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Excerpts collected in green at the end of this post tell us about something God wants us to do.
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Reading 1: Wisdom 18:6-9
The night of the passover was known beforehand to our fathers, that, with sure knowledge of the oaths in which they put their faith, they might have courage. Your people awaited the salvation of the just and the destruction of their foes. For when you punished our adversaries, in this you glorified us whom you had summoned. For in secret the holy children of the good were offering sacrifice and putting into effect with one accord the divine institution.
known = cognita Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary To become thoroughly acquainted with (by the senses or mentally), to learn by inquiring, to examine, investigate, perceive; to become acquainted with, learn, recognize, know; To recognize that which is already known; to examine a case in law, to investigate judicially; to reconnoitre, to act the part of a scout
knowledge = scio Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary to know; to understand; perceive; to have knowledge of or skill in anything; knowingly, understandingly, wisely, skilfully, expertly
faith = credo Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary to commit or consign something to one for preservation, protection, etc., to intrust to one; bestowing confidence, to trust to or confide in a person or thing, to have confidence in, to trust; to believe in, trust in; give creedence;
courage = animaequus Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary not easily moved; also of good courage
awaited = suscepto Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary to undertake
offering sacrifice = sacrifico Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary to make or offer a sacrifice, to sacrifice
putting into effect = percepturos Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary To take possession of, to seize, occupy; To take to one's self, to assume; To get, obtain, receive, gather collect; To perceive, observe; to feel; To learn, know, conceive, comprehend, understand, perceive
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 33:1, 12, 18-19, 20-22
R. (12b) Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.
Exult, you just, in the LORD; praise from the upright is fitting.
Blessed the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he has chosen for his own inheritance.
R. Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.
See, the eyes of the LORD are upon those who fear him, upon those who hope for his kindness,
To deliver them from death and preserve them in spite of famine.
R. Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.
Our soul waits for the LORD, who is our help and our shield.
May your kindness, O LORD, be upon us who have put our hope in you.
R. Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.
Blessed = אֶשֶׁר = 'ešer Blue Letter Bible happiness, blessedness
people = גּוֹי = gôy Blue Letter Bible nation, people; confluence of men
chosen = בָּחַר = bāḥar Blue Letter Bible to choose, elect, decide for; join; to prove, try, examine; approve, select; love, delight in
Exult = רָנַן = ranan Blue Letter Bible to overcome; to cry out, shout for joy, give a ringing cry; triumph
just = צַדִּיק = ṣadîq Blue Letter Bible lawful, righteous; righteous (in government); righteous (in conduct and character); righteous (as justified and vindicated by God); honest, virtuous, pious
praise = תְּהִלָּה = tᵊhillâ Blue Letter Bible song, a hymn; adoration, thanksgiving (paid to God); laudation, glory
upright = יָשָׁר = yāšār Blue Letter Bible straight, upright, correct, right; level, pleasing; straightforward, just, upright, fitting, proper; righteous; even
nation—see “people” above
See = הִנֵּה = hinnê Blue Letter Bible behold, lo, see; pointing to; points generally to some truth either newly asserted, or newly recognized; serves to introduce a solemn or important declaration
eye = עַיִן = ʿayin Blue Letter Bible eye; before my eyes; set one eyes on; spring, fountain
fear = יָרֵא = yārē' Blue Letter Bible fearing, afraid; standing in awe; reverent, reverencing; pious, religious
hope = יָחַל = yāḥal Blue Letter Bible to wait, hope, expect; to be patient; tarry, trust
kindness = חֶסֶד = ḥeseḏ Blue Letter Bible goodness, kindness, faithfulness; favour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-) kindness, merciful, mercy; kindness especially as extended to the lowly, needy and miserable; lovely appearance; of God: kindness, lovingkindness in condescending to the needs of his creatures; redemption from enemies and troubles; in preservation of life from death; in quickening of spiritual life; in redemption from sin; in keeping the covenants; fidelity; abundant, plenteous in kindness (goodness); greatness of thy mercy; everlasting; plural mercies, deeds of kindness, the historic displays of lovingkindness; desire, ardor; zeal; benignity, benevolence, pity, mercy; grace
deliver = נָצַל = nāṣal Blue Letter Bible to snatch away, deliver, rescue; to be torn out or away; defend; preserve; draw out, pull out
preserve = חָיָה = ḥāyâ Blue Letter Bible to live, have life, remain alive, sustain life, live prosperously, live forever, be quickened, be alive, be restored to life or health; to revive; refresh; restore to health; nourish up; recover; be whole; perfect; continue in life; preserve alive, let live; the original idea of this word is breathing; to continue safe and sound; to recover health, be healed; to vivify; to make alive; grant or restore life
waits = חָכָה = ḥāḵâ Blue Letter Bible to adhere to; hence, to await:—long, tarry
help = עֵזֶר = `ezer Blue Letter Bible succor; aid; one who helps
shield = מָגֵן = māḡēn Blue Letter Bible shield, buckler; figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile; defence; ruler
Kindness—see above
upon = עַל = ʿal Blue Letter Bible in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over; (of elevation or pre-eminence); surpassing, going beyond
put our hope –see “hope” above
Reading 2: Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19
Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen. Because of it the ancients were well attested.
