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Old 10-15-2010, 08:16 AM
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Re: Love Slave - Exodus 21

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Originally Posted by dorramide7 View Post
"Mine ears hast thou opened" --did that mean Jesus had His ear(s) pierced? Reckon He wore an ear ring? Could Christian men today wear an ear ring to demonstrate their willing submission to Jesus as their Lord and Master?
To have one's ears opened is a Hebrew idiom meaning to have one's understanding 'opened'. It would be akin to having an 'ah-ha' moment, where something difficult to grasp suddenly become clear.

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