There is a large and true sense in which all mankind are children of God. Paul could say to the idolaters at Athens, "We are also his offspring." But there is a higher, closer, nearer sense in which regenerated men only are God's children. John says: "To as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God." Speaking pointedly to believers, he says, "Beloved, now are we the sons of God." So there is no discrepancy between Paul and John. The one is speaking of God's children in the large human sense, while the other speaks of them in the restricted, adopted sense. We have, in fact, to recognize four grades of sonship. In the lowest grade there is the whole human family. In the next higher grade we have the regenerated children, who are really children in the spirit. Then in the next grade, we have the angels, who in the Book of Job are specially designated the "Sons of God" (38:7). Then, highest of all, in a sense absolute, unapproachable, divine, we have Jesus Christ, preeminently God's own Son. There is no need, therefore, to stumble at the doctrine of the Fatherhood of God; only we need to distinguish between what is implied in the more outward and the more inward relationship.
Wednesday, December 29, 2021
What is conveyed in the statement that "God is no respecter of persons?"
It may seem peculiar for Peter to have made this statement (Acts 10:34, 35) as to the vast majority of reverent minds it goes without saying. But to Peter, brought up as he had been among Pharisees and Sadducees and other religionists of the Old Dispensation, whose central belief was that God was a respecter of persons, the discovery of the great truth that God cares for all alike, came as a great awakening. The Pharisee who loved the uppermost seats in the synagogues and greetings in the market-places; who deliberately shunned contact with a publican, a woman or a Gentile, represented that self-righteous and exclusive Judaism in which no one else counted, but in which he was a favorite of the Most High. This exclusive Judaism Peter annihilated with the one sentence of the text, and thereby established the belief in that great, universal Fatherhood which, while it is all to all, is especially kind to the lowly and the meek; which watches even a sparrow and numbers even the hair of our heads. And because of this universal Fatherhood, everyone in every nation "that feareth him and doeth righteousness" is acceptable to him. He makes no distinctions of creeds, of theologies, of usages and customs, of observances and differences of opinions.
1rst and 2nd Kings Clip Art Index
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| Samples from the 1rst and 2nd Books of Kings. |
Sometimes multiple scripture using the same image are uploaded onto the same page. Keep looking on the post and you will find that there is a scripture from the Book of The Bible it is listed under here.
- The Temple of Solomon
- In His Ressurection There Is Hope! - 1 Kings 19:3
- The Prophet Elijah
- Up to Heaven In A Wirlwind!
- A bench inside the cemetery...
- Empires mapped from the Book of Kings
- Scriptures About Lepers
- Elijah rides away in a firey chariot
- Finding The Good Book - 2 Kings 22:8
- Who Were the Kings of Judah in Succession?
- Who was the daughter of Zechariah?
- How did God save a widow's sons from slavery?
- Who was the 5th wife of King David?
- Who was the daughter of Jeremiah of Libanh?
- What two Bible chapters are alike?
- Huldah, "Thus Saith the Lord"
- Tahpenes' sister was Hadad's wife... - who was queen consort to Pharoah?
- Who was Jeroboam's wife?
- Naaman's wife and her little Israelite maid... - Who believed in Elisha's power?
1rst and 2nd Samuel Clip Art Index
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| Sample clip art from the books of Samuel listed below. |
- When Samuel Was Young - 1 Samuel 1:22 and 2:26
- Samuel Hears God's Call - 1 Samuel 3:8
- King Saul's Dark Night at Endor - 1 Samuel 28
- David destroys the enemy of Israel - 1 Samuel 17:49
- David establishes his kingdom... - 2 Samuel 5:1-7
- Rizpah Protecting the Dead - 2 Samuel 21:10,11,12
- Statue of David
- Nathan and David talking together
Tuesday, December 28, 2021
What Was Manna?
It is supposed that the manna of the Israelites was a saccharine exudation of a species of tamarisk, the
sap of which was set flowing by an insect. Several trees yield manna, as the flowering ash of Sicily and
the eucalyptus of Australia. In India a sweet exudation comes from the bamboo, and a similar substance
is obtained from the sugar-pine and common reed of our own country.
