The document discusses serving God rather than money or other masters. It provides passages from the Bible discussing not storing up treasures on earth but in heaven, and that one cannot serve both God and money. Jesus teaches not to worry and to seek first God's kingdom. The document emphasizes living by faith in God and fixing one's eyes on Jesus as the author and perfecter of faith who endured the cross.
Why is money important? When, do you believe, we go from “having money” to “loving money,” from stewardship to avarice? What was Paul's teaching on riches? (I Timothy 6:9-10) Why is Christian compassion, genuine concern and tangible care required by God? (Micah 6:8) Why did Jesus require a rich young ruler to "sell what you have and give to the poor"? (Matthew 19:16-21) Why did he, and many of us, find compliance to this command unacceptable? (Matthew 19:22-30) How does love and holiness work together, and why is it impossible to have one without the other? (James 1:27)
Why is money important? When, do you believe, we go from “having money” to “loving money,” from stewardship to avarice? What was Paul's teaching on riches? (I Timothy 6:9-10) Why is Christian compassion, genuine concern and tangible care required by God? (Micah 6:8) Why did Jesus require a rich young ruler to "sell what you have and give to the poor"? (Matthew 19:16-21) Why did he, and many of us, find compliance to this command unacceptable? (Matthew 19:22-30) How does love and holiness work together, and why is it impossible to have one without the other? (James 1:27)
What has been God's desire from the moment He created us? Did you know that desire has not changed? The coming of Christ to this earth has been a matter of much study yet many fail to grasp the reason for Christ's coming. Christ did not come that we could merely be forgiven; Christ came so we could be restored. God created us for His glory and through the plan of redemption He intends to carry out the original plan.
Colossians 3:1-10. SPIRITUAL REVIVAL IS NEEDED IN THE LIVES OF MANY CHRISTIANS
NOT THAT WE ARE BAD PEOPLE, WE HAVE JUST BECOME LUKEWARM
I. RECOGNIZE AND ACCEPT THE LORDSHIP OF JESUS
II. STUDY HIS WORD CONSTANTLY
III. PRAY FOR HIS GUIDANCE AND STRENGTH
IV. WORSHIP HIM IN SPIRIT AND TRUTH
V. SERVE HIM BY SERVING OTHERS
Some things get better with prayer. Such is what happens when you are study the revelation of God's glory. Yes God does want to glorify a people and bring them to heavenly places. A foretaste of heaven is on offer and through faith in Jesus we may access it.
God desires to sanctify us with His glory and the cross paid the price and through the resurrection of Jesus and His ascension into glory we are assured that it will be done in God's people.
El Servicio a Dios encierra mucho mas que una simple Actividad, incluye el Poder de Movilizar y Activiar todas los recursos que tenemos para atravesar cualquier Situacion o Circunstancia
What has been God's desire from the moment He created us? Did you know that desire has not changed? The coming of Christ to this earth has been a matter of much study yet many fail to grasp the reason for Christ's coming. Christ did not come that we could merely be forgiven; Christ came so we could be restored. God created us for His glory and through the plan of redemption He intends to carry out the original plan.
Colossians 3:1-10. SPIRITUAL REVIVAL IS NEEDED IN THE LIVES OF MANY CHRISTIANS
NOT THAT WE ARE BAD PEOPLE, WE HAVE JUST BECOME LUKEWARM
I. RECOGNIZE AND ACCEPT THE LORDSHIP OF JESUS
II. STUDY HIS WORD CONSTANTLY
III. PRAY FOR HIS GUIDANCE AND STRENGTH
IV. WORSHIP HIM IN SPIRIT AND TRUTH
V. SERVE HIM BY SERVING OTHERS
Some things get better with prayer. Such is what happens when you are study the revelation of God's glory. Yes God does want to glorify a people and bring them to heavenly places. A foretaste of heaven is on offer and through faith in Jesus we may access it.
God desires to sanctify us with His glory and the cross paid the price and through the resurrection of Jesus and His ascension into glory we are assured that it will be done in God's people.
El Servicio a Dios encierra mucho mas que una simple Actividad, incluye el Poder de Movilizar y Activiar todas los recursos que tenemos para atravesar cualquier Situacion o Circunstancia
Algunos temas de estudios bíblicos. Te invitamos a ver nuestros videos en Youtube, bajo el tema principal "LA BIBLIA HOY" Con algunos cursos a nivel de Instituto y/o Seminarios bíblicos que te serán de gran ayuda.
El propósito de esta lección es recalcar un aspecto particular del amor de Dios: el gozo. El amor de Dios trae gozo al corazón del ser humano, particularmente al corazón de aquellas personas que le buscan con amor. Dios nos ofrece entrar en una relación de amor y amistad, en el nombre de nuestro Señor Jesucristo.
