what does Isaiah 30:22 mean?
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Improper Use of Images. Whereas humans are to imitate and endeavor to mirror the qualities of their heavenly Father and model their lives after his Son, the veneration of physical images in worship is consistently condemned throughout the Scriptures. God’s detestation of such practice was clearly expressed in the Law given to Israel. Not only carved images but the making of the “form” of anything in heaven, on earth, or in the sea as an object of religious worship was prohibited. (Ex 20:4, 5; Le 26:1; Isa 42:8) Such objects might be made of any substance, in any form—wood, metal, stone; carved, cast, hammered, hewn; in the figure of humans, animals, birds, inanimate objects, or just symbolic forms—but none were approved by God for veneration. The making of them was a ‘ruinous act,’ the committing of evil in Jehovah’s eyes, a detestable and offensive thing bringing his curse upon those doing so. (De 4:16-19, 23-25; 27:15; Nu 33:52; Isa 40:19, 20; 44:12, 13; Eze 7:20) The decking of them with gold and silver would not make them less disgusting in God’s sight nor prevent their being defiled and discarded as “mere dirt!”—De 7:5, 25; Isa 30:22.\n\nSuch use of images is shown to be inexcusable before God, since it goes contrary to all reason and intelligence and betrays foolish, empty-headed reasoning as well as a refusal to acknowledge obvious facts. (Isa 44:14-20; Jer 10:14; Ro 1:20-23) The images would prove to be of no benefit; giving no knowledge, guidance, or protection; being speechless, helpless, and lifeless, an eventual cause for shame. (Isa 44:9-11; 45:20; 46:5-7; Hab 2:18-20) Jehovah’s prophetic declarations, accurately foretelling future events, thwarted any efforts of the unfaithful Israelites to attribute the outworking of such events to their idolatrous images.—Isa 48:3-7.\n\nDespite God’s clear pronouncements, the Israelites and others foolishly attempted to combine the use of religious images with the worship of the true God, Jehovah. (Ex 32:1-8; 1Ki 12:26-28; 2Ki 17:41; 21:7) A woman in the time of the Judges even sanctified certain silver pieces to Jehovah and then used them in the making of a religious image. (Jg 17:3, 4; 18:14-20, 30, 31) Prior to Jerusalem’s destruction by the Babylonians, detestable religious images had been introduced into the temple area, and one such is described as a “symbol of jealousy,” evidently referring to the incitement of God’s jealousy by giving to an image the praise rightfully belonging to him.—Eze 8:3-12; Ex 20:5.\n\nHowever, certain objects, formed in the image of plants, flowers, animals, and even cherubs, were made at Jehovah’s command and hence were proper. While serving as symbolic representations in connection with God’s worship, they themselves were given no veneration, or worship, as in the matter of prayer or sacrifice.—See IDOL, IDOLATRY.
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I’m not sure what common sense has to do with any thing Biblical or spiritual; and though I posses little, if any, of this valued commodity you prize so highly,  I will still give you my understanding on the verse. \nIt speaks of the contrast between natural man and spiritual man. Both must be birthed. So Messiah speaks of the water of the mothers womb which we must all pass to gain entry into life and contrasts it with the birthing process we go through to gain life into the spiritual realm. It has nothing to do with water baptism. "That which is born of the flesh is flesh", in other words, not spiritual in any sense, but rather carnal, worldly, fleshly, as is our natural birth from our mothers‘ womb; but "that which is born from above by the spirit is spiritual,"  heavenly, Godly. The verse also proves, by process of elimination,  that angels, demons, extraterrestrial beings or other created beings not born of the womb of woman cannot be candidates for the new spiritual birth offered by the death, burial and resurrection of Christ.  And, of course,  not all those born of woman will enter the Kingdom of God, but only those born anew by the Spirit. In other words, you need both. Lastly,  had Christ not entered into the world fulfilling both these requirements He would not have been qualified to be the Savior of men. He was born of woman, thru the birth waters of Mary, but also from above with the Spirit being His parent in the impregnating of the young virgin maid.
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It depends. I spoke to our Parish priest about that, (^_^) and he said that it was INSPIRED in the prophets who wrote it, so in reality it was not really what Jesus exactly says (or said).\n \n(^_^)
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Try Matthew 18:22...\n\nPeace be with you.