What became of Moses' rod?
There is nothing to show what became of Moses' rod. Aaron's rod, however, is said to have been preserved in the sacred Ark of the Jews along with the tables of the law and the pot of manna.
"Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place, which had the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the
covenant. This ark contained the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that
had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant." Hebrews 9:3-4
What Two Bible Chapters Are Alike?
The two chapters in the Bible that are alike are II Kings 19 and Isaiah 37. Both are regarded as the work of Isaiah, relating a series of events which in one book are placed in their proper historical setting and in the other find their true place among the prophecies.
What is the meaning of "Mizpah?"
Mizpah, or Mizpeh, was the name of several localities in Old Testament history. The word means "a watch-tower'' and in literature the whole of the beautiful remark made by Laban to Jacob has been included in its meaning: "The Lord watch between me and thee when we are absent one from the other." Genesis 31: 149
Illuminated Words, Letters & Text Index
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| Sample illuminated letters from the listing below. |
- Jesus, The Cross Bearer
- "The LORD is my Shepherd" Title
- A Transparent Celtic Knot on a Letter "D"
- "Faith At The Cross" in Liturgical Colors
- "Our Father" Matthew 6:9
- Illuminated Scriptures from Micah's First and Second Chapters
- Worship With Gladness
- The Seventh Trumpet
- 1 Peter 5:7
- "Better Is One Day"
- He is the First and the Last...
- An Illuminated "The"
- Illuminated Letters and Scripture From Revelation
- Save The Lost
- Pentecost Banner
- Rebekah gives birth to 2 nations
- The Illuminated Word, "Prayer" for Webpages
- Blue and Green Illuminated "N"
- An Illuminated "My"
- "One with Christ in Glory"
- John 3:16 and 17 with illuminated letters
- Isaiah 30:15
- A Rainbow of Covenant People
- Illuminated Scriptures about Prayer
- Jeremiah 31:3
- Rejoice Butterfly
- Lamentations 3:25-26
- Illuminated Quotes by Jesus About Knowledge
- "Baptism" title
- Multi-Colored Stained Glass Cross
- The Root of Jesse
- "A Friend In Need"
- I AM Statements of Jesus from the New Testament
- Quotes/Poems by Robert Louis Stevenson
- Psalm 100: 4-5 - illuminated letter "E"
- "Run The Race"
- The Alpha and Omega - illuminated letters in stained glass
Illuminating Articles:
- Include Initial Letters in Your Next Publishing Project
- Te Deum laudamus - illuminated by Esther Faithful Fleet for The Victoria Press coming soon...
Questions and Answers About Words and Terms Used In The Bible: Illuminate your thinking . . .
- What Is the Origin of the Name "Jew"?
- What is meant by "Saved, Yet As by Fire"?
- What is meant by the "Elect"?
- In What Sense Was Man Created in The Divine Likeness?
- What is Meant by "Strange Fire?"
- What Is a "Generation?"
- What Was the Forbidden Fruit?
- What Were the "Marks of the Lord Jesus?
- How was the Brazen Serpent a type?
- What is meant by the "Beast and His Mark?"
- What Is the Baptism of Fire?
- What is to be understood by being "Baptized for the Dead?"
- What is meant be the "Prince of the Power of the Air?"
- What are we to understand by the Battle of Armageddon, referred to in Revelation?"
- What significance has the word "Abba" as when it precedes the word "Father?"
- What is the Meaning of "Selah?"
- Where did the Jews get the name "Hebrews?"
- What is the meaning of "Mizpah?"
How was the Brazen Serpent a type?
"As the serpent was lifted up in the wilderness, so must the son of man be lifted up." These were the Savior's words. Jesus' death on the cross was an uplifting, and in this sense it is compared to the uplifting of the brazen serpent. In both cases the remedy is divinely provided and there is another striking similarity: As death came to the Israelites in the wilderness by the serpent's sting and life came by the uplifting of a serpent, so, in redemption, by man came death, and by the death of the God-man in the likeness of sinful flesh comes life eternal. In the first instance the cure was effected by directing the eye to the uplifted serpent; in the other, it takes place when the eye of faith is fixed upon the uplifted Christ.