BIBLICAL SYNTHESIS After reading the assigned Bible passages, syChantellPantoja184
BIBLICAL SYNTHESIS
After reading the assigned Bible passages, synthesize these passages into a response to the following question: “What is the responsibility of Christians with regards to economic development, leadership within the community, and the mandates of the Gospel?”
MUST BE 600 WORDS
Biblical integration must be included in a thoughtful manner as articulated in the required
reading and presentations.
2. Citations from the required reading and presentation must be included in answering the
assigned questions.James 1:26-27New International Version
26 Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless. 27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
Proverbs 29:7New International Version
7 The righteous care about justice for the poor,
but the wicked have no such concern.
Malachi 3:6-12New International VersionBreaking Covenant by Withholding Tithes
6 “I the Lord do not change. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed. 7 Ever since the time of your ancestors you have turned away from my decrees and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord Almighty.
“But you ask, ‘How are we to return?’
8 “Will a mere mortal rob God? Yet you rob me.
“But you ask, ‘How are we robbing you?’
“In tithes and offerings. 9 You are under a curse—your whole nation—because you are robbing me. 10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it. 11 I will prevent pests from devouring your crops, and the vines in your fields will not drop their fruit before it is ripe,” says the Lord Almighty. 12 “Then all the nations will call you blessed, for yours will be a delightful land,” says the Lord Almighty.
Matthew 6New International VersionGiving to the Needy
6 “Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
2 “So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.Prayer
5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Fa ...
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In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
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The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
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2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
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Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
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https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
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8. God’s Purposed Blessing for IsraelDeuteronomy 28:1-14 7 “The LORD shall cause your enemies who rise up against you to be defeated before you; they will come out against you one way and will flee before you seven ways. 8 “The LORD will command the blessing upon you in your barns and in all that you put your hand to, and He will bless you in the land which the LORD your God gives you. 9 “The LORD will establish you as a holy people to Himself, as He swore to you, if you keep the commandments of the LORD your God and walk in His ways. 10 “So all the peoples of the earth will see that you are called by the name of the LORD, and they will be afraid of you. 11 “The LORD will make you abound in prosperity, in the offspring of your body and in the offspring of your beast and in the produce of your ground, in the land which the LORD swore to your fathers to give you. 12 “The LORD will open for you His good storehouse, the heavens, to give rain to your land in its season and to bless all the work of your hand; and you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow.13 “The LORD will make you the head and not the tail, and you only will be above, and you will not be underneath, if you listen to the commandments of the LORD your God, which I charge you today, to observe them carefully, 14 and do not turn aside from any of the words which I command you today, to the right or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.
9. God’s Purposed Blessing for IsraelDeuteronomy 28:1-14 7 “The LORD shall cause your enemies who rise up against you to be defeated before you; they will come out against you one way and will flee before you seven ways. 8 “The LORD will command the blessing upon you in your barns and in all that you put your hand to, and He will bless you in the land which the LORD your God gives you. 9 “The LORD will establish you as a holy people to Himself, as He swore to you, if you keep the commandments of the LORD your God and walk in His ways. 10 “So all the peoples of the earth will see that you are called by the name of the LORD, and they will be afraid of you. 11 “The LORD will make you abound in prosperity, in the offspring of your body and in the offspring of your beast and in the produce of your ground, in the land which the LORD swore to your fathers to give you. 12 “The LORD will open for you His good storehouse, the heavens, to give rain to your land in its season and to bless all the work of your hand; and you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow. 13 “The LORD will make you the head and not the tail, and you only will be above, and you will not be underneath, if you listen to the commandments of the LORD your God, which I charge you today, to observe them carefully, 14 and do not turn aside from any of the words which I command you today, to the right or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.
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11. Proverbs 22 1 A good name is to be more desired than great wealth, Favor is better than silver and gold. 2 The rich and the poor have a common bond, The LORD is the maker of them all. 3 The prudent sees the evil and hides himself, But the naive go on, and are punished for it. 4 The reward of humility and the fear of the LORD Are riches, honor and life. 5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; He who guards himself will be far from them. 6 Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he is old he will not depart from it. 7 The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave. 8 He who sows iniquity will reap vanity, And the rod of his fury will perish. 9 He who is generous will be blessed, For he gives some of his food to the poor.
12. Proverbs 22 1 A good name is to be more desired than great wealth, Favor is better than silver and gold. 2 The rich and the poor have a common bond, The LORD is the maker of them all. 3 The prudent sees the evil and hides himself, But the naive go on, and are punished for it. 4 The reward of humility and the fear of the LORD Are riches, honor and life. 5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; He who guards himself will be far from them. 6 Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he is old he will not depart from it. 7 The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower becomes the lender’s (slave). 8 He who sows iniquity will reap vanity, And the rod of his fury will perish. 9 He who is generous will be blessed, For he gives some of his food to the poor.
