Matthew 20:20–23: Reflecting on the Scripture “John’s Mother Salome Makes a Request of the Lord”

By Zhang Yue It’s recorded in Matthew 20:20–23, “Then came to Him the mother of Zebedees children with her sons, worshipping Him, and desiring a certain thing of Him. And He said to her, What will you? She said to Him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, ...

Cain and Abel – Bible Story

Cain and Abel (Genesis 4:1-7) And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bore Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. And she again bore his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. And in proces...

Bible Verse–Proverbs 27:6

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

Bible Verse–Revelation 13:10

He that leads into captivity shall go into captivity: he that kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

The Covenant of Circumcision

The Covenant of Circumcision - Genesis 17 9 And God said to Abraham, You shall keep my covenant therefore, you, and your seed after you in their generations. 10 This is my covenant, which you shall keep, between me and you and your seed after you; Every man...

Bible Verse–Job 1:1

There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Bible Verse–John 1:1

John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

God’s Blessing and Wrath Upon Solomon

God was pleased with King Solomon and bestowed incomparable abundance upon him. After Solomon was born, he received Jehovah God’s favor. Just as it is written in the Bible, “And He sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and He called his name Jedidiah, bec...