What is meant by the "Beast and His Mark?''
The Seer of Revelation appears to have had his visions in the form of a series of scenes, as in a panorama. Almost at the close (Rev. 14:9) he saw the beast you refer to. It is evidently identical with the beast described by Daniel (7:7). It is representative of the power which is said to have throughout the world's history opposed God. It appears in John's narrative in a series of forms, and is sometimes identified with a persecuting church, and sometimes is the civil power. At the culmination of its career, John saw it as the great Antichrist, who is yet to arise, who would attain to such power in the world that he would exclude any many from office and from even engaging in trade, who did not acknowledge him. Only those who bear the mark of the beast can buy or sell in that time. This mark may be a badge to be worn on forehead or hand, or as some scholars think, merely the coins to be used in business, which will bear Anti-christ's title symbolized by the number 666.
What Is the Baptism of Fire?
It has been variously interpreted to mean:
- the baptism of the Holy Spirit
- the fires of purgatory,
- the everlasting fires of hell.
What is to be understood by being "Baptized for the Dead"?
Beuzel translated the familiar passage in I Cor. 15:29 thus: "Over the dead'' or "immediately upon the dead," meaning those who will be gathered to the dead immediately after baptism. Many in the ancient church put off baptism till near death. The passage probably referred to some symbolical rite of baptism or dedication of themselves to follow the dead even to death. Another view held by some expositors is that it was a custom to baptize certain persons with the names of the dead, in the hope that they might inherit their spirit and carry on their work.
What is meant be the "Prince of the Power of the Air?"
It refers to Satan (Eph. 2:2), the "prince of evil'' who assails men on earth with trials and temptations.
The word "power" is used here for the embodiment of that evil spirit which is the ruling principle of all
unbelief, especially among the heathen. (See I Tim. 4:1; II Cor. 4:4; John 12:31.)
What are we to understand by the Battle of Armageddon, referred to in Revelation?
Armageddon is the name given to the last great battle to be fought in the world's history, in which the whole human race is arrayed on one side or the other. It is to be the final struggle of Antichrist. When it will be fought no one can tell; but that there will be a great struggle we are assured. Before that day comes "many false prophets shall arise and lead many astray . . . iniquity shall be multiplied and the love of many shall wax cold." There are to be false Christs, false teachers doing signs and wonders, and leading astray "even the elect if such were possible." It is to be preceded by a period of apostasy, in which the authority of the wicked one will be fully demonstrated, with the assumption of divinity and the demand for universal worship as God. In the present stage of the conflict between good and evil, when mighty forces are arrayed on both sides, we can see the foreshadowing of the fierce struggle that is to come; but we may rest assured that righteousness will triumph in the end. (See the parallel passage in Joel 3:2-12.) Armageddon is "the mountain of Megiddo," west of the Jordan, a scene of early historic battles and the place that would naturally suggest itself to the mind of a Galilean writer to whom the place and its associations were familiar.
What Significance Has the Word "Abba" as When It Precedes the Word "Father"?
"Abba" is the Hebrew word for "father," in the emphatic or definite state, as "thy father." Its use in referring to God was common among the Jews; but in order that it might not seem too familiar or irreverent, the New Testament writers gave it the two-fold form, which has become a recognized phrase in Christian worship. It is as though they said: "Father, our Father."
What is the Meaning of "Selah?"
The word "Selah," which occurs a number of times in the Psalms, was a musical or liturgical sign, whose meaning is unknown. Some regard it as a pause in the music, to mark a transition in the theme or composition. It seems to have no grammatical connection with the sentence after which it appears, and has
therefore nothing to do with the meaning of the passage. It was a note to the singers of the psalm, or to those who were accompanying the singing with instruments.
Where Did the Jews Get the Name "Hebrews"?
Who and What Was Melchisedec?
