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Better What the Eye Sees Than the Roving of the Appetite-Eccl. 6.9a

Since the writer of Ecclesiastes has inserted a thought (vs. 8, ch. 6) that is unconnected to either vs.7 or vs.9, I take it then that the object of the appetite has changed. The “eye” and “roving” doesn’t sound like he is referring to food but another appetite that uses the roving eye. “Let each man have his own wife” and keep his sight at … Continue reading Better What the Eye Sees Than the Roving of the Appetite-Eccl. 6.9a

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The Divine Council Is There To Learn, Not to Counsel

Ps. 89.7 tells us God’s place in the Divine Council as opposed to the Job passages which focus on conflict: In the council of the holy ones God is greatly feared; he is more awesome than all who surround him (NIV). In Paul’s epistle (Ephesians) he tells the readers the purpose of the New Covenant’s joining two disparate peoples into one was to showcase God’s … Continue reading The Divine Council Is There To Learn, Not to Counsel

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