DYK V

Did you know God said to “hate your family” to follow him?

In the Gospel of Luke Jesus explains the cost of following him in a very descriptive and emotional way? He does this by using what we hold most dear to us as a measure of what we’d be willing to give up or even “hate” in order to be loyal to him. Here are some different translations of what was said by Christ.

ESV

“If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.

EXB [Expanded Bible]

“If anyone comes to me but ·does not hate [or loves more than me; ^CJesus is using hyperbole to emphasize his point] his father, mother, wife, children, brothers, or sisters—or even ·life [life itself; or his own life]—he cannot be my ·follower [disciple].

KJV
If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

MSG [Message]
One day when large groups of people were walking along with him, Jesus turned and told them, “Anyone who comes to me but refuses to let go of father, mother, spouse, children, brothers, sisters—yes, even one’s own self!—can’t be my disciple. Anyone who won’t shoulder his own cross and follow behind me can’t be my disciple.

My belief on this very tricky verse is that God is asking us to be willing to abandon all if times called for it. The purpose would be to: lean, depend, belong, rely, be loved by, be grafted into HIM [God] for ultimate salvation, assurance, protection, righteousness, provision, peace, sanctification and more. My family, friends or the world unfortunately cannot come close to fulfilling these things (nor would I want or expect them to). Just my Two Cents… [6]

DYK IV

Did you know Jesus sent Peter to go fishing for a coin worth $400 to pay their taxes with?

“Various leaders and officials were always trying to trip Jesus up? When some tax-collectors checked to see if Jesus and his disciples had been paying a certain tax, Jesus told his disciples that he was of course exempt (being God and all), but that to avoid offense, they would pay anyway. But then Jesus tells Simon Peter where to get the money:

“[N]ot to give offense to them, go to the sea and cast a hook and take the first fish that comes up, and when you open its mouth you will find a shekel. Take that and give it to them for me and for yourself.” (Matthew 17.27) “

*Excerpt from The 7 Weirdest Bible Stories They Didn’t Teach You In Sunday School. [5]

DYK IIII

Did You Know that God’s Rules for life are described as “desired more than precious gold, sweeter than honey and the dripping from the honeycomb and have great reward associated in keeping”?

I wonder why that is? [4]

DYK III

Did you know about the man who gave his daughter to his brother’s son as a promise if he defeated “The Land of Books” located in southern Canaan? Read more about it in Judges 1

Note: According to scholars, Caleb and Kenaz were not blood related. Othniel was Caleb’s nephew and ended up marrying his daughter as part of the agreement/offer proposed by Caleb. [3]

DYK II

Did you know there was a giant man with six fingers and six toes on each hand and foot in the bible?

2 Samuel 21:20

Did You Know?

Did you know there was a corrupt judge that was harassed by a woman repeatedly to give her justice against her offender?Although he had no regard for God, most likely despised Christians and didn’t regard fellow man decently, he ordered justice on her behalf to get her to leave him alone. Luke 18 Parable of the Widow

There are many commentaries out there on the purpose of this biblical parable but if you think about it, you can draw your own conclusion of the lesson here.