It is in the fourteenth chapter of Genesis that Melchisedec is historically presented to us. The incident and its record, although so brief, and standing in such singular isolation from the thread of the history which it interrupts, is not only in itself most striking and interesting, but also in its typical teaching profoundly instructive. How suddenly and altogether unexpectedly does Melchisedec here appear before us - a most kingly and majestic form, yet clad in priestly robes, and with the mystic emblems of eucharistic offering - bread and wine - in his hands. We see those priestly hands raised in blessing; we observe the great patriarch, Abraham - the father of the faithful and the Friend of God - bowing before the mysterious priest king, and presenting to him the tithes of all his spoil; and then, as abruptly as it appeared, the vision passes away, and for nearly a thousand years the voice of inspiration utters not again the name of Mechisedec. Then, however, in an ecstatic Psalm of a most distinctly Messianic character, and descriptive of our Lord's exaltation in the day of his power, we meet with it once more in the solemn declaration: "The Lord hath sworn and will not repent, thou art a priest forever, after the order of Melchisedec'' Ps. 110:4. Again, something like a thousand years pass away, and then, once more, the writer of the Epistle to the Hebrews take up the subject of this mysterious personage, who, "Without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days, or end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually" Heb. 7:3; and on the two brief references to him, above given, which are all that the Scriptures contain, founds an argument to show the superiority of Christ's priesthood, as being "after the order of Melchisedec'' to that of Aaron, or Levi, which it had superseded.
Who was Melchisedec? Much labor has been wasted in attempts to answer the question. Later Jewish tradition identified him with Shem; and it is certain that that patriarch was not only alive in the days of Abraham, but even continued to live till Jacob was fifty years old. (Compare Gen. 2:2 with verses 12:26, 21:5, 25:7-26.) According to others he belonged to the family of Ham, or of Japheth; and it has been said that this is necessarily implied by the language of the Apostle when drawing a parallel between Melchisedec and Christ, he says that our Lord belonged to "a tribe of which no man gave attendance at the altar." Some, again, have suggested that he was an incarnate angel, or other superhuman creature, who lived for a time among men. Others have held that he was an early manifestation of the Son of God; and a sect, called the Melchisedecians, asserted that he was "an incarnation of the Holy Ghost." But, in all these conjectures, the fact has been strangely overlooked that the reticence of Scripture on the point is typical and significant, for, could it be determined who Melchisedec really was, it could no longer be said that he was "without father, without mother, without genealogy"; which statement is to be understood, not as implying that he was not a natural descendant of Adam, but that he designedly appears and disappears in the sacred narrative without mention either of his parentage or death.
There can, however, be no question that, whoever Melchisedec may have been, he was an eminent type of Christ. This is placed beyond doubt, not only by the language of the 110th Psalm - the Messianic character of which has ever been recognized by Jews and Christians alike - but especially by the argument of the Apostle, in the seventh chapter of the Epistle to the Hebrews, in the course of which there occurs the explicit declaration that he was - in the various respects mentioned - "made like unto the Son of God."
Did God give Job into the hands of Satan to be tempted?
"Tempted" is scarcely the word to use in that case. Job was tried or tested. The question was what his motive was in serving God. Satan with his natural doubt about any one having pure motives, asserted that Job served God only for what he gained by it, and that if his property was taken away from him, he would curse God. So Job was put to the proof, to see what he would do under trial, and whether he was really as disinterested as God believed him to be. The object of the author appears to have been to correct a false view of adversity, which view was prevalent in his time. People had the idea that severe calamities were punishments dealt out by God because of sin. When a man of good moral character, therefore, was in trouble, people suspected that he had sinned secretly, and that God was punishing him for it. It was often a cruel and unjust suspicion. In writing this description, the author evidently was trying to eradicate it. After reading such a book, a man who saw another in trouble, instead of despising him as a sinner, might say, "Perhaps he is being tried as Job was," and so might sympathize instead of blaming him. Our concern should be to learn the lesson the book was designed to teach, rather than to discuss the question whether it is history or parable, for that question cannot now be authoritatively answered.
Is the book if Job a real history or a dramatic allegory?
