#biblical speech

[pastorhogg]

When Zeal Misses the Mark

Thru the Bible in a Year If you’ve ever been on the receiving end of a well-intended but poorly delivered speech, then you’ll relate to Job 34–37. These chapters are filled with the impassioned words of Elihu, a young man determined to speak for God. He had sat in silence while Job’s three older friends debated and accused. But once Elihu begins to speak, he unleashes a torrent of words—some…

When Zeal Misses the Mark

[secretspeech]

‘No one after lighting a lamp hides it under a jar, or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a lampstand, so that those who enter may see the light. For nothing is hidden that will not be disclosed, nor is anything secret that will not become known and come to light.

Luke 8:16-17

[secretspeech]

Like a tempest that no one can see,    so most of his works are concealed.

Ecclesiasticus 16:21

[secretspeech]

For thinking that in their secret sins they were unobserved behind a dark curtain of forgetfulness, they were scattered, terribly alarmed, and appalled by spectres.

Wisdom of Solomon 17:3