Signs for Moses. 4 Moses answered, 'What if they do not believe me or listen to me and say, ‘The Lord did not appear to you'?' 2 Then the Lord said to him, 'What is that in your hand?' 'A staff,' he replied. 3 The Lord said, 'Throw it on the ground.' Moses threw it on the ground and it became a snake, and he ran from it. 4 Then the Lord said to him, 'Reach out your hand. 2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth—. For your love is more delightful than wine. 3 Pleasing is the fragrance of your perfumes. Your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the young women love you! 4 Take me away with you—let us hurry! Let the king bring me into his chambers. The Majority Text. King James Version (KJV) The Minority Text. New International Version (NIV) Comments-1 John 4:3, ' And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist,' 1 John 4:3, ' but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God.This is the spirit of the antichrist,'. We provide a complete text of the New International Version from 1984. Sadly, NIV 1984 Edition is becoming more and more difficult to purchase. We believe the NIV 1984 Edition is more faithful to the original text than any of the NIV's later editions. The entire NIV 1984 Edition, in.
Question: 'What does the Bible mean when it refers to the four winds?'Answer: Wind is frequently used in the Bible as a metaphor for some spiritual truth (e.g., Psalm 78:39 and Jeremiah 22:22). This holds true when the Bible refers to the 'four winds.' The phrase 'four winds' is used principally to describe the whole of the earth or heaven. The 'four winds' encompass all directions or the 'four corners of the earth': north, south, east, and west (Jeremiah 49:36; Matthew 24:31).
Different translations give different renderings. For example, in Zechariah 6:5, the ESV gives 'the four winds of heaven,' but the NIV translates it as 'the four spirits of heaven.' The discrepancy is understandable, since the Hebrew word for 'wind' can also mean 'spirit.' Hebrews 1:7 says God makes 'his angels winds' (ESV), or 'spirits' (NIV).
It should be noted, when the phrase 'four winds' is mentioned in the Bible, it's usually in reference to some remarkable, unusual, or devastating event. These events are being reported by some of the Lord's prophets, most often in the form of a vision (Ezekiel 37:9; Daniel 7:2; Zechariah 2:6).
The 'four winds' in Revelation 7:1 are one example of the phrase being used in the context of judgment: 'I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth to prevent any wind from blowing on the land or on the sea or on any tree.' This use of the 'four winds' is different than other references because the winds are being held back rather than being sent forth. The holding back of the four winds represents the whole theme of Revelation 7, which is a worshipful respite from the outpouring of God's judgments. The four winds that had previously represented destruction and affliction on the earth now serve as the most moving and hope-filled promise from God for the protection of His people: 'Do not harm the land or the sea or the trees until we put a seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God' (verse 3), 'and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes' (verse 17).
Purpose and Theme
1The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel:
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2for gaining wisdom and instruction;
for understanding words of insight;
3for receiving instruction in prudent behavior,
doing what is right and just and fair;
4for giving prudence to those who are simple,a
knowledge and discretion to the young—
5let the wise listen and add to their learning,
and let the discerning get guidance—
6for understanding proverbs and parables,
the sayings and riddles of the wise.b
7The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,
but foolsc despise wisdom and instruction.
Prologue: Exhortations to Embrace Wisdom
Warning Against the Invitation of Sinful Men
8Listen, my son, to your father's instruction
and do not forsake your mother's teaching.
9They are a garland to grace your head
and a chain to adorn your neck.
Router scan mac os. 10My son, if sinful men entice you,
do not give in to them.
11If they say, 'Come along with us;
let's lie in wait for innocent blood,
let's ambush some harmless soul;
12let's swallow them alive, like the grave,
and whole, like those who go down to the pit;
13we will get all sorts of valuable things
and fill our houses with plunder;
14cast lots with us;
we will all share the loot'—
15my son, do not go along with them,
do not set foot on their paths;
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16for their feet rush into evil,
they are swift to shed blood.
17How useless to spread a net
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where every bird can see it!
18These men lie in wait for their own blood;
they ambush only themselves!
19Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain;
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Wisdom's Rebuke
20Out in the open wisdom calls aloud,
do not set foot on their paths;
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16for their feet rush into evil,
they are swift to shed blood.
17How useless to spread a net
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where every bird can see it!
18These men lie in wait for their own blood;
they ambush only themselves!
19Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain;
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Wisdom's Rebuke
20Out in the open wisdom calls aloud,
she raises her voice in the public square;
21on top of the walld she cries out,
at the city gate she makes her speech:
22'How long will you who are simple love your simple ways?
How long will mockers delight in mockery
and fools hate knowledge?
23Repent at my rebuke!
Then I will pour out my thoughts to you,
I will make known to you my teachings.
24But since you refuse to listen when I call
and no one pays attention when I stretch out my hand,
25since you disregard all my advice
and do not accept my rebuke,
26I in turn will laugh when disaster strikes you;
I will mock when calamity overtakes you—
27when calamity overtakes you like a storm,
when disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind,
when distress and trouble overwhelm you.
28'Then they will call to me but I will not answer;
they will look for me but will not find me,
29since they hated knowledge
and did not choose to fear the Lord.
30Since they would not accept my advice
and spurned my rebuke,
31they will eat the fruit of their ways
and be filled with the fruit of their schemes.
32For the waywardness of the simple will kill them,
and the complacency of fools will destroy them;
33but whoever listens to me will live in safety
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Footnotes:a4The Hebrew word rendered simple in Proverbs denotes a person who is gullible, without moral direction and inclined to evil.
b6Or understanding a proverb, namely, a parable,
and the sayings of the wise, their riddles
c7The Hebrew words rendered fool in Proverbs, and often elsewhere in the Old Testament, denote a person who is morally deficient.
d21Septuagint; Hebrew / at noisy street corners