Job is believed to have been a real personage - a type of the earliest patriarchs, a man of high intelligence and great faith. The story is cast in dramatic form. Professor S. S. Curry, of Yale and Harvard Divinity Schools, thus outlines it : the place, a hill outside the city ; a rising storm, flashing lightning, rolling thunder and a rainbow; the speakers, God, the patriarch Job, his friends, and Satan; the theme, the mystery of human suffering, and human existence. To which may be added, a sublime faith in the divine wisdom, righteousness and justice. The book of Job is regarded by the highest Bible scholarship as a spiritual allegory. The name Job is derived from an Arabic word signifying "repentance," although Job himself is held to be a real personage.
“Son of man, if a country sins against me by being unfaithful and I stretch out my hand against it to cut off its food supply and send famine upon it and kill its people and their animals, even if these three men—Noah, Daniel and Job—were in it, they could save only themselves by their righteousness, declares the Sovereign LORD. Ezekiel 14:13-14
"Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes. Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days. Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days. You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter. You have condemned and murdered the innocent one, who was not opposing you. Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains." James 5:2-7
Who was Job?
According to leading commentators, Job was a personage of distinction, wealth and influence who lived in the north of Arabia Deserta, near the Euphrates, some 1800 B. C. His life was patriarchal, his language the Hebrew of that early day, when it was interspersed with Syriac and Arabic. He lived before Moses. His book is probably the oldest book in the world. It is now interpreted as a public debate in poetic form, dealing with the Divine government. It abounds in figurative language. The "day" mentioned in Job 2:1 was one appointed for the angels to give an account of their ministry to God. Evil is personified in Satan, who also comes to make report. The question to Satan and his response are simply a dramatic or poetic form of opening the great controversy which follows.
Who was Joanna in the Gospel of Luke?
Joanna (Luke 8:3; 24:10), wife of Chuza, the house-steward of Herod the Tetrarch. In Luke 8:1-3 appears as one of the certain women who had been healed, either of a sickness or of an evil spirit.
It is thought by some scholars that the centurion mentioned in Matthew 8:5-13 and Luke 7:1-10 might have been Joanna's husband Chuza. If so, she may have been led to attach herself to Jesus through the restoration of her servant's health, or even his life. Consequently she gave of herself and her substance to Jesus and His disciples.
In the last mention of Joanna, in Luke 24:10, she is one of the women who went to the sepulcher to embalm the body of Jesus. She, with Mary Magdalene, the mother of James, and other women, later told the apostles that Christ had arisen.
Though the mention of her is brief, one is convinced of the genuineness of her conversion, the depth of her love for Jesus, and the faithfulness of her stewardship.
The knowledge she gained as she accompanied Jesus and His disciples and other women on preaching tours, gives her a firm place in this missionary group.
Her husband, as head of Herod the Tetrarch's household, also had charge of his personal estate. Some scholars venture that he was the nobleman of John 4:46-53.
Finding Moses in The Rushes
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vintage illustration depicting scripture of Exodus 2:7 "Then his sister asked Pharaoh's daughter "Shall I go and get one of the Hebrew women to nurse the baby for you?", Miriam, Egyptian maids of the court, Egyptian princess, Reed Sea, giant feathered fan, Moses in a basket floating among the marshes or the Reed Sea, vintage German Bible illustration
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The End
The End
by Annie R. Johnson
Dear, suffering soul, bear up!
The pain can not be long!
Across the chasm of our griefs
I cry to thee, "Be strong!"
Yes, though within the dark
Woe's brink we both have trod;
As pilgrim's lost, we call to each
These words, "Hope thou in God!"
The end lies just before;
Mayhap, with glad surprise,
Thou soon shall see the way made clear,
Before thy wondering eyes!
Lo! even now his light
Strikes through dim forest ways!
Beyond! Beyond! Fly, bleeding feet,
To gain the "Gates of Praise!"
No more! no more to weep!
(Oh, clasp the full, rich joy,)
Thy hunted soul shall rest! yes, rest,
Where naught can e'er annoy.
Then, cheer thee, dear, sad heart,
The end lies just before!
Though dark the forest maze doth seem,
He leads! Canst ask for more?
