshua 11:1
When King Jabin of Hazor heard what had happened, he sent messages to the following kings: King Jobab of Madon; the king of Shimron; the king of Acshaph;

Judges 11:11
So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him their ruler and commander of the army. At Mizpah, in the presence of the Lord, Jephthah repeated what he had said to the elders.

1 Samuel 11:1
About a month later,[a] King Nahash of Ammon led his army against the Israelite town of Jabesh-gilead. But all the citizens of Jabesh asked for peace. “Make a treaty with us, and we will be your servants,” they pleaded.

2 Samuel 11:1
In the spring of the year, when kings normally go out to war, David sent Joab and the Israelite army to fight the Ammonites. They destroyed the Ammonite army and laid siege to the city of Rabbah. However, David stayed behind in Jerusalem.

Praying you have faith, hope, and love always,

Rachel

30 October 2011

Other 10/30 s in the Bible

Deuteronomy 10:30
But Hobab replied, “No, I will not go. I must return to my own land and family.”

Joshua 10:30
There, too, the Lord gave them the town and its king. He killed everyone in it, leaving no survivors. Then Joshua killed the king of Libnah as he had killed the king of Jericho.

2 Kings 10:30
Nonetheless the Lord said to Jehu, “You have done well in following my instructions to destroy the family of Ahab. Therefore, your descendants will be kings of Israel down to the fourth generation.”

Ezra 10:30
From the family of Pahath-moab: Adna, Kelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.

Nehemiah 10:30
“We promise not to let our daughters marry the pagan people of the land, and not to let our sons marry their daughters.

Proverbs 10:30
The godly will never be disturbed, but the wicked will be removed from the land.

Isaiah 10:30
Scream in terror,
you people of Gallim!
Shout out a warning to Laishah.
Oh, poor Anathoth!

Matthew 10:30
And the very hairs on your head are all numbered. [Nothing is too hard for God to keep track of, and He loves His children. This means that God is counting daily, he knows how many hairs are on your head currently, how many were in the past, and how many there will be in the future (because math can tell you that number, and God is the King and Lord of Math). God is amazing.]

Mark 10:30
"...that person will receive now in return a hundred times as many houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and property—along with persecution. And in the world to come that person will have eternal life."

Luke 10:30
Jesus repliedwith a story: “A Jewish man was traveling on a trip from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he was attacked by bandits. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him up, and left him half dead beside the road.

John 10:30
"The Father and I are one.”

Acts 10:30
Cornelius replied, “Four days ago I was praying in my house about this same time, three o’clock in the afternoon. Suddenly, a man in dazzling clothes was standing in front of me.

1 Corinthians 10:30
If I can thank God for the food and enjoy it, why should I be condemned for eating it?

Hebrews 10:30
For we know the one who said,

“I will take revenge.
I will pay them back.”[h]

He also said,

“The Lord will judge his own people.” (References to the Old Testament.)

Every single one of these verses spoke to me. They made me wonder...and think! God is good.

There a lot of references to land and property. Is God trying to say something...take back the Land the Lord has given you, so you may have eternal life? It's yours in which to spread the Gospel in your sphere of influence.

Praying you have faith, hope, and love always,

Rachel

When God speaks, you listen

http://www.abarim-publications.com/Meaning/Sephar.html#.Tq1cjTuyMZM

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=genesis%2010:30&version=ASV - Genesis 10:30 - in honor of the fact that in America, the day is October30, 2011.

Genesis 10:30

American Standard Version (ASV)

30 And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest toward Sephar, the mountain of the east.

I've heard people say not to randomly open the Bible and expect God to speak, a person needs to have a plan. Well, I know that isn't true. While everyone should read the Bible everyday, making it fun or a puzzle enhances it.

Well, I did just that. Since today was 10/30, I am looking up references in the Bible that have a tenth chapter and a thirtieth verse. I began in Genesis 10:30. That's the above verse.

