Question 284: Who Was The Little Child That Yeshua Took Up And Blessed?
Answer:
The details of these incidents in the life of Yeshua, have been preserved to us only by tradition. It is said that the little child of whom the Saviour remarked, "of such is the Kingdom of heaven" (Mark 9:36), afterwards became known to the Church as Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch. He was one of the great companies of martyrs who gave their lives for the faith in the time of Trajan, being torn to pieces by lions in the amphitheatre at Rome.
Question 283: What Kind Of Basket Were Used In The Miracle Of The Loaves And Fishes?
Answer:
The Gospel accounts say: "They took up what remained over of the broken pieces twelve baskets full" (Matthew 14:20). "They took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets" (Mark 8:8). There have been some differences among scholars as to the translation of the word (in the original) denoting "baskets." In describing the earlier miracle, that of the feeding of five thousand, a word is used which indicates large fishing baskets made of rope, while in the narrative of the later miracle, there is used a term which translated means smaller hand-baskets. It might well be asked how could the apostles have carried around with them seven large fishing baskets? A comparison between the two accounts will clear up a seeming difficulty. Many Jews carried small hand-baskets in which they kept their food supplies free from pollution. Each apostle may have carried such a small hand-basket and in the party of apostles there may have been one who carried a large fishing basket. This large fishing basket was filled seven times and again twelve times, for the phraseology used seems to indicate that, whereas in the one instance each apostle filled his small hand-basket with broken pieces, in the other the one large fishing basket was filled seven times.
Question 282: How Should We Interpret Yeshua’ Words: “The Damsel Is Not Dead, But Sleepeth?”
Answer:
The Saviour’s language in Mark 5:39 was as though he had used the familiar figure "she hath fallen asleep" - the same figure that is frequently employed in the Scriptures in describing death as sleep. (See Acts 7:60; 1 Corinthians 15:6,18; 2 Peter 314.) Some have interpreted the language of Mark 5 to mean that the maid was in a trance or swoon; but most commentators agree that Mark 5:35 is a clear affirmation that all the signs of death were evident, that the life had already fled and that the reassuring words of the Master (in verse 36)' before he had even seen the maid, were intended to strengthen the ruler's faith and prepare him for the manifestation of divine power that followed. The last nine verses read as a whole, bear out this conclusion.
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Question 281: What Did Our Saviour Mean When He Spoke Of “The Mystery Of The Kingdom”?
Answer:
The word "mystery," found in Mark 4:11, 12 as in certain other places in Scripture, is not used in the classical sense of religious secrets or things incomprehensible, but of things of purely divine revelation – matters foreshadowed in the ancient economy and then only partially understood, but now fully published under the Gospel (see 1 Corinthians 2:6, 10; Ephesians 3:3, 6, 8, 9). The mysteries of the Kingdom meant those great Gospel truths which at that time none but the disciples could appreciate and even they only in part, while to those without (whose hearts had not yet been opened to the Gospel) they were like tales and fables, subjects of entertainment rather than divine truths. Such persons saw but recognized not and heard but understood not, for their spiritual sight and understanding were judicially sealed by sin. From obdurate rejection of the Gospel and their obstinacy in preferring darkness to light, they had become morally incapable of acceptance and totally indifferent. (See prophecy of Isaiah 6-9, 10, then read contrasting passage in Matthew 13:16.)
2 Samuel 22:31, “The ways of God are without fault. The LORD’s words are pure. He is a shield to those who trust him.” People typically don’t offer their trust immediately. Have you ever tested how warm or cold the water is by dipping your toe in first? Learning to trust our Creator completely is difficult for some and it may be necessary for them to experience HIs compassion before they are able to offer that complete trust. This rarely happens unless they have others who have already learned to trust Him to be an example.
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WORD FOR TODAY “do you really want the truth?”: Mat 13:8 "And others fell on the good soil and *yielded a crop, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty.
Mat 13:9 "He who has ears, let him hear."
WISDOM FOR TODAY: Pro 19:16 He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, But he who is careless of conduct will die.
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"Not for our righteousnesses do we let fall our supplications before thy face, but on thy mercies abundant."
לֹא עַל־צִדְקֹתֵינוּ אֲנַחְנוּ מַפִּילִים תַּחֲנוּנֵינוּ לְפָנֶיךָ כִּי עַל־רַחֲמֶיךָ הָרַבִּים
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Thought for Today: Thursday February 06
Part of trusting YHVH, is looking to the future with excitement, not worry and dread. We know that YHVH is going to work out everything for His good, and in that, joy is found.
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