God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
Some people like to read so many chapters every day. I would not dissuade them from the practice, but I would rather lay my soul asoak in half a dozen verses all day than rinse my hand in several chapters. Oh, to be bathed in a text of Scripture, and to let it be sucked up into your very soul, till it saturates your heart! Set your heart upon God's Word! Let your whole nature be plunged into it as a cloth into a dye!
The biblical evidence :
Matthew 1:18-25
1. Joseph and Mary were betrothed (1:18, 20, 24), a relationship regarded as the legal equivalent of marriage. In other words, betrothal could be broken only by a formal divorce. This is why Joseph is referred to as her “husband” (v. 19).
2. Although betrothed, the relationship had not yet been consummated sexually (see vv. 18, 25; also Luke 1:34).
3. Mary’s pregnancy is attributed to the Holy Spirit:
a. Verse 20 – “of the Holy Spirit.”
b. Verse 16 – “and to Jacob was born Joseph the husband of Mary, by/of whom [feminine] was born Jesus.” Matthew clearly excludes Joseph.
c. Note that the repeated active verb (“was the father of” or “begot”) gives way to a divine passive in v. 16 (i.e., God is the active agent in the conception and birth of Jesus).
4. Joseph is instructed to take Mary into his house and to name the child (vv. 20-21) thereby establishing for Joseph legal paternity of the child. Hence the community came to believe that Joseph was Jesus’ father (Lk. 2:48; Mt. 13:55).
Luke 1:26-38
1. Mary is explicitly identified as a “virgin” (parthenos, v. 27), a fact she confirms in v. 34.
2. Verse 35 clearly attributes the conception to the work of the Holy Spirit.
3. The terms translated “come upon” and “overshadow” (v. 35) are not euphemisms for sexual relations. They are simply figurative expressions for divine intervention by which God will supercede the natural order of things.
4. For the term “overshadow,” see Ex. 40:35; Psm. 91:4; 140:7; Mt. 17:5; Mk. 9:7; Lk. 9:34 (cf. also Gen. 1:2). The emphasis is on the powerful creative presence of the Spirit in bringing to pass the conception of the man Jesus.
Baby artichokes; quartered, or two large artichokes
Flour for dredging
2
lg
Eggs; beaten lightly
3
c
Fresh bread crumbs
Combination olive and vegetable oil; for deep frying
INSTRUCTIONS
Stem artichokes even with their bases and remove and discard any hard outer
leaves. In a large saucepan of boiling salted water blanch the artichokes
for 6 minutes, or until just tender. Drain the artichokes and refresh under
cold water. gently spread the leaves of the artichokes outward. Flatten
with the side of a knife, being careful not to crack them, and pat dry.
Dredge in flour and coat with eggs, letting excess drip off. Coat with
bread crumbs. In deep fryer or heavy saucepan heat oil to 375 F. and fry
artichokes, a few at a time, for 3 minutes, or until golden. Transfer to
paper towels to drain. Yield: 4 servings Copyright, 1997, TV FOOD NETWORK,
G.P., All Rights Reserved MC format by Gail Shermeyer, 4paws@netrax.net
Recipe by: PASTA MONDAY TO FRIDAY SHOW # PS6557(or 8)
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #985 by The Meades <kmeade@idsonline.com> on
Jan 4, 1998
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