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7 So go ahead, eat, drink, and be merry, for it makes no difference to God! 8 Wear fine clothes—with a dash of cologne! 9 Live happily with the woman you love through the fleeting days of life, for the wife God gives you is your best reward down here for all your earthly toil.
Jeremiah 30:19 . And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.
May 10, 2023 · According to Proverbs 17:22, a joyful, positive mindset is key to experiencing healthy relationships and a fulfilling life: “A merry heart does good, like medicine, But a broken spirit dries the bones” (NKJV). In the original Hebrew, the word for “merry” means “joyful, happy, full of cheer.”.
Merry in the Bible (38 instances) 38 occurrences in 11 translations. 'Merry' in the Bible. Gen 43:34. Tools. And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin's mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him. KJV, DARBY, ASV, AM, WEB. Verse Concepts. Judg 9:27. Tools.
- Introduction
- The Structure of The Text
- The Context of The Text
- Our Approach
- Levi’s Resignation
- Levi’s Reception: Look Who’s Coming to Dinner!
- Why Don’T Jesus’ Disciples fast?
- Conclusion
This week, I came across a book entitled The Seven Deadly Virtues.105The author of the book, Gerald Mann, is a Baptist preacher. Early in his book Mann tells of an experience in a small country Baptist church which kept him from church for a number of years. Mann writes: The first time I met a Baptist preacher, he asked me about three questions, pl...
Our text in Luke has two parallels, one in Matthew 9:9-17 and the other in Mark 2:13-22.107Luke’s text breaks into these divisions: (1) Verses 27-28 — Levi’s resignation (2) Verses 29-32 — Levi’s reception: Look who’s coming to dinner! (3) Verses 33-39 — Feasting or fasting: Why don’t Jesus’ disciples fast?
The public ministry of our Lord has commenced in chapter 4. That ministry “started out with a bang,” with Jesus’ message and miraculous power welcomed, but that did not last long. The first instance of Jesus’ public teaching recorded by Luke (albeit a year into His public ministry) is at the Synagogue in Nazareth, where Jesus had grown up. Reading ...
Our approach in this lesson will be to carefully consider the actions and associations of our Lord. We will also attempt to understand the questions raised by the Pharisees, in response to our Lord’s actions and associations. Then we will carefully consider our Lord’s response to these questions. Finally, we shall seek to learn if there are any 20t...
Levi, known here and in Mark (2:14) by this name, but elsewhere referred to as Matthew (cf. Matt. 9:9; 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:15), was a tax-collector. We know from the New Testament108that anyone who was a tax-collector was a very unpopular person, synonymous with “sinner” and on a social par with gluttons, drunkards, and harlots. This was the bo...
Luke alone informs us that the dinner which Jesus attended was a celebration banquet put on by Levi. Having left all, one would think that Levi would have held a wake, rather than a reception. From all appearances, it was a lavish affair, held in what would probably have been a very large and lovely home. No doubt Levi was a well-to-do man, even wi...
Both of the questions of the Pharisees involved eating and drinking. The first question, asked and answered above, concerned those with whom Jesus ate and drank. The second question presses even further, as to why Jesus’ disciples are eating and drinking at all, since both the disciples of John and those of the Pharisees were practicing fasting. Wh...
I have sought to make application to the principles of this passage as we have gone through the text itself. But let me not conclude without saying something very pointed to any who may not yet have come to faith in Jesus Christ, who have not found His presence a comfort and a joy. First, do not allow “dill-pickle” Christians to convince you that y...
39 Bible Verses about Being Merry. Ecclesiastes 2:1-26 ESV / 4 helpful votes. Helpful. Not Helpful. I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy yourself.” But behold, this also was vanity. I said of laughter, “It is mad,” and of pleasure, “What use is it?”
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Dec 9, 2019 · It’s a cheerful disposition; laughing happily. (dictionary.com) Merry is the uninhibited joy released by God’s grace, and freedom flowing out of His forgiveness. It’s the boisterous...