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By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance; he went out, not knowing where he was to go.
By faith he sojourned in the promised land as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs of the same promise; for he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and maker is God.
By faith he received power to generate, even though he was past the normal age —and Sarah herself was sterile—for he thought that the one who had made the promise was
trustworthy.
So it was that there came forth from one man, himself as good as dead, descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sands on the seashore.
All these died in faith. They did not receive what had been promised but saw it and greeted it from afar and acknowledged themselves to be strangers and aliens on earth, for those who speak thus show that they are seeking a homeland. If they had been thinking of the land from which they had come, they would have had opportunity to return. But now they desire a better homeland, a heavenly one. Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
By faith Abraham, when put to the test, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was ready to offer his only son, of whom it was said, “Through Isaac descendants shall bear your name.” He reasoned that God was able to raise even from the dead, and he received Isaac back as a symbol.
faith = πίστις = pistis Blue Letter Bible firm persuasion, a conviction; trust; an assurance; the main element in "faith" in its relation to the invisible God, as distinct from "faith" in man; trust and holy fervor; a strong and welcome conviction; belief with the predominate idea of trust (or confidence); the conviction that God exists and is the creator and ruler of all things; a power that seizes upon the soul; fidelity, faithfulness; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon Trust; persuasion of a thing, confidence, assurance; credit
realization = ὑπόστασις = hypostasis Blue Letter Bible thing put under, substructure, foundation; that which has foundation, is firm; that which stands; a setting under (support), i.e. (figuratively) concretely; confidence which leads one to stand under, endure, or undertake anything; steadfastness of mind, firmness, courage, resolution; confidence, firm trust, assurance; courage, resolution; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon standing under, supporting; that which settles at the bottom, sediment; foundation or substructure; confidence, courage, resolution, steadiness; substance, actual existence, reality
hoped = ἐλπίζω = elpizō Blue Letter Bible trust; hopefully to trust in; to expect or confide; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon look for, expect;deem, suppose that
evidence = ἔλεγχος = elegchos Blue Letter Bible a proof, that by which a thing is proved or tested; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon argument of disproof or refutation; cross-examining, testing, scrutiny, esp. for purposes of refutation; testing
seen = βλέπω = blepō Blue Letter Bible Behold, perceive, take heed; “to look, see," usually implying more especially an intent, earnest contemplation; "to have sight, to see," then, "observe, discern, perceive," frequently implying special contemplation; to see, discern; to turn the eyes to anything: to look at, look upon, gaze at; to perceive by the senses, to feel; to have (the power of) understanding; to discern mentally, observe, perceive, discover, understand; to turn the thoughts or direct the mind to a thing, to consider, contemplate, to look at, to weigh carefully, examine; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon see, have the power of sight; look; look longingly, expect, propose; look to a thing, beware; see, behold
attested = μαρτυρέω = martyreō Blue Letter Bible Report; to be a witness, bear witness; to affirm that one has seen or heard or experienced something, or that he knows; to give (not to keep back) testimony; to utter honourable testimony, give a good report; implore; bear record; to prove or confirm; to bring forward evidence to prove; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon bear witness, give evidence; bear favourable witness to, give a good report of;acknowledge the value of
obeyed = ὑπακούω = hypakouō Blue Letter Bible "to listen, attend" ... and so, "to submit”; to listen, to harken; to harken to a command; to hear under (as a subordinate), i.e. to listen attentively; by implication, to heed or conform to a command or authority: —hearken, be obedient to, obey; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon hearken, give ear; answer (by voice or act) when called; heed, regard; give way, submit, comply; answer one's expectations, succeed; yield, give way to
