(9/11/10), "I can only find my sandals. However, when you consider this for a moment, you realize that the comparison to an ox was actually a greater insult to the beast! So much forgiveness. They wander about for food And murmur if they are not satisfied. ", B: "Well, I think I sort of know. I guess I don't know everything." Who but the Savior could think such compassionate thoughts of a man who was intent on persecuting His church? (4-5-10), I got the ice cream out of the freezer and set it on the stove to dish some up for the boys and Silas says, "Don't warm it up, Mom! They shall wander up and down for food, and wait all night if they aren’t satisfied. It doesn’t mean life will always be easy, but it does provide the path for an intimate relationship with a compassionate Savior. If Jesus can wear 'em, I can wear 'em!" The Holy Spirit used this article to give me a fresh revelation of truth. Me: "Yeah." They return when the sun goes down, They howl like coyotes, ringing the city. ~Fanny Crosby (author of more than 8000 hymns), "Cat food tastes so bad cats deserve it." Proverbs 29:19–22 – “Don’t bite the hand that feeds you” I begin today’s devotional by reminding the reader that proverbs are sometimes general sayings rather than universal statements. I’ve learned so much since then. I'm a genius!" I pray that everyone will be able to say that in the end! The harder he kicked … the deeper the goad drove into his flesh. Si: "No, because it's easier for a camel to go, The Five Thousand Year Leap, Principles 27-28, the result of greatly delighting in Scripture, The Five Thousand Year Leap, Principle 26 - Family, The Five Thousand Year Leap, Principles 24-25, The Five Thousand Year Leap, Principle 23, The Five Thousand Year Leap, Principles 21-22, Project Liberty USA - the unconstitutionality of the health care mandate. FEEDING THE HAND THAT BITES YOU. We do it to ourselves. This verse carries on the idea which is stated in ver. Balancing love with discernment, wisdom, and just plain old common sense. Thank you such a wise, timely explanation. He sat at the top of the spiritual ladder in Jerusalem, and now Jesus of Nazareth was comparing him to a bovine! Oxen did exactly what God created them to do – serve and glorify the One who created them. I’ve experienced both the “goad” of Christ, and the “kicking” of my own, or the self-inflicted pain and frustration that comes from trying to bite the hand that feeds me. ~Hank the Cowdog. ', Daddy: "That's a strange question coming from a kid that should be asleep. Did you find that your pain actually increased as you resisted? My brain's being mean to me!!" '", B: Laughing, "Yeah, this morning he asked if I would sell my birthright." I don't think this verse is advising whether or not to rescue such a person, but is telling us that if we do, we will have to do it again and again and again. So much kicking. Praise God from whom all blessings flow. ", Si: "I want to sleep on the crouton." I repented in tears before my pastor and then, again, this morning before the Lord. Thank you such a wise, timely explanation. Let them wander up and down for okhel (food), and howl if they be not satisfied. $3.99 a month for 40+ study tools. God is a God of love a God of mercy and long suffering, but there will come a day when sin and sinners must have an end. Oxen bend their necks to the yoke and to the one true God, who has placed man over them as ruler and lord. "I love me! Dear Sir: ", B: "Yeah. Not only are we resisting our omnipotent God, but we are also hurting self ( and many others). My eyes were opened to this truth…one MUST first become aware of their deadened position of “resistance”. After a while, we walked away and I tried to explain to Si what had happened. In my communion with the Lord I was brought to the scripture about Paul and desired further understanding. I asked him if he'd like to pray for the man and his wife and he did. I'm just a big blob of tissue." They scavenge for bones, And bite the hand that feeds them. Truth #2 – The message of the oxgoad If you don't like your Uncle Sammie Then go back to your home oer the sea To the land from where you came Whatever be it's name But don't be ungrateful to me. Thanks for telling me. Any God who wants to use humans in the inhumane way humans use oxen is a demon not worth worshipping, straight up. They groan if they don’t find something that will satisfy them. Benjamin Rush, The Father of the Public Schools under the Constitution, "Those who have known freedom and lost it have never known it again." The end of the wise and intelligent man's increase in learning and prudence is that he may be thus enabled to understand other proverbs. At a memorial for our friend, Sharon Bergman: Dutch (Sharon's husband) to B: "I'm really glad you guys came today. When a stubborn ox attempts to kick back against the goad that is causing it discomfort, the ox will actually inflict more pain, driving the pointed end deeper into its flesh. May God bless you. His Strength! May God continuing enrich your well of knowledge abundantly. "Okay, honey," I said, "go ahead and we will all pray." Thursday: Christ helps me: “Biting the Hand that Feeds. Thank you for your excellent explanation…I am currently on a respite at the ocean’s edge. If they are not satisfied, then they continue all night. The more I hit this website the more I get GOD smack’ed. (3/18/11), B: "Mom, Si's having an otter pop. To Bite the Hand That Feeds You Meaning. like dogs roaming about for food and growling if they do not find enough. Thanks for the insight. I Googled the verse and up popped your message on the subject. Meaning of Idiom ‘Bite the Hand That Feeds You’ To bite the hand that feeds you is to attack, harm, show ingratitude toward, or otherwise turn against someone who is helping you. I really want my name in that book." Used as an idiom as early as 600 B.C. When Jesus rebuked Saul (who would soon become the apostle Paul) for kicking against the goads, He was telling the proud Pharisee that he was only hurting himself in resisting the truth and teaching of Christ. I am certain to return to this page again in times to come. Let these evil men slink back at evening and prowl the city all night before they are satisfied, howling like dogs and searching for food. Thanks very much! bite the hand that feeds phrase. Thank you for explaining…it’s convicting. Me: "Real life is way better than school." - To understand a proverb. "My brother is crazy because he drinks a lot of fruit juice." "Yes, mommy.