Our Father in heaven,
may your name be held holy,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven,
Give us today our daily bread,
And forgive us our debts,
as we have forgiven those who are in debt to us,
And do not put us to the test,
but save us from the evil one. - Matt. 6:9-13 -
Each extended family was part of a larger group that was called a 'clan'. Often the male members of these clans numbered into the hundreds. - Ezra 8:1-14 - The members of the clan considered themselves to be relatives of the other members of the clan because the members traced their lineage back to a common ancestor. each male member within the clan had one person designated as his go'el or kinsman-redeemer. There were four specific tasks that the redeemer was to perform as his help was needed:
1. If his kinsman sold his property to pay his debts the kinsman redeemed or bought back the property. - Lev. 25:25; Ruth. 4:1-6; Jer. 32:6-15 -
2. The person who was captured and enslaved or who sold himself into slavery had every right to expect his kinsman to redeem him and set him free. - Lev. 25:47-49 -
3. If a person died childless the redeemer married the dead man's widow and raised up a son to carry on the family line and to honor the deceased person in a custom known as 'Levirate Marriage'. - Deut. 25:5-10 -
4. If a person was murdered his redeemer tracked down the killer and even the score. In these passages that describe this custom go'el is translated as 'avenger of blood.' - Deut. 19:12 -
The term kinsman-redeemer is used of God to express His intimate relationship with His people. - Is. 41:14, 43:14, 44:24 - He is their 'next of kin' who ransoms them from bondage. - Is. 43:1-3 - he pays the price to set them free. Apostle Paul reminded the believers that God had bought them at a price, therefore, they were to glorify God.
Keep away from fornication. All the other sins are committed outside the body; but to fornicate is to sin against your own body. Your body , you know, is the Temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you since you received him from God. You are not your own property; you have been bought and paid for. That is why you should use your body for the glory of God. - 1Cor. 6:18-20 -
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Sunday, May 24, 2009
I have through years of reading, pondering, reflecting and contemplating, the 3 things that last; FAITH . HOPE . LOVE and I would like to made available my sharing from the many thinkers, authors, scholars and theologians whose ideas and thoughts I have borrowed. God be with them always. Amen!
I STILL HAVE MANY THINGS TO SAY TO YOU BUT THEY WOULD BE TOO MUCH FOR YOU NOW. BUT WHEN THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH COMES, HE WILL LEAD YOU TO THE COMPLETE TRUTH, SINCE HE WILL NOT BE SPEAKING AS FROM HIMSELF, BUT WILL SAY ONLY WHAT HE HAS LEARNT; AND HE WILL TELL YOU OF THE THINGS TO COME.
HE WILL GLORIFY ME, SINCE ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. EVERYTHING THE FATHER HAS IS MINE; THAT IS WHY I SAID: ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. - JOHN 16:12-15 -
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