called = καλέω = kaleō. Blue Letter Bible call, bid, invite; summon; to call aloud, utter in a loud voice; to call i.e. to name, by name; to salute one by name; to call out, call forth from; to cause to pass from one state into another; to be called i. e. to bear a name or title; to be acknowledged, pass as; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon call, summon; invoke; call by name, name; to be called
go out, went out = ἐξέρχομαι = exerchomai Blue Letter Bible to go out of an assembly, i.e. forsake it; to go or come forth of; depart; escape; get out; leave a place of their own accord; expelled or cast out; of those who come forth, or are let go, from confinement in which they have been kept; to go forth from one's power, escape from it in safety; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon go or come out of; withdraw from
knowing = ἐπίσταμαι = epistamai Blue Letter Bible to know, know of, understand, to know well; to be acquainted with, to understand; to comprehend; to put one's attention on, fix one's thoughts on, to turn one's self or one's mind to, put one's thought upon a thing; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon understand a matter, know, be versed in or acquainted with; know as a fact, know for certain; to be assured, feel sure; know how to do, be able to do, capable of; skilfully, expertly
sojourned = παροικέω = paroikeō Blue Letter Bible to dwell beside, among or by; to dwell beside (one) or in one's neighbourhood, to live near; to be or dwell in a place as a stranger, to sojourn; be a stranger; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon dwell beside
foreign = ἀλλότριος = allotrios Blue Letter Bible foreign, strange, not of one's own family, alien; other men’s; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon of or belonging to another; foreign, strange; hostile, unfavourably disposed;
promise = ἐπαγγελία = epangelia Blue Letter Bible announcement; an undertaking to do or give something, a promise; a gift graciously bestowed, not a pledge secured by negotiation; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon command, summons; announcement, notice; offer, promise, profession, undertaking
looking forward to = ἐκδέχομαι = ekdechomai Blue Letter Bible to await, expect; to receive, accept; to look for; to accept from some source, i.e. (by implication) to await; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon take or receive from another; wait for, expect
received, receive = λαμβάνω = lambanō. Blue Letter Bible to take with the hand, lay hold of, any person or thing in order to use it; to take up a thing to be carried; to take upon one's self; to take to one's self, lay hold upon, take possession of, i.e. to appropriate to one's self; catch at, reach after, strive to obtain; to receive a person, give him access to one's self; have, hold, obtain, receive; to take with one for future use; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon Take hold of, grasp, seize; take by violence, carry off as prize or booty; possess; catch, find out, detect; apprehend by the senses; apprehend with the mind, understand; determine, estimate; take in hand, undertake; have given one, get, receive; receive hospitably; receive as produce, profit; take hold of, lay hold on;seize and keep hold of, obtain possession of
saw = ὁράω = horaō Blue Letter Bible to see with the eyes; to see with the mind, to perceive, know; to take heed, beware; to care for, pay heed to; to attend to; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon take, pay, or give heed; behold, perceive, observe; look out for, provide
greeted = ἀσπάζομαι = aspazomai Blue Letter Bible to draw to oneself; to greet, salute, welcome; bid welcome, wish well to; generally made by embracing and kissing; to receive joyfully, welcome; pay respects to a distinguished person; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon welcome kindly, greet; received with great joy; to hail or salute; follow eagerly, cleave to; be glad, be ready to
afar = πόρρωθεν = porrōthen Blue Letter Bible at a distance, a great way off; afar off; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon from afar; from a more distant point
acknowledged = ὁμολογέω = homologeō Blue Letter Bible To assent, accord, agree with; to confess, declare, admit; to declare openly by way of speaking out freely, such confession being the effect of deep conviction of fact; to confess by way of celebrating with praise; to profess; to agree with, assent; to praise, celebrate; not to deny; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon agree with, say the same thing as; correspond, agree with; to be coordinated; agree to a thing, grant, concede; avow; acknowledge; promise; agreed upon, allowed or granted by common consent
strangers = ξένος = xenos Blue Letter Bible a foreigner, a stranger, alien (from a person or a thing); without the knowledge of, without a share in; new, unheard of; novel, guest; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon foreign; strange to a thing, ignorant of it; alien, strange, unusual
