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Dec 12, 2017 · What does the bible tell us about respite care? In Mark 6:30-32: “The apostles returned to Jesus, and told Him all that they had done and taught. And He said to them, ‘Come away by yourselves to a lonely place, and rest a while.’
Temporary intermission of labor, or of any process or operation; interval of rest; pause; delay. 3. ( n.) Temporary suspension of the execution of a capital offender; reprieve. 4. ( n.) The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term. 5. ( n.) To give or grant a respite to. 6. ( n.) To delay or postpone; to put off.
Exodus 8:15 - But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.
Romans 2:5 describes you as one who “treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath.” You may not have an account with any bank, but you have a sin account with God. His wrath on your sin is not being revealed today, but the day of the “revelation of the righteous judgment of God” is coming.
But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said. 1 Samuel 11:3 chapter context similar meaning "And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days' respite, that we may send messengers unto all the coasts of Israel: and then, if there be no man to save us, we will ...
"To rest on" often means to come upon to abide, as of the Spirit of Yahweh (Numbers 11:25 Isaiah 11:2), of wisdom (Proverbs 14:33), of anger (Ecclesiastes 7:9). There is again the "rest" of the grave ( Job 3:13, 17, 18 Isaiah 57:2 Daniel 12:13 ).
In the New Testament, "care," in the sense of anxiety, is the meaning given to merimna, the condition of being drawn mentally in different directions, distraction of mind.