Up to Heaven In A Wirlwind!
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| "As they were walking along and talking, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a wirlwind." 2 Kings 2:11 |
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Monday, December 27, 2021
What became of King Saul's eldest daughter?
Merab (I Sam. 14:49; 18:17, 19), King Saul's eldest daughter, who had been promised to David for his prowess in slaying the Philistine Goliath. But Merab was not given to David as had been promised (I Sam. 17:25). In the meantime David was entertained in court and received such adulation from the crowd that King Saul became jealous of him.
For the hand of his daughter Merab he incited David to more dangerous deeds of valor against the Philistines. By this time King Saul's other daughter, Michal, had shown a fondness for David, and matters were complicated.
Merab finally was given to Adriel, the Meholathite. The passage in II Sam. 21:8 which seems to designate Michal rather than Merab as the mother of the five sons of Adriel, is thought by scholars to be
a scribal error. These five sons, along with the sons of Saul's concubine Rizpah, were put to death and their bodies were left on the gallows for several months until the rains fell.
Scholars assume that Merab died comparatively young, leaving her five sons, who were cared for by her sister Michal. In later years they became identified as Michal's own children, when in reality they were Merab's children.
Sunday, December 26, 2021
Who was Peninnah from the first book of Samuel?
"He had two wives; one was called Hannah and the other Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none. Year after year this man went up from his town to worship and sacrifice
to the LORD Almighty at Shiloh, where Hophni and Phinehas, the two sons
of Eli, were priests of the LORD. Whenever the day came for Elkanah to sacrifice, he would give portions
of the meat to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters." 1 Samuel 1: 2-4
Peninnah (I Sam. 1:2, 4), one of the two wives of Elkanah. She taunted his other wife Hannah, mother of Samuel. No mention is made of Peninnah save that she bore children and lived in the town of Ramah and vexed Hannah when the family made annual trips together to Shiloh for the feast.
It is Peninnah, not Hannah, who appears to have had an unpleasant disposition and gloried in the fact that she could have children while Hannah had none. But to Hannah later were born Samuel and other children.
Who was Puah in the book of Exodus?
Puah (Exod. 1:15), midwife in the time of Moses, probably a director of a group of midwives. Naturally, a nation with almost two million people would need many midwives, but only Puah's and Shiprah's names are listed. They were probably the principal women and had under them many midwives, to whom it was decreed by the Pharaoh of Egypt that they must destroy all Hebrew male children when they were born.
The Hebrews were increasing so rapidly that the new Pharaoh was alarmed at their growing power.
Puah was told that when she saw a Hebrew mother giving birth to a baby, "if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.'' Exodus 1:16. But Puah had the courage to disobey the mandate of a cruel tyrant and to save "the men children alive."
For her courage, we are told God rewarded Puah by enabling the Hebrews to have even more children and stronger ones than before.
It is also recorded, "because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.'' Exodus 1:21 Dr. Lee Anna Starr, in her scholarly work The Bible Status of Woman, interprets this to mean "he elevated them to the headship of their father's houses.''
Who was Rhoda in the book of Acts?
Rhoda (Acts 12:13), a maidservant in the Jerusalem house of Mary, mother of Mark, who was the first to hear Peter knock at the gate after his miraculous escape from prison. Many had gathered to pray for him. Rhoda, knowing that they were now on their knees in Mary's upper room praying for Peter, gladly ran to tell them, before admitting him.
When she announced to them that Peter now stood at the gate, they said to Rhoda, "Thou art mad." Acts 12:15. she affirmed that Peter was there. His continued knocking brought others to the door, and when they saw Peter they knew that their prayers had been answered. An angel of the Lord appeared in the prison and Peter's chains had fallen miraculously from off his hands.
Rhoda demonstrated that she was a spiritual ally to the woman she served. Also, she was willing to serve late, for it was now long after midnight when Peter knocked and the Christians were still gathered at Mary's house.
Rhoda showed that she was intensely interested in Peter's need and anxiety and that she rejoiced in his freedom. Thus she served not only her mistress but the larger fellowship of the Church as well.