Yes. Many of the verses I'm repeating now were not previously in my queue, or were not previously fully learnt. I'm using a spreadsheet I devised to go through the whole Bible. The Old Testament in a year (except Psalms and Proverbs, more often) and the New Testament in about 8 months. But I'm listening to the Bible and then reading along as I listen. As I listen, I choose passages I want to repeat, and then I repeat them here on LSN :)
Thus says the LORD, Let not a wise man boast of his wisdom, and let not the mighty man boast of his might, let not a rich man boast of his riches; but let him who boasts boast of this, *that he understands and knows Me*, that I am the LORD who exercises lovingkindness, justice and righteousness on earth; for I delight in these things, declares the LORD.
Yes. Many of the verses I'm repeating now were not previously in my queue, or were not previously fully learnt. I'm using a spreadsheet I devised to go through the whole Bible. The Old Testament in a year (except Psalms and Proverbs, more often) and the New Testament in about 8 months. But I'm listening to the Bible and then reading along as I listen. As I listen, I choose passages I want to repeat, and then I repeat them here on LSN :)
Light arises in the darkness for the upright; He is gracious and compassionate and righteous. It is well with the man who is gracious and lends; He will maintain his cause in judgment. For he will never be shaken; The righteous will be remembered forever. He will not fear evil tidings; His heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD. His heart is upheld, he will not fear, Until he looks with satisfaction on his adversaries. He has given freely to the poor, His righteousness endures forever; His horn will be exalted in honor.
Yes, rvfc2. In my opinion, Jesus had these verses from Daniel in mind when He referred to Himself as the Son of Man. Of course, He also called Himself the Son of Man to communicate that He was (is) both fully man and fully God.
But I do believe that He had this portion of Daniel in mind as well. So I think that Daniel was both seeing that vision, as you said Jane, and also Jesus grew up as a boy and as a man, growing in His knowledge that this and all the other prophetic Messianic verses, pointed directly to Him.
Hebrews 5:8 says that He learned obedience through the things that He suffered.
In Luke 2:46, at the age of twelve, His distraught mother and father, Joseph and Mary, after searching for Him for *three days*, found Him in the temple with the teachers, *both* listening to them *and* asking them questions. He, I believe, was steadily growing in His knowledge, as He grew as a boy into a man, that He was and is both fully God and fully Man. The Son of God, and The Son of Man.
I kept looking in the night visions, And behold, with the clouds of heaven One like a Son of Man was coming, And He came up to the Ancient of Days And was presented before Him. And to Him was given dominion, Glory and a kingdom, That all the peoples, nations And men of every language Might serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion Which will not pass away; And His kingdom is one Which will not be destroyed.
I kept looking in the night visions, And behold, with the clouds of heaven One like a Son of Man was coming, And He came up to the Ancient of Days And was presented before Him. And to Him was given dominion, Glory and a kingdom, That all the peoples, nations And men of every language Might serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion Which will not pass away; And His kingdom is one Which will not be destroyed.
This morning, I was reading the Bible and simultaneously listening to audio. So, I want to share some verses from Daniel 4.
This is truly an amazing story, and all I can say is, "Glory to You, O Lord, and we will worship You forever".
Nebuchadnezzar had had a dream. Daniel interpreted it, and told Nebuchadnezzar that he would be driven from human society and for seven years live like a wild animal, like a beast of the field.
As we probably remember, before this event, Nebuchadnezzar was an arrogant, proud, and very cruel tyrant (remember how he told his magicians that they would be torn limb from limb if they didn't given him the right answer)
I encourage everyone reading this to read all of Daniel 4 and to thus get the whole feel and the whole context.
This story shows me that God loves EVERYONE and desires for all to be saved!! (1 Timothy 2:4)
------------------- 33 Immediately the word concerning Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled; and he was driven away from mankind and began eating grass like cattle, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until his hair had grown like eagles’ feathers and his nails like birds’ claws. 34 “But at the end of that period, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven and my reason returned to me, and I blessed the Most High and praised and honored Him who lives forever; For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, And His kingdom endures from generation to generation. 35 “All the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing, But He does according to His will in the host of heaven And among the inhabitants of earth; And no one can ward off His hand Or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’
Thank you, rvfc2. We are all safe here. There is, however, a heighted sense of anxiety, and a feeling that we have entered into a new phase of existence. But I hasten to add, that I do not wish to discuss politics of *any* kind. Rather, I want to promote the knowledge of God, the knowledge of God's Word, and the love of God
-- love conquers all.
These verses express my thoughts at the moment:
129 Your testimonies are wonderful; Therefore my soul observes them. 130 The unfolding of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple. 131 I opened my mouth wide and panted, For I longed for Your commandments. 132 Turn to me and be gracious to me, After Your manner with those who love Your name. 133 Establish my footsteps in Your word, And do not let any iniquity have dominion over me. 134 Redeem me from the oppression of man, That I may keep Your precepts. 135 Make Your face shine upon Your servant, And teach me Your statutes. *136 My eyes shed streams of water, Because they do not keep Your law.*
Tremble, and do not sin; Meditate in your heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah. Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, And trust in the LORD. Many are saying, “Who will show us any good?” Lift up the light of Your countenance upon us, O LORD! You have put gladness in my heart, More than when their grain and new wine abound. In peace I will both lie down and sleep, For You alone, O LORD, make me to dwell in safety.
--Psalm 4:4-8, NASB. These truths remain THE TRUTH in spite of ANY situation happening around us. God's Word Does-Not-Change. God is not a man, that He should lie; nor the son of man, that He should repent. I also pray, pray, pray, that we will stand firm in LOVE and not yield or be molded by or conformed to the attitudes of hatred which surround us. May we hold fast to our testimony in Christ Jesus, who was "full of grace and truth". All that He did and does, He does in Love, but also, Love is ALWAYS in harmony with the Truth. The two must be in balance. The truth without love can kill. Love without the truth becomes meaningless.
(I put the last verse of Isaiah 65 with the first two verses of chapter 66 in one continuous quotation)
The wolf and the lamb will graze together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox; and dust will be the serpent’s food. They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain, says the LORD. Thus says the LORD, Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. Where then is a house you could build for Me? And where is a place that I may rest? For My hand made all these things, Thus all these things came into being,” declares the LORD. But to this one I will look, To him who is humble and contrite of spirit, and who trembles at My word.