Those Who Bring Good News Must Also Rebuke in Love “But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of his marriage to Herodias , his brother’s wife, and all the other evil things he had done, Herod added this to them all: He locked John up in prison.” ( Luke 3:18–20 ) As I meditate on these verses, I wish to receive the lesson contained in them. (1) John the Baptist, who proclaimed “good news” to the people (Luke 3:18), rebuked “ Herod the tetrarch ” (v.19)—the same Herod Antipas mentioned in verse 1 (Hokmah)—because of “ his marriage to Herodias , his brother’s wife, and all the other evil things he had done” (v.19). (a) The phrase “ his brother’s wife Herodias ” (v.19) refers to the fact that Herod took his brother Philip’s wife, Herodias (Matt. 14:4; Mark 6:17). Around A.D. 26, Herod divorced his first wife—the daughter of King Aretas of Arabia —and...
"작은 구름" "큰 비" 바라보고 또 바라보아도 기도 응답의 싸인이 없다가 일곱 번째서야 사람의 손 만한 " 작은 구름 " 이 보였습니다 . 그리고 그 " 작은 구름 " 이 결국에 가서는 " 큰 비 " 가 내리게 되었습니다 ( 왕상 18:43-45). 기도응답 받을 때까지 포기하지 말고 끊기있게 기도하십시다 . 그리고 너무나 " 큰 비 " 에만 초점을 맞추지 말고 " 작은 구름 " 에도 믿음으로 감사하며 행동으로 옮기십시다 . 그 이유는 하나님께서는 우리에게 " 큰 비 " 를 내리시기 전에 " 작은 구름 " 을 보여주시기 때문입니다 .