aliens = παρεπίδημος = parepidēmos Blue Letter Bible sojourning in a strange place, away from one's own people; pilgrims; one who comes from a foreign country into a city or land to reside there by the side of the natives; a stranger; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon sojourning in a strange place
homeland = πατρίς = patris Blue Letter Bible one's fatherland, native country, of one's own town; a fixed abode or home; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon of one's fathers; one's fatherland, country; native town or village
prepared = ἑτοιμάζω = hetoimazō Blue Letter Bible to make the necessary preparations, get everything ready; prepare, provide, make ready; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon Get ready; make oneself ready; to be prepared with
put to the test = πειράζω = peirazō Blue Letter Bible examine, try, prove, assay; to try whether a thing can be done; make trial of, test: for the purpose of ascertaining his quality, or what he thinks, or how he will behave himself; to inflict evils upon one in order to prove his character and the steadfastness of his faith; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon make proof or trial of; attempt a thing; try, tempt a person, put him to the test
offered = προσφέρω = prospherō Blue Letter Bible to bring or bear to; to bring a present or a thing, to reach or hand a thing to one; tender, present; offer; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon bring to or upon, apply to; add; present, offer; contribute, pay
Alleluia verse: Matthew 24:42a, 44
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Stay awake and be ready! For you do not know on what day your Lord will come.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Stay awake and be ready = γρηγορέω = grēgoreō Blue Letter Bible give strict attention to, be cautious, active; to take heed lest through remission and indolence some destructive calamity suddenly overtake one; be vigilant; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon to be or become fully awake, watch
know = εἴδω = eidō Blue Letter Bible to know by perception; to have knowledge of, get knowledge of, understand, perceive; be aware, behold; to have regard for one, cherish, pay attention to; to perceive, notice, discern, discover; to be skilled in; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon to know; be assured; know how to do; versed in; cunning in
coming = ἔρχομαι = erchomai Blue Letter Bible denoting either "to come, or to go," signifies the act, in contrast with heko, which stresses the arrival; to come from one place to another; to come into being, arise, come forth, show itself, find place or influence; to come to a thing; to go; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon start, set out; come or go; to go a journey; any kind of motion
Gospel: Luke 12:32-48
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Do not be afraid any longer, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom. Sell your belongings and give alms. Provide money bags for yourselves that do not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven that no thief can reach nor moth destroy. For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.
“Gird your loins and light your lamps and be like servants who await their master’s return from a wedding, ready to open immediately when he comes and knocks. Blessed are those servants whom the master finds vigilant on his arrival. Amen, I say to you, he will gird himself, have them recline at table, and proceed to wait on them. And should he come in the second or third watch and find them prepared in this way, blessed are those servants. Be sure of this: if the master of the house had known the hour when the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. You also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come.”
Then Peter said, “Lord, is this parable meant for us or for everyone?”
And the Lord replied, “Who, then, is the faithful and prudent steward whom the master will put in charge of his servants to distribute the food allowance at the proper time? Blessed is that servant whom his master on arrival finds doing so. Truly, I say to you, the master will put the servant in charge of all his property.
But if that servant says to himself, ‘My master is delayed in coming,’ and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservants, to eat and drink and get drunk, then that servant’s master will come on an unexpected day and at an unknown hour and will punish the servant severely and assign him a place with the unfaithful. That servant who knew his master’s will but did not make preparations nor act in accord with his will shall be beaten severely; and the servant who was ignorant of his master’s will but acted in a way deserving of a severe beating shall be beaten only lightly.
