Today’s Devotional
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Morning – September 18 | Spurgeon Devotional
Living by the Book
Thursday nights are still Dust to Glory with Ligonier. A Bible-reading class is next, after that series finishes. Until then, the table here is open.
Latest Writing
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Cephas: Rock
Cephas means rock (John 1:42). Greek Κηφᾶς; Jesus renames Simon; John translates “Peter”; Thayer ties Aramaic כיפא to Πέτρος. Names Milk.
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Joseph: He Adds
Joseph means “he adds, increases” (Gen 30:24). Hebrew יוֹסֵף; Rachel names and prays “May the Lord add…”; BDB on the add-form. Names Milk.
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Noah: Relief / Rest
Noah means relief/rest (Gen 5:29). Hebrew נֹחַ; Lamech names and explains; BDB lists the proper name beside the rest-family words. Names Milk.
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Ichabod: Glory Departed
Ichabod means “the glory has departed” (1 Sam 4:21). Hebrew אִי־כָבוֹד; BDB on כָּבוֹד — glory, and Glory in exile when the ark was captured. Names Milk.
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Ebenezer: Stone of Help
Samuel names the memorial Ebenezer: “Till now the LORD has helped us” (1 Sam 7:12). The stone is not a sticker — it is help you can still hear. Milk on Bible names that mean what they say.
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The Image Does Not Wait
Who do you say that He is when a culture treats dignity like a badge it hands out — after birth, after wantedness, after usefulness — and takes it back when life gets costly?