the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Heap
Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types
or Proverbs 25:22 (a) There was a custom in Israel of lending coals of fire to a neighbor with which to rekindle a fire which had been allowed to die out. The neighbor carried the clay vessel on the head. When the neighbor desired to show special kindness to the one who wanted the coals, she would give an extra amount of these hot coals and fill the vessel that was carried on the head of her neighbor. By this she revealed her desire to be more than an ordinary helper. The Lord asks us to do this for those who need our help even though they be very unfriendly toward us. This act of kindness will win their friendship. (See Romans 12:20).
Habakkuk 2:5 (a) Here we are taught that some one will gather followers around himself who agree with him and his leadership.
2 Timothy 4:3 (a) We learn by this figure that a false leader will invite folk to follow him, and those who are in false doctrines will invite false leaders to minister to them.
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Watson, Walter. Entry for 'Heap'. Wilson's Dictoinary of Bible Types. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/wdt/h/heap.html. 1957.