Much will be required of the person entrusted with much, and still more will be demanded of the person entrusted with more.”
afraid = φοβέω = phobeō Blue Letter Bible awe; to show reverential fear; to reverence, venerate, to treat with deference or reverential obedience; to be in awe of, i.e. revere; be (+ sore) afraid; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon stand in awe of, dread
pleased = εὐδοκέω = eudokeō Blue Letter Bible to be well pleased, to think it good; is one's good pleasure; to prefer; to be well pleased with, take pleasure in, to be favourably inclined towards one; to approbate (a person or thing); Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon to be well pleased or content; to be content with, find pleasure in a person or thing; consent, approve, agree to; happy; to be favored; approved; to be well-pleasing or acceptable, find favour with
give = δίδωμι = didōmi Blue Letter Bible bestow, the implied idea being that of giving freely; grant; offer; yield, produce; to supply, furnish, necessary things; to furnish, endue; to cause, profuse, give forth from one's self; minister; to give one to someone to care for his interests; give up for; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon give freely, to be ready to give, offer; provide well for
kingdom = βασιλεία = basileia Blue Letter Bible sovereignty, royal power, dominion; denoting the ... people over whom a king rules; the right or authority to rule; reign; royal power and dignity; the rule of God; God's rule, the divine administration; the universe subject to God's sway, God's royal domain; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon dominion; being ruled by a king; reign
treasure = θησαυρός = thēsauros Blue Letter Bible a place of safe keeping; a storehouse; place in which good and precious things are collected and laid up; storehouse, repository, magazine; he things laid up in a treasury, collected treasures; wealth; something precious; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon store, treasure; strong-room, magazine; treasuries; vaults; granary; receptacle for valuables, safe
heart = καρδία = kardia Blue Letter Bible man's entire mental and moral activity, both the rational and the emotional elements; used figuratively for the hidden springs of the personal life; the seat of moral nature and spiritual life; the vigour and sense of physical life; the centre and seat of spiritual life; seat of the thoughts, passions, desires, appetites, affections, purposes, endeavours; the faculty and seat of the intelligence; the will and character; the seat of the sensibilities, affections, emotions, desires, appetites, passions; the middle or central or inmost part of anything; will and character; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon the seat of feeling and passion; inclination, desire, purpose
Gird your loins = περιζώννυμι = perizōnnymi Blue Letter Bible to fasten garments with a girdle or belt; girding oneself for service, for rapidity of movement; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon to gird round oneself, gird oneself with; put him on as a defence
light = καίω = kaiō Blue Letter Bible to set on fire, light, burning; consume with fire; kindle or (by implication) consume; a light showing the right way; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon kindle, to be lighted, set of fire; make hot; burn; cauterize
servants, servant = ἄνθρωπος = anthrōpos Blue Letter Bible a human being, male or female, without reference to sex or nationality; a generic name for man; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon man generically; humanity
waiting = προσδέχομαι = prosdechomai Blue Letter Bible to accept favorably; to receive to oneself, to receive favorably; to look for, wait for; to admit, to give access to one's self; receive one into intercourse and companionship; to accept (not to reject); o await (with confidence or patience); Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon receive favourably, accept; receive hospitably; admit; await, expect
immediately = εὐθέως= eutheōs Blue Letter Bible Forthwith, at once, straightway; Immediately; directly; as soon as
servants = δοῦλος = doulos Blue Letter Bible a slave, originally the lowest term in the scale of servitude, came also to mean one who gives himself up to the will of another; a slave, bondman, man of servile condition; devoted to another to the disregard of one's own interests; a servant, attendant; serving, subject to; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon bondman or slave
vigilant = γρηγορέω = grēgoreō Blue Letter Bible give strict attention to, be cautious, active; to take heed lest through remission and indolence some destructive calamity suddenly overtake one; be vigilant; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon to be or become fully awake, watch
prepared = ἕτοιμος = hetoimos Blue Letter Bible being in readiness; prepared; ready at hand; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon at once and without hesitation, immediately, offhand; ready to hand; sure to come, certain; ready, active, zealous; bold
