This verse in Psalms is an attempt to co-opt that older pagan tradition, to assimilate it into the monotheistic worldview of the Hebrew Bible, without totally wiping the slate clean. Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. Or if he asks for a fish, he will not give him a snake, will he? But in Psalm 89, a better translation of yamin might be the specific toponym “Mount Yamin”, a reference to another Canaanite cultic site. “Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you. Jesus sat down to teach His disciples what it truly meant to be blessed (The Beatitudes), how to pray (The Lord’s Prayer), and live their daily lives in harmony with the Creator of their hearts. “Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Do not even pagans do that? Also mentions biblical connections. “Enter through the narrow gate. Jesus was just beginning his early ministry after being baptized by John and was traveling through Galilee. In this post I want to take a close look at one verse in Psalm 89. “Those who especially wanted to attach themselves to him, Jesus takes aside to instruct,” writes the Expositor’s Bible Commentary. “So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be honored by men. leave your offering there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and present your offering. Hermon, Chermon, a mount of Palestine Hebrew: חֶרְמוֹן, ḥermôn (H2768) 13 King James Bible Verses. But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. Every word proves its Author to be Divine.”. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. Below are the English definition details. And He said to them, “When you pray, say:‘Father, hallowed be Your name.Your kingdom come. Mount Tabor is famously mentioned in Judges chapter 4 as the site where Barak gathered his troops before storming down into the valley to defeat Sisera at the Brook of Kishon. Tap on the underlined Bible text in the verses on this page (as shown below). “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. God has always been after our hearts. For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. “He points his followers beyond the basics of human existence that can consume the natural mind, especially when food and drink and clothing become scarce,” wrote David Mathis for Desiring God. “Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. Christ Jesus didn’t come to replace Jewish law, but to fulfill it. But the most incredible thing we glean from this passage is a better picture of Jesus, His authority, and a deeper appreciation for the supernatural divinity residing in each Christ follower. Mount Hermon was apparently the dwelling place of a Canaanite god named Baal-Hermon, a name preserved in two biblical verses: Judges 3:3 and 1 Chronicles 5:23. ‘Your kingdom come.Your will be done,On earth as it is in heaven. And to this day, when we hear or read this sermon, we can feel the authority by which Christ spoke, not just to those who sat in immediate proximity to Him at the time, but for generations to come. But if God so clothes the grass in the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you? 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?