Christine

‘Let Him kiss me with the kisses of His mouth; for Your love is better than wine.’ (Song of Solomon 1:2)

Numbers 21-24; 31:7-16 Deut. 23:3-4 Joshua 13:22 Joshua 24:9-10 Nehemiah 13:1-2 Micah 6:4-5 2 Pet.2:15 Jude 1:11 Rev. 2:14 Hello @zorgblar, These references refer to Balaam, and a study of them, within their context, will tell you all you need to know about him. In Christ Jesus Chris

AMEN Praise His Holy Name!

‘And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.’ (Eph 3:19) Hello @Yowm, Looking at my Bible marginal notes, I see that the word, 'knowledge', in Ephesians 3:19, is (Gr. gnosis), meaning knowledge acquired by learning, effort, or experience. So, as you have intimated, this knowledge goes deeper than our knowledge. For it is a knowing that cannot be received by self-effort, by learning, effort or by experience, it has to be Divinely revealed. There also has to be a 'strengthening' with might, by the Spirit, in our inner man, before these things can be comprehended (v.16) Praise God, for His wisdom, love and grace! * For this knowledge is unsearchable, having been 'hid' in God, (Eph.3:9), until it's revelation to Paul, following the laying aside temporarily of Israel in unbelief at the end of the Acts period. So, no amount of reading of the Old Testament Scriptures would provide the confirmation usually sought at the reception of new truth. This knowledge concerning The One New Man of Ephesians, Colossians and Philippians was to be received by faith alone: so this is why the inner man needed to be strengthened by the Holy Spirit, to receive it; - hence Paul's prayer. In Christ Jesus Chris

‘Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep His commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.’ (Ecc 12:13)

Hello Behold, This thread has been following through the book of Ecclesiastes, verse by verse. Thank you

Hello Gideon, If a 'word' is from the Lord it will reflect what is written in the Word of God. It will not go against what is written. It is for every reader to go to the Word of God and check that what is said is indeed from the Lord or not. Can you provide Scriptures that will confirm what you have said, so that we can be assured that what you have received is from the Lord? In Christ Jesus Chris

‘I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is:- one body, and .. one Spirit, even as ye are called in .... one hope of your calling; ...... one Lord, ........ one faith, .......... one baptism, ............ one God and Father of all, Who is above all, .. and through all, .... and in you all. But unto every one of us is given grace .. according to the measure of the gift of Christ. Wherefore He saith, when He ascended up on high, He led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. (Now that He ascended, what is it but that He also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that He might fill all things.) And He gave some, apostles; .. and some, prophets; .... and some, evangelists; ...... and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, .. for the work of the ministry, .... for the edifying of the body of Christ: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, .. unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: - That we henceforth be no more children, - tossed to and fro, - and carried about with every wind of doctrine, - by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, - whereby they lie in wait to deceive; But speaking the truth in love, .. may grow up into Him in all things, .... Which is the head, even Christ: ...... From Whom the whole body ........ fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, .......... according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, ............ maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.’ (Eph.4:1-16) Praise His Holy Name!

‘That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.’ ‘If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: ... ‘ ‘But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.’ (1 John 1:3, 6-7)

‘And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.’ (Eccl. 12:12)

‘The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.’ (Ecc 12:10)

‘Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.’ (Eccl 12:6) Old age doesn't come by itself, does it?

What about Ephesians 4:10? 'He that descended is the same also that ascended up, far above all heavens that He might fill all things.'

‘Give a share to seven, and also to eight; for you know not what evil shall be on the earth.’ (Eccl. 11:2)

‘For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, That H would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might by His Spirit in the inner man; That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.’ (Eph. 3:14-21)

‘By slothfulness the building decays; and through lowering of the hands the house leaks.’ (Eccl. 10:18) Praise God!

‘A fool also makes many words; a man knows not what they shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?’ (Eccl. 10:14)

@Heleadethme, Hi there, I particularly like this reference to a tree in Job 14:7-9 'For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground; Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.’ * As you will see it is set in contrast with the death of a man in the verses that follow in verses 10-15:- ‘ But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he? As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up: So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep. O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me! If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come. Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands. ‘ Praise God! - for - Resurrection life!

References to Olive Tree/s @Heleadethme (Deu 6:11) And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full; Deu_24:20 When thou beatest thine olive tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow. (Deu 28:40) Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oil; for thine olive shall cast his fruit. Jdg_9:8 The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us. Jdg_9:9 But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees? 1Ki_6:23 And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high. 1Ki_6:31 And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive tree: the lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall. 1Ki_6:32 The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees. 1Ki_6:33 So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree, a fourth part of the wall. (1Ch 27:28) And over the olive trees and the sycomore trees that were in the low plains was Baalhanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash: Psa_52:8 But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever. Isa_17:6 Yet gleaning grapes shall be left in it, as the shaking of an olive tree, two or three berries in the top of the uppermost bough, four or five in the outmost fruitful branches thereof, saith the LORD God of Israel. Isa_24:13 When thus it shall be in the midst of the land among the people, there shall be as the shaking of an olive tree, and as the gleaning grapes when the vintage is done. Jer_11:16 The LORD called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken. Hos_14:6 His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon. (Amo 4:9) I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: when your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive trees increased, the palmerworm devoured them: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD. Hag_2:19 Is the seed yet in the barn? yea, as yet the vine, and the fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree, hath not brought forth: from this day will I bless you. (Zec 4:3) And two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof. (Zec 4:11) Then answered I, and said unto him, What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof? Rom_11:17 And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree; Rom_11:24 For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree? (Rev 11:4) These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.

Thank you for this little interchange, @frienduffthaylorde.

Yes, and the number of the songs of degrees in total was 15. Praise God! For His precision.

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Re. Hezekiah and the sundial of Ahaz. 1) What was the number of the 'songs of degrees' that Hezekiah wrote as a result of God's sign to him (re.the sundial) and what was it's significance? (There are 15 songs of degrees in all, but not all of them were written by Hezekiah)

(Act 21:11) And when he was come unto us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles. Agapus!

It was Judas, and the antichrist is also called this.