"Seventy times seven" in Matthew 18:22 isn't a literal limit to forgiveness. The specific numbers are irrelevant. The point is that we shouldn't keep track of offenses. 10,000 talents in v24 was meant to convey the sense of an unpayable debt, a debtor without hope.
The debt we owe God is unpayable, beyond human comprehension, yet He forgives those who plead His mercy. There is nothing anyone can owe you that remotely compares to what God has forgiven you. If we're unwilling to forgive our brother a pittance, why should God forgive us a fortune?
See Matthew 18:22-35.
What would you do if a war started in the foreign country where you and your family were vacationing? The Spear Family of Teshuva Music now know exactly what they would do. They were in Israel celebrating Sukkot when the Hamas invasion happened on October 7, 2023. In this second part of our conversation, Sam, Angela, Jonathan, Caleb, and Cyndie Spear tell us what happened, how they were able to help meet needs in the community where they were staying, and how they were able to get on a flight home to Tennessee.
Teshuva have been blessing us with their music for many years, We hear three more of their original songs in this podcast. We also hear from Barry Phillips and David Jones about the Power of Blessing.
https://thebarkingfox.com/2023..../12/25/reunion-roadm
What would you do if a war started in the foreign country where you and your family were vacationing? The Spear Family of Teshuva Music now know exactly what they would do. They were in Israel celebrating Sukkot when the Hamas invasion happened on October 7, 2023. In this second part of our conversation, Sam, Angela, Jonathan, Caleb, and Cyndie Spear tell us what happened, how they were able to help meet needs in the community where they were staying, and how they were able to get on a flight home to Tennessee.
Teshuva have been blessing us with their music for many years, We hear three more of their original songs in this podcast. We also hear from Barry Phillips and David Jones about the Power of Blessing.
https://thebarkingfox.com/2023..../12/25/reunion-roadm
Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers.
Proverbs 17:6 ESV
A God-fearing father teaches his children to be the same, and they teach their children. God-fearing grandchildren are like a victory laurel wreath to a man, confirming in the eyes of all others that he has done well. In turn, the inheritance of righteousness that he has passed on to his children will bring them honor in the eyes of both God and man.
Issachar's territory was fertile, but also a constant battleground. The Jezreel Valley, aka Megiddo, was on the border of Issachar and Manasseh, but mostly in Issachar.
Joshua 19:17-23
Asher occupied extensive territory on the Mediterranean, including the city of Tyre. They didn't keep it, unfortunately.
v24-31
Naphtali's territory was at the extreme north of Canaan. Until Dan relocated to the north, they were the northernmost tribe.
v32-39
Dan's territory was initially on the coast between Judah and Ephraim, but they were unable to hold out against the Philistines and many of them moved north of Naphtali, essentially creating a smaller colony north of the Sea of Galilee.
v40-48
Happy prep day! Seeing a lot of hub-bub over the roman new year, even among our group. As one person pointed out, Yah's calendar, times and set apartness is far different and much more holy and righteous. Many will be freezing in times square this weekend to get drunk and watch a lighted ball make its way down a pole to the countdown of a sun year. Yah's years do not go by the sun alone. True, the month is determined by the solarjearth-lunar conjunction, but the year is set by the moon and stars. I have previously written posts on this. The knowledge is rather new to me, but I have tested it using sky maps and it is definitely how the ancients determined the years and months. A good book to read is "the witness of the stars" by e.w. bulinger. He researched the story of redemption, as told by the ancients through the stars, and shows where the greeks tried to corrupt the story. Its very informative and exciting to read. The one problem i have with his book is the conclusion, where he tries numerology and date setting. His date was wrong by almost exactly 50 years. The rest of the book is sound, however. Something to check out from the library today so you can read it when everyone is recovering from their hangovers on the second day of the week.