15. Matthew 6:24 “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.
16. Matthew 6:24 If you serve (δουλεύειν) one, you CANNOT serve another. Serve also means (from 6:24): Love (αγαπήσει) Hold to (ανθέξεται) Not Serving also means (from 6:24): Hate (μισήσει) Despise (καταφρονήσει) When you serve money, money is giving direction and telling you what to do.
17. The Gospel of Matthew(as it surrounds our text) Matthew 6 vv 1-4 Giving: Alms in Secret vv 5-15 Prayer vv 16-18 Fasting vv 19-34 Treasure & Anxiety Matthew 7 vv 1-5 Do Not Judge v 6 “Stewardship” vv 7-12 Ask, Seek, and Knock
18. Matthew 6 19. “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20. “But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal; 21. for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. 22. “The eye is the lamp of the body; so then if your eye is clear, your whole body will be full of light. 23. “But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! 28.“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money. 25. For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?26 “Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? 27 “And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life? 28 “And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin, 29 yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. 30. “But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith! 31 “Do not worry then, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear for clothing?’ 32 “For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33 “But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. 34 “So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
19. Matthew 6 19. “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20. “But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal; 21. for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. 22. “The eye is the lamp of the body; so then if your eye is clear, your whole body will be full of light. 23. “But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! 24. “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth (money, mammon, riches, gold). 25.“For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26“Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? 27 “And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life? 28 “And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin, 29 yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. 30 “But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith! 31 “Do not worry then, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear for clothing?’ 32 “For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33 “But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. 34 “So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
20. Matthew 6 19. “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20. “But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal; 21. for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. 22. “The eye is the lamp of the body; so then if your eye is clear, your whole body will be full of light. 23. “But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! 24. “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth (money, mammon, riches, gold). 25.“For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26“Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? 27 “And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life? 28 “And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin, 29 yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. 30 “But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith! 31 “Do not worry then, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear for clothing?’ 32 “For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33 “But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. 34 “So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
21. Matthew 6 19. “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20. “But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal; 21. for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. 22. “The eye is the lamp of the body; so then if your eye is clear, your whole body will be full of light. 23. “But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! 24. “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth (money, mammon, riches, gold). 25.“For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26 “Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? 27 “And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life? 28 “And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin, 29 yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. 30 “But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith! 31 “Do not worry then, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear for clothing?’ 32 “For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33 “But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. 34 “So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
22. Hebrews 12:1 Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, . . .
23. Hebrews 12:1-3 . . . fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider Him who has endured such hostility by sinners against Himself, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
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25. Faith is ESSENTIAL … But the righteous will live by his faith. Habakkuk 2:4 The just shall live by faith. Romans 1:17 For we walk by faith… 2 Corinthians 5:7 THE RIGHTEOUS MAN SHALL LIVE BY FAITH. Galatians 3:11 And without faith it is impossible to please Him, … Hebrews 11:6
33. Joshua 24 14 “Now, therefore, fear the LORD and serve Him in sincerity and truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD. 15 “If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the LORD, …”
34. Joshua 24 14 “Now, therefore, fear the LORD and serve Him in sincerity and truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD. 15 “If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the LORD, …” Hebrew: רַ֨ע “disagreeable”- also “adversity, evil, vexing, bad, troubling, harmful, heavy, distressful, wrong or displeasing.”
35. Joshua 24 14 “Now, therefore, fear the LORD and serve Him in sincerity and truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD. 15 “If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”
39. daveramsey.com Notes for Baby Steps Attitude, Contentment, and Discipline No more Credit Card or any other kind of indebtedness. Learn the forgotten word: NO. Live on a Budget (Zero Balance Budget) Act your Wage
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41. Just because you have money it does not mean you have money to spend. If you do not have the money you do not buy it. NO.
43. It will take 3 to 4 months to develop a fluid working budget.
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45. daveramsey.com $1,000 in the Bank: Emergency Fund ($500 if income is under $20,00 per year) Emergency Fund is NOT an Investment. Do not touch this fund for purchases. First Priority.
46. daveramsey.com $1,000 in the Bank: Emergency Fund ($500 if income is under $20,00 per year) An emergency fund is for those unexpected events in life that you can’t plan for: the loss of a job, an unexpected pregnancy, a faulty car transmission, and the list goes on and on. It’s not a matter of if these events will happen; it’s simply a matter of when they will happen.
50. daveramsey.com Debt Snowball Item Total Payoff Min Pmt New Pmt Lowes $150 $15 Garage Sale Home Dep $250 $10 $25 VISA $500 $75 $100 Car $1,500 $210 $310 Truck $4,000 $150 $460
51. daveramsey.com First 3 Baby Steps Completed Emergency Fund (3 to 6 months of living expenses in the Bank) Once you complete the first two baby steps, you will have built serious momentum. But don’t start throwing all your “extra” money into investments quite yet. It’s time to build your full emergency fund. Ask yourself, “What would it take for me to live for three to six months if I lost my income?” Your answer to that question is how much you should save.Use this money for emergencies only: incidents that would have a major impact on you and your family. Keep these savings in a money market account. Remember, this stash of money is not an investment; it is insurance you’re paying to yourself, a buffer between you and life.
