Issue 19> 25 March 2002 | |
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Hard Sayings of the Bible ( IVP Press)
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1 Corinthians 7:17-20:
Remain in Slavery? The difficulty with which 1 Corinthians 7:17 and 20 present us arises primarily from the surrounding verses in the paragraph (1 Cor 7:17-24). In 1 Corinthians 7:21 the situation chosen as an illustration is that of slavery. In 1 Corinthians 7:17 the various situations in which persons found themselves when they were called to faith in Christ are understood as assigned or apportioned by the Lord, and they are told to remain in those situations. That instruction is given further weight in the sentence "This is the rule I lay down in all the churches" (1 Cor 7:17).... Click here to read Full Article |
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excerpts from BibleHistory.com | |
Euphrates, The "Great River" The Euphrates river is about 1780 miles long and is the largest river in Southwestern Asia, and was always considered by the Hebrews as the ideal northeastern boundary of Israel. IKing 4:21 "So Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. They brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life." (NKJ) The Euphrates river overflows its banks, like the Nile, every year and rises as high as 12 feet during the months of March, April, and May because of the melting of the snows. People in ancient times often referred to cities dwelling on one side or the other side of the great river Euphrates. The Greeks used to say, "to cross the Euphrates was to cross the Rubicon." It was the western boundary of Mesopotamia, dividing it from the "Land of Hatti," which included all land between the Euphrates and the Mediterranean; Babylon bordered this river, as Nineveh did upon the Tigris River. It flowed by other ancient cities, such as Carchemish (2 Chr. 35:20) and Sippar, Agade, Borsippa, and Ur. According to Xenophon, The Euphrates caused the desert to "become a garden of fertility." There are future events mentioned in the Book of Revelation concerning the Euphrates river: Rev 9:14-16 14 saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, "Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates." 15 So the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, were released to kill a third of mankind. 16 Now the number of the army of the horsemen was two hundred million; I heard the number of them. (NKJ) Rev 16:12 "Then the sixth angel poured
out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up,
so that the way of the kings from the east might be prepared."
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All references taken from RBC, Pat Robertson, Ron Rhodes, Kenneth/Gloria Copeland, Charles Slagle, Smith Wigglesworth, Selwyn Hughes, Charles Spurgeon, Manners and Customs of Bible Times, The Complete Bible Handbook, The Spirit Filled Bible(NKJV), The NIV Bible, God's Promises for your every Need, Idiot's Guide to Bible Mysteries, Hard Sayings of The Bible, Articles courtesy of Mr Andrew L W Lee. |