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ISAIAH BELIEVES THE DEAD WILL ARISE FROM THE DUST:\nIsa.26:19 Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.\nTHE APOSTLE PAUL BELIEVES IN THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD: \nActs 17:31; 25:15; There will be a resurrection of the dead, both the just and the unjust. Heb.9:27 the judgement of all men, 1Cor.15:22-28,51-53 The made alive of the heavenly for the new heavens, the earthly for the new earth all to see it done.\n2Cor.5:10 All stand before the judgement seat of Christ Philip.2:5,9-12; Matt.19:28 and Eze.37:12-14 if the 12 tribes are known and their own land is known, ALL KNOW ALL.\nDAVID WAS A PROPHET THAT BELIEVED IN THE RESURRECTION:\nPsm.7:2; 49:14; 104:29,30; 115:15-17; 146:3,4; Acts 2:27-35 [ Matt.22:42-44 and that the enemies Satan and his angels would be cast down below the feet of Jesus and his apostles Rom.16:20 ]; \nJESUS BELIEVED IN THE RESURRECTION:\nJohn 5:20,22,26-29; ALL SHALL HEAR THE VOICE OF JESUS AND COME FORTH.\nJESUS BELIEVED IN THE FIRST RESURRECTED:\nJohn 6:39,40,44; AT THE LAST DAY; Rev.1-6 [ They are with him ], they resurrect 12,13;\nMICHAEL BELIEVED IN THE RESURRECTION:\nThe heavenly down to the end 1Thes.4:15-17; The earthly Dan.12:2 after he stands against Satan and cast him down under the feet of Jesus and his Rev.12:3,4,6-12;\nDan.12:1-13 Michael on the scene John 14:3 [ Satan down ends Empire #7, a place is prepared for the heavenly ], of end times from 2500 to 2670 [ onto at the last day of John 6:39,40,44 ]; after Babylon Empire #3. 2Chr.36:20-23 Promised Land kings end.\nTHERE WILL BE NO KING UNTIL KING JESUS AT HIS SECOND COMING.\n\nI HAVE TO BELIEVE IN THE NEW HEAVENS AND THE NEW EARTH AND ALL MADE ALIVE AGAIN AND AS PERFECT AS WAS MEANT TO BE BEFORE EDEN:\nHeb.11:1-40; 12:1,2 As all the bible people believed, especially after the earth was lost Gen.6:13; and dying man was saved, there had to be one that qualified to be SAVIOR\nJohn 3:16; iSA.42:5; 45:18; 65:17; 66:1,22,23; 2Pet.3:13; Rev.21:1-5 All is made new and verse 8 is the second death and Rev.20:7-10 is the final cleansing after the Rev.1-6 1000 years judgement day.
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This verse is part of God's talking to Job about His ability and Job's inability. In verses 8-11, God states He and He alone has the power to limit the seas movements. They can go no farther than he allows and waves can get no higher than He wants them to. Sounds like a statement to mankind also...lol
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I think it may be 1 Samuel 28:7-25 that you are referring to? (The spirit of Samuel (?) was summoned)
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Isaiah 45:7\nI form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.\n\nFrom your own Bible, Christians.\n\nI dare you to pull the "out of context" card on me.
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I Corinthians 10:12 \n\nAnd so finally after many more months of work, all the sages came back to him, and they had come to a unanimous conclusion that the wisdom of the world could be put into a four-word sentence. They told the king that this sentence expresses much. It is chastening in the hour of pride and consoling in the depths of afflictions. And I've reflected on this sentence this week. The sentence of their wisdom was: "This too shall pass."
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"This is how you are to pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and do not subject us to the final test, but deliver us from the evil one." \n\n"If you forgive others their transgressions, your heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you do not forgive others, neither will your Father forgive your transgressions."\n\nThe Lord's Prayer brings us into communion with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. At the same time it reveals us to ourselves.
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Leviticus 18:22, 29; 20:13-16; 25-26
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Jesus actually said:\nMatthew 12:30-32\n30 Anyone who is not with Me is against Me, and anyone who does not gather with Me scatters.\n31 Because of this, I tell you, people will be forgiven every sin and blasphemy, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.\n32 Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him. But whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the one to come.\n\nSo Blasphemy is not the unforgivable sin, Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is the unforgivable sin.\nBlasphemy of the Holy Spirit is:\n1) Seeing the Works of God, and attributing them to Satan.\n2) Constantly refusing to allow God access to your heart and life (refusing to admit your constant need for God's grace and mercy, freely provided through Jesus Christ).\n\nIf you are still worried about whether or not you have committed the unforgivable sin - You haven't yet! It's when you no longer care whether you have or not!
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God said it in Isaiah 56:7  ..... My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations.
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He was reading the prophet Isaiah.
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It's one of those many paradoxes in the Bible.  I do believe in God knowing all things, but the act of love requires a wanting to choose rather than a forced allegiance.  How can one explain the mind of God in this?  Only that in his perfect plan, he chose to give us the opportunity to choose Him out of love.  I know that it seemingly appears to be double faced, but why do we as Christians demand that God make sense to our particular intellectual understanding?\n\nAlso, the English language is a detriment to scriptures.  You almost have to understand the original texts to understand what is being said in the different passages.\n\nAs I have stated on these blogs, I like the Hebrews passages that quote the Isaiah passages that say that the law will be written on our hearts and minds.  So in your prayer life start asking God to reveal His truth in your heart.  Ask, Seek and Knock...
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the scripture reads:\n\nJoel 2:24 \n\nThe threshing floors will be filled with grain; \n       the vats will overflow with new wine and oil. \n\nGod is telling Joel that he will take care of he and his families needs
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David was the writer of Psalms 22; Prophesy of Christ Crucifiction written 1000 years before.  This is the Psalms that Jesus was quoting and teaching while hanging on that cross.