... of those who were distracted from “dwelling” with God and worshiping God first above all else. Samson, who took a Nazarite vow, and broke it because of his fixation with Delilah…..David who broke his faithfulness with God due to a fixation with Bathsheba…..Peter who tries to walk on water but looks away from Jesus and tries to go it on his ... Jewish Virtual Library “Sukkot.” And Hebrew4christians.com “Sukkot.” **Abarim Publications on the meaning of Martha and Mary. See also Strongs. Thayers.
... ground. The Mount of Olives. The very place Jesus wept in the Garden of Gethsemane before he was betrayed. The very place David wept in defeat years before. Now the very place Jesus would culminate his victory over all defeat, over all betrayal, over all ... afflicted.” This definition is supported as early as Jerome, one of the church fathers, as well as sources such as Thayer’s Greek Lexicon, which translates the name as “house of misery.” Some in particular make the argument that Lazarus (Simon ...