Here Mesha and Sephar defined:

Sephar

The name Sephar comes from the verb Sephar (sapar) meaning count, or any general mathematical activity. Some derivatives: Sephar (seper), meaning writing, book, sipra (sipra), meaning book, Sephar (soper), scribe, Sephar (separ), census, sipra (seporah), number, mispar (sapar), number.

The derivative Sephar (separ), census, is identical to the name Sephar and occurs only in 2 Chronicles 2:17. There Solomon numbers the foreigners who help built the Temple, following the census satan had made David take (1 Chronicles 21:1). After this census, and after the penalty, the location of the Temple was designated and foreigners were set to hew out the stones for the Temple (1 Chronicles 22:2).

The name Sephar means Counting or Calculating. NOBS Study Bible Name List and Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names both read Numbering.

(http://www.abarim-publications.com/Meaning/Sephar.html#.Tq1cjTuyMZM)

Mesha:

Mesha I (Mesha - indeed pronounced as Mesha).

This version of the name Mesha is ascribed twice in the Bible. It's the name of a port city on the Red Sea, and mentioned first as a border of the territory of the sons of Joktan (Genesis 10:30). Mesha is also the name of a Benjaminite, a son of Shaharaim and Hodesh (1 Chronicles 8:9).

This version of the name Mesha comes from the verb mush (mush) meaning depart, remove. The verb occurs 20 times in the OT, denoting how God will not depart from Israel (Exodus 13:22), or the removal of sin from Israel (Zech 3:9). The form mush (mush) also means to feel, as in touch and recognize (Genesis 27:21; Psalm 115:7; Judges 16:26). Note the similarities with the names Mash and Moses.

For a meaning of this name Mesha, both NOBS Study Bible Name List and Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names both read Retreat.

(http://www.abarim-publications.com/Meaning/Mesha.html#.Tq1d4TuyMZM)

Here's the verse re-written:

"The territory they occupied extended from Mesha [retreat [from sin], remove sin, God will not be removed] all the way to Sephar [counting, calculating, writing, book, scribe [education]] in the eastern mountains."

WOW! That is a punch in the stomach (in a good way). That's where I'm trying to be, retreating from sin and knowing that God will never leave me. "If God is for me, who can be against me?"


Praying you have faith, hope, and love always,

Rachel

25 October 2011

Book Club Idea

I think that I would like to host a book club! This has been on my mind for awhile. I love to read, and I know that other people like to read. During college, some of us are really busy and don't have much time to read. It slips to the wayside, especially if we don't have an accountability partner (same goes for reading the Bible). During other parts of our lives, like marriage and with children, we also find we don't have time to read. I think that if the group chose a book of the month, with a time we meet, then we would all at least part of a novel every month. It could also be bi-monthly. This could also be an online activity, and we could meet via Skype, Facebook, email, or a website (like blogspot or weebly or google sites). We could use the website as a discussion page if face-to-face meetings are simply impossible.

What are your ideas? What do you think of the Book Club idea? Comment here or on my Facebook profile.

Here's a Book Club start up guide: http://www.book-club-queen.com/book-club-guide.html.

Praying you have faith, hope, and love always,
Rachel

19 October 2011

The Bible on Clothes

The Bible talks about everything, including clothes!

http://www.biblegateway.com/keyword/index.php?search=clothing&version1=MSG&searchtype=all&limit=none&wholewordsonly=no&startnumber=26 - The Message Bible and clothes

http://www.biblegateway.com/keyword/index.php?search=clothing&searchtype=all&version1=9&spanbegin=1&spanend=73 - The KJV Bible and clothes

http://www.biblegateway.com/keyword/index.php?search=clothing&searchtype=all&version1=9&spanbegin=1&spanend=73 - The ASV Bible and clothes

http://www.biblegateway.com/keyword/index.php?search=clothing&searchtype=all&version1=46&spanbegin=1&spanend=73&startnumber=26&startnumber=1 - The CEV Bible and clothes

Praying you have faith, hope, and love always,

Rachel