believe = πιστός = pistos Blue Letter Bible believing, trusting; trusty, faithful, trustworthy; to be trusted, reliable; believing, trusting, relying; persons who show themselves faithful in the transaction of business, the execution of commands, or the discharge of official duties; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon to be trusted or believed; trusty; worthy of credit; genuine; trustworthy, sure; as could be relied on; with good faith
prudent = φρόνιμος = phronimos Blue Letter Bible prudent, sensible, practically wise; intelligent; mindful of one's interests; thoughtful, i.e. sagacious or discreet implying a cautious character; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon in one's right mind, in one's senses; presence of mind; sensible, prudent; possessing sagacity or discernment; practical wisdom
steward = οἰκονόμος = oikonomos Blue Letter Bible one who rules a house; a superior servant responsible for the family housekeeping, the direction of other servants, and the care of the children under age; the manager of a household or estate; the manager of a farm or landed estate, an overseer; the superintendent of the city's finances, the treasurer of a city; metaph. the apostles and other Christian teachers and bishops and overseers; any and every Christian who rightly uses the gifts intrusted to him by God for the good of his brethren; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon one who manages a household; manager, administrator; a subordinate state official; a high financial officer under a monarch; housekeeper, housewife
put in charge = καθίστημι = kathistēmi Blue Letter Bible to appoint a person to a position; appointing a person to a place of authority; bringing to a certain place, conducting; to set, place, put; to designate, constitute, ordain; appoint one to administer an office; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon set down; bring it to land; place, station; set up, erect; set in order, array; ordain, appoint; bring into a certain state; make, render so and so; get for oneself
servants = θεραπεία = therapeia Blue Letter Bible those of the household; body of attendants, servants, domestics; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon body of attendants, retinue
distribute—see “give” above
food allowance = σιτομέτριον = sitometrion Blue Letter Bible portion of food; a measured portion of grain or food; ration
proper time = καιρός = kairos Blue Letter Bible a fixed and definite period, a time, season; due measure, fitness, proportion; the time when things are brought to crisis, the decisive epoch waited for; opportune or seasonable time, the right time; a limited period of time; what time brings, the state of the times, the things and events of time; an occasion; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon due measure, proportion, fitness; exact or critical time, season, opportunity; season; advantage, profit
Blessed = μακάριος = makarios Blue Letter Bible the highest good; happy;supremely blest; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon blessed, happy; bliss
servant—see “servant, servants” above
doing = ποιέω = poieō Blue Letter Bible to do, make; used of spending a time or tarrying, in a place; to acquire, to provide a thing for one's self; to produce, bear, shoot forth; to carry out, to execute; to celebrate, keep; to perform; abide; continue; perform; to labor, to do work; to be operative, exercise activity; accomplish Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon make, produce; create, bring into existence; bring about, cause; make, render; do; practice; to be doing, act; be efficacious
punish [] severely = διχοτομέω = dichotomeō Blue Letter Bible to cut into two parts; o cut up" by scourging, to scourge severely; to flog severely:—cut asunder; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon punish with the last severity
servant—see “servant, servants” above
knew = γινώσκω = ginōskō Blue Letter Bible knowledge as the effect of experience; perceive, feel; "to be taking in knowledge, to come to know, recognize, understand," or "to understand completely"; in its past tenses it frequently means "to know in the sense of realizing"; "to know by observation and experience," is translated "to learn;" to become acquainted with; to come to know; idiom: to have sexual relations with; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon come to know, perceive; now by reflection, know by observation; discern, distinguish, recognize; perceive; feel
will = θέλημα = thelēma Blue Letter Bible that which is willed; what one wishes or has determined shall be done; commands, precepts; choice, inclination, desire, pleasure; determination; choice; purpose
make preparations = ἑτοιμάζω = hetoimazō Blue Letter Bible to make the necessary preparations, get everything ready; prepare, provide, make ready; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon Get ready; make oneself ready; to be prepared with
act = ποιέω = poieō Blue Letter Bible to do, make; used of spending a time or tarrying, in a place; to acquire, to provide a thing for one's self; to produce, bear, shoot forth; to carry out, to execute; to celebrate, keep; to perform; abide; continue; perform; to labor, to do work; to be operative, exercise activity; accomplish Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon make, produce; create, bring into existence; bring about, cause; make, render; do; practice; to be doing, act; be efficacious
will—see above
