1 Samuel 8:13, “And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.” As Samuel tells the people how a king would rule over them, we see this verse. There is no single word translation to explain what the word confectionary would mean. These are the people who know how to use plants and turn them into balms, salves, tinctures etc… so they can be used as medicines. While many people knew which plants would help certain ailments, other plants needed to be prepared in a certain way to increase their effectiveness and by working for the king, the people would be indebted to him for their medicine.

Q166: Which judge made a rash vow that led to him sacrificing his daughter?

#quiz #judges #sacrifice

PS: Discussions are very welcome, but please do not give the answer away in your discussions.

Hint: Judges 11

Thought for Today: Wednesday November 13

For me, the meaning of faith is deliberate confidence in the Character of Elohiym, Whose ways you may not understand sometimes.

"Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name."

Ps 79

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To them belong the patriarchs, and from their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever. Amen.
Romans 9:5 ESV

The patriarchs…their race… These are unambiguous references to physical descent. The bloodline matters whether we like it or not, whether it fits our theology or not. Yeshua is a Jew by genetic and cultural heritage. There is no other way that he could be heir of David and King of the Jews.

I have a question about Sukkot. Are we obligated to take all 8 days of Sukkot off work and go somewhere to observe it?

I know that the 1st and 8h days are Holy convocations. But is there a requirement to take all 8 days of Sukkot off work?

For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my kinsmen according to the flesh.
Romans 9:3 ESV

In Romans 11:1-2 Paul asserts that all of Israel was foreknown and elect, yet we also know that many Israelites are forever lost. Here, he wishes that he could take their curse onto himself to restore every individual Israelite to full relationship with God, but no sacrifice could possibly add to what Yeshua has already done. He took the curse of all sin upon himself for the sake of all people, especially Israel.

The fact that most Israelites remain unfaithful despite being both foreknown and elect is an absolute falsification of Calvinism. Even Yeshua’s sacrifice can’t force all of the called into repentance, not because God is incapable of saving every human who has ever existed, but because he has chosen to save only those who choose to place their faith in him.

I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit— that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.
Romans 9:1-2 ESV

“My conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit that I have...” means “My conscience confirms this truth to me, in response to the influence of the Holy Spirit, by inflicting on me...”.

The sorrow, which the Holy Spirit has placed in Paul’s heart, tells him that he can’t just trade himself for the rest of the Jews confirms to him that God still loves Israel. If God didn’t love them because of what they did, then maybe there could be a way that a Jew could do something to earn back his love. The fact that there is nothing Paul can do to earn God’s love for the Jews tells him that there is also nothing the Jews, as a people, could do to lose God’s love.

Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts his folly.
Proverbs 13:16 ESV

It's good to act quickly, but not in ignorance. "Fools rush in where angels fear to tread" because fools act hastily without understanding the consequences of what they're doing. They make drastic decisions today that will have irreversible consequences for many years.