53. A Biblical Example of how finances affected multigenerational enslavement.
54. A Biblical Example of how finances affected multigenerational enslavement. (2 Kings 4:1-7)
55. Elisha and the Widow2 Kings 4:1-7 1 Now a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD; and the creditor has come to take my two children to be his slaves.” 2 Elisha said to her, “What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” And she said, “Your maidservant has nothing in the house except a jar of oil.” 3 Then he said, “Go, borrow vessels at large for yourself from all your neighbors, even empty vessels; do not get a few. 4 “And you shall go in and shut the door behind you and your sons, and pour out into all these vessels, and you shall set aside what is full.” 5 So she went from him and shut the door behind her and her sons; they were bringing the vessels to her and she poured. 6 When the vessels were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another vessel.” And he said to her, “There is not one vessel more.” And the oil stopped. 7 Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debt, and you and your sons can live on the rest.”
56. Elisha and the Widow2 Kings 4:1-7 1 Now a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD; and the creditor has come to take my two children to be his slaves.” 2 Elisha said to her, “What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” And she said, “Your maidservant has nothing in the house except a jar of oil.” 3 Then he said, “Go, borrow vessels at large for yourself from all your neighbors, even empty vessels; do not get a few. 4 “And you shall go in and shut the door behind you and your sons, and pour out into all these vessels, and you shall set aside what is full.” 5 So she went from him and shut the door behind her and her sons; they were bringing the vessels to her and she poured. 6 When the vessels were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another vessel.” And he said to her, “There is not one vessel more.” And the oil stopped. 7 Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debt, and you and your sons can live on the rest.”
57. Elisha and the Widow2 Kings 4:1-7 1 Now a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD; and the creditor has come to take my two children to be his slaves.” 2 Elisha said to her, “What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” And she said, “Your maidservant has nothing in the house except a jar of oil.” 3 Then he said, “Go, borrow vessels at large for yourself from all your neighbors, even empty vessels; do not get a few. 4 “And you shall go in and shut the door behind you and your sons, and pour out into all these vessels, and you shall set aside what is full.” 5 So she went from him and shut the door behind her and her sons; they were bringing the vessels to her and she poured. 6 When the vessels were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another vessel.” And he said to her, “There is not one vessel more.” And the oil stopped. 7 Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debt, and you and your sons can live on the rest.”
58. 2 Kings 4:1-7Intergenerational Financial Principles Life before the Crisis Father’s Financial Neglect Wife’s (now Widow’s) Concern Potential Enslavement of Children Elisha’s Engagement Elisha’s Direction Wife’s (now Widow’s) Obedience God’s Provision Wife’s (now Widow’s) Obedience Children’s Freedom and Peaceful Living
59. 2 Kings 4:1-7Intergenerational Financial Principles Father’s Financial Neglect Wife’s (now Widow’s) Concern Potential Enslavement of Children Elisha’s Engagement Elisha’s Direction Wife’s (now Widow’s) Obedience God’s Provision Wife’s (now Widow’s) Obedience Children’s Freedom and Peaceful Living
60. 2 Kings 4:1-7Intergenerational Financial Principles Father’s Financial Neglect Wife’s (now Widow’s) Concern Potential Enslavement of Children Elisha’s Engagement Elisha’s Direction Wife’s (now Widow’s) Obedience God’s Provision Wife’s (now Widow’s) Obedience Children’s Freedom and Peaceful Living
61. As for me and my house, we will SERVE the Lord.
Isn’t it amazing that verse 6 with the well known training mandate flows immediately to verse 7 with the contradictions of ruling and slavery in financial terms. Matthew Henry’s Commentary: “This shows how important it is for every man to keep out of debt.”
Isn’t it amazing that verse 6 with the well known training mandate flows immediately to verse 7 with the contradictions of ruling and slavery in financial terms. Primary Root of “slave” is to “work, serve, or to keep in bondage.” Matthew Henry’s Commentary: “This shows how important it is for every man to keep out of debt.”
“disagreeable”- also “vexing, bad, troubling, harmful, heavy, distressful, evil, wrong or displeasing.”
“disagreeable”- also “adversity, evil, vexing, bad, troubling, harmful, heavy, distressful, wrong or displeasing.”
“disagreeable”- also “adversity, evil, vexing, bad, troubling, harmful, heavy, distressful, wrong or displeasing.”
“disagreeable”- also “vexing, bad, troubling, harmful, heavy, distressful, evil, wrong or displeasing.”