“Develop the extraordinary skill for detecting the burdens of others and devote yourself daily to making them lighter.” ~John Piper
RBV: Hebrews 3:6
I published this Random Bible Verse comment for the first time on another blog on August 25, 2012. “. . . but Christ as a Son over His own house, whose house we are if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm to the end.” …
RBV: Daniel 9:2
This Random Bible Verse comment was first published on June 23, 2012. “. . . in the first year of his reign I, Daniel, understood by the books the number of the years specified by the word of the LORD through Jeremiah the prophet, that He would accomplish seventy years …
RBV: I Kings 11:42
This Random Bible Verse comment was written April 21, 2012. “And the period that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.” —I Kings 11:42 The reign of King Solomon is a rather bittersweet one. Here he was, the wisest man who had ever lived, ruling over a …
RBV: Genesis 27:16
This first appeared on March 31, 2012. And she put the skins of the kids of the goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck. —Genesis 27:16 This verse appears within the story of Jacob’s tricking of the elderly, blind Isaac into giving him the patriarchal …
RBV: Colossians 1:4
First published on March 24, 2012. . . . since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of your love for all the saints; . . . —Colossians 1:4 This verse appears in the middle of a longish introductory sentence by which the apostle Paul lays the groundwork …
Quotation of the Day – February 5
“A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.” ~Thomas Mann
RBV: Job 30:13
This was the first Random Bible Verse comment that I composed, originally published February 10, 2012. They break up my path, They promote my calamity; They have no helper. —Job 30:13 This verse appears in the midst of a long response from Job, answering the final argument proffered by Job’s three …