So he departed from there and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen in front of him, and he was with the twelfth. Elijah passed by him and cast his cloak upon him.
1 Kings 19:19
Oxen were expensive animals, so Elisha probably came from a very wealthy family. There were twelve teams of oxen plowing together in a field, with Elisha working the twelfth. The others were likely driven by his brothers or servants. Maybe his position with the twelfth team hints that he was another last-born elevated beyond his brothers.
On this date in history, 11/18/1928: Disney's animated feature Steamboat Willie, featuring Mickey Mouse, opens. #otd #tdih #filmhistory
Thought for Today: Friday November 18:
Let us trust in YHVH and refuse to worry for He is our Strength and Song. Some of us may wake up and feel wobbly this morning, looking at a difficult day ahead and measuring them against our own strength. However, they are not todays or tomorrow’s tasks. So, leave those thoughts and concentrate on the present where we will find YHVH waiting for us. Since He is our Strength, He can empower us to handle each task as it comes. Because He is our Song, He can give us joy as we work alongside Him. Keep your focus on the present moment and on YHVH. Along all of His creatures, only us humans can anticipate future events. This ability is a blessing but it can become a curse whenever it is misused. If we use our magnificent minds to worry about the future, we cloak ourselves in dark unbelief. When the hope of heaven fill our thoughts, the Light of YHVH’s Presence envelops us. Though heaven is future, it is also present tense. As we walk in the Light with Him, we have one foot on earth and one foot in heaven.
Consistent content creation is truly a full time job, at least DIY stuff. Looks like about 20 hours of video over 14 days for the coop and it looks like I am missing about 2 days of work footage. Managing the cameras while doing the building is a lot more work than one would think... So many instances of lost footage from dead batteries, full SD cards and not realizing it didn't actually start recording...Let the editing begin!
Greetings and shalom brothers and sisters in the faith. I pray your day was blessed. I have created a group on discord for Bible discussion, prayer, and ministry/evangelism ideas and conversation. Feel free to check it out. I was born from the culmination of three happenings: what I believe Yahweh's call is on my life, conviction from hearing an excellent sermon/story from Charles Finney, and a prayer and ordination by a minister of the gospel who was visiting the Torah fellowship in the area from Israel.
Shalom
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And Solomon said, “If he will show himself a worthy man, not one of his hairs shall fall to the earth, but if wickedness is found in him, he shall die.”
1 Kings 1:52 #leadership
Solomon began his reign not by killing his rivals, but by showing them mercy. For the most part, he allowed them to prove their character before acting against them. Whatever his faults, Solomon was a great and wise leader.