beaten = δέρω = derō Blue Letter Bible to flay, skin, scourge; to beat, thrash, smite; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon skin, flay; separate by avulsion; cudgel, thrash
beaten = πληγή = plēgē Blue Letter Bible a stripe, wound; blow, strike; a public calamity, heavy affliction, plague; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon blow, stroke; blow, stroke of calamity
much = πολύς = polys Blue Letter Bible great, much, many, great; Oft, Often, Oftener, Oftentimes; plenteous; numerous, abundant; strong, intense; long; in many ways, with many words; many times, often, repeatedly; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon Many; frequent; long; very much; Intensity, much, mighty; strong necessity; with full stream; for a long time; in no small degree; Georg Autenrieth, A Homeric Dictionary much, many, with numerous applications
required = ζητέω = zeteo Blue Letter Bible to seek after, endeavor; inquire for; require, demand; strive after, endeavor, to desire; metaphorically, to "seek" by thinking, to "seek" how to do something; strive after, desire; to seek (i. e. in order to find out) by thinking, meditating, reasoning; to inquire into; to seek in order to find; to crave, demand something from someone; aim at; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon inquire for; search after, search out; inquire into, investigate, examine; require, demand; desire; feel the want of
entrusted = παρατίθημι = paratithēmi Blue Letter Bible to place beside or to set before; put near; entrust; to place beside or near or set before; to deposit; commit to one's charge; commend; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon place beside; set before, serve up; provide, furnish; deposit what belongs to one in another's hands, give in charge; venture, stake, hazard
more = περισσότερον = perissoteron Blue Letter Bible more abundant, abundantly; exceeding some number or measure or rank or need; over and above, more than is necessary, superadded; superior, extraordinary, surpassing, uncommon; pre-eminence, superiority, advantage, more eminent, more remarkable, more excellent; a great deal, far more; especially, above others; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon beyond the regular number or size, prodigious; out of the common, extraordinary, strange; extraordinary, remarkable; beyond others; more than sufficient, superfluous, have a surplus; exceedingly
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What these readings tell us about God/His ways:
us whom you had summoned
Blessed the nation whose God is the LORD
the people he has chosen
the eyes of the LORD are upon those who fear him, upon those who hope for his kindness,
To deliver them from death and preserve them in spite of famine.
our help and our shield.
your kindness
the one who had made the promise was
trustworthy.
So it was that there came forth from one man, himself as good as dead, descendants as numerous as the stars
They did not receive what had been promised but saw it and greeted it from afar
acknowledged themselves to be strangers and aliens on earth
God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
God was able to raise even from the dead
your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom
Provide money bags for yourselves that do not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven that no thief can reach nor moth destroy
where your treasure is, there also will your heart be
should he come in the second or third watch and find them prepared in this way, blessed are those servants
at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come
Blessed is that servant whom his master on arrival finds doing so
master will come on an unexpected day and at an unknown hour
will punish the servant severely and assign him a place with the unfaithful
the servant who was ignorant of his master’s will but acted in a way deserving of a severe beating shall be beaten only lightly
Much will be required of the person entrusted with much
still more will be demanded of the person entrusted with more
What these readings tell us to do:
Faith
have courage
Your people awaited the salvation of the just
the holy children of the good were offering sacrifice
putting into effect with one accord the divine institution
Exult
Just
praise from the upright is fitting.
fear him
hope for his kindness,
waits for the LORD
put our hope in you
hoped for
By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called
he went out, not knowing where he was to go.
By faith he sojourned in the promised land as in a foreign country
he was looking forward
By faith he received power to generate, even though he was past the normal
the one who had made the promise was trustworthy.
acknowledged themselves to be strangers and aliens on earth
they desire a better homeland, a heavenly one
By faith Abraham, when put to the test, offered up Isaac
Sell your belongings and give alms
Gird your loins
light your lamps
be like servants
ready to open immediately when he comes
vigilant
prepared
be prepared
faithful and prudent steward
distribute the food allowance at the proper time
doing so
What these readings tell us not to do:
thinking of the land from which they had come
be afraid
beat the menservants and the maidservants
eat and drink and get drunk
did not make preparations nor act in accord with his will
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