Tag: ox
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Let the Ox Eat
4Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.–Deuteronomy 25 Paul quotes this verse in 1 Corinthians 9:9 and 1 Timothy 5:18. In both cases the one doing the hard work is allowed to benefit from that work. In the case of the ox, as he is trampling the grain husks, he…
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Paid? [1-minute read]
17Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching. 18For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain,” and, “The laborer deserves his wages.”–1 Timothy 5 I have met people who think that pastors should work other jobs and…
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Two Yokes
14Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?–2 Corinthians 6 Here is a stock photo I found of an ancient yoke for oxen. To be unequally yoked was to put two oxen together that were so different that they would not pull…
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The Ox and the Manger
4Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean, but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.–Proverbs 14 Today’s proverb is very simple to understand. “You like all that the ox can do, but you gotta feed him. And when you do, don’t be surprised if he’s always messing up the feeding area.”…
Joel M Bradshaw 