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The eagle represents those who forget God. Perhaps Adam saw the lone eagle on high, looking down on all and thought to himself, "That bird thinks he is a god". When we forget God, we sometimes think we can make our own rules. | The eagle represents those who forget God. Perhaps Adam saw the lone eagle on high, looking down on all and thought to himself, "That bird thinks he is a god". When we forget God, we sometimes think we can make our own rules. | ||
King Nebuchadnezzar forgot God and thought he built his kingdom all by himself. His hair became like eagle's feathers and his nails like eagle's claws. <ref>{{bgw| Da 4:33 }} The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles’ [feathers], and his nails like birds’ [claws].</ref> | King Nebuchadnezzar forgot God and thought he had built his kingdom all by himself. His hair became like eagle's feathers and his nails like eagle's claws. | ||
<ref>{{bgw| Da 4:33 }} The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles’ [feathers], and his nails like birds’ [claws].</ref> | |||
We don't want to forget that God gives us everything. He gives us each breath of life for our bodies, and he gives the Spirit for our second life. | We sometimes wake up, get dressed, go to school, play, eat dinner and go to bed without ever thinking of God. We don't want to forget that God gives us everything. He gives us each breath of life for our bodies, and he gives the Spirit for our second life. | ||
It is a good thing to give him thanks in the morning and all day long. | |||
<ref>{{bgw| 1Th 5:18 }} In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.</ref> You can even give him thanks in bad times that he is there with you. <ref>{{bgw| Ps 23:4 }} Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou [art] with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.</ref> | |||
* eagle ''nesher'' נשר - forget נש the revelation ר. | * eagle ''nesher'' נשר - forget נש the revelation ר. | ||
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'''Ossifrage''' | '''Ossifrage''' | ||
The ossifrage eats almost only bones. It would have been quite a sight for Adam to see one tear his food apart and break the bones . He named the ossifrage 'divide'. | The ossifrage eats almost only bones. It would have been quite a sight for Adam to see one tear his food apart and break the bones . He named the ossifrage 'divide'. There are some people who just like to cause trouble and make people fight each other. Some people even fight over the Bible. Paul warned us to avoid silly questions that just cause arguments. | ||
<ref>{{bgw| Tit 3:9 }} But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.</ref> | |||
How would we know if someone is teaching different from the Bible? We must know the Bible for ourselves. | Sometimes your teacher may say there is no such thing as a stupid question. There is. A stupid question is one that you don't really want or need an answer to, but it just causes an argument. | ||
We should avoid those people who cause trouble by teaching things different from the Bible. | |||
<ref>{{bgw| Ro 16:17 }} Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.</ref> | |||
How would we know if someone is teaching different from the Bible? We must know the Bible for ourselves. | |||
<ref>{{bgw| 2Ti 2:15 }} Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.</ref> | |||
* ossifrage ''perec'' פרס - divide | * ossifrage ''perec'' פרס - divide | ||
