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Prophecy: David’s House, God’s House
David now had peace. The long civil war with Ishbosheth had ended. All of Israel now recognized David as king over Israel. Jerusalem had been taken from the Jebusites, and the capital was relocated from Hebron to Jerusalem. Philistine aggression … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus, Prophecy, Textual study, Type/Antitype
Tagged 1 Chronicles 17, 2 Samuel 7, David, david's house, God's house, house builder, man of blood, Prophecy, solomon and Jesus, temple builder
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Prophecy: A Prophet Like Moses
Moses, prior to his death told the children of Israel of a coming prophet. He said, “The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your midst, from your brethren, him you shall hear” (Deuteronomy … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus, Prophecy, Textual study, Type/Antitype
Tagged Acts 3, Deuteronomy 18, moses and jesus, prophecy, prophet
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Prophecy: Shiloh
“The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh comes” (Genesis 49:10). These words were proclaimed by Jacob to his son Judah. They were said not long before Jacob died. The words are … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus, Prophecy, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged adam clarke, battle of shiloh, brown drivers briggs gesenius, Ezekiel 21:27, for the sake of my servant David, Genesis 49, ISBE, judah, lawgiver, lawgiver between feet, lxx, matthew henry, newwordencyclopedia, peshitta, prophecy, scepter, septer shall not depart, shalach, shalom, shelloh, shilo, taegum, tennessee, tribe of Judah, until
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Prophecy: The Ladder
“Jacob dreamed, and behold a ladder was set on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. And behold, the LORD stood above it and said ‘I am … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus, Prophecy, Textual study
Tagged communication, Genesis 28, jacob, jacob's ladder, John 1, prophecy
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Prophecy: The Great Promise
“Now the Lord said to Abram: ‘Get out of your country, from your kindred and from you father’s house, to a land that I will show you. I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus, Prophecy, Textual study
Tagged Acts 3, all nations blessed, Galatians 3, Genesis 12, haran, in your seed, prophecy, the great promise, the land/seed promise, ur
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Prophecy: Protoevangelium
“I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel” (Genesis 3:15). This has been called “Protoevangelium,” which is the Latin meaning “first … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus, Prophecy, Textual study
Tagged first gospel, Genesis 3, prophecy, protoevangelium, Romas 16, satan's seed, woman's seed
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Comfort in Suffering
God created this world with certain physical properties. God also allows man to have freedom in how he uses this world with its physical properties. Therefore, it is possible for pain and suffering to exist. Illustration – “sticks and stones … Continue reading
Posted in Endurance, Hope, Man, Suffering
Tagged comfort, encouraging passages, goals, helping others, helping self, hope, job's friends, man born blind, prayer listening, suffering
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Abraham and Works
How do we reconcile Romans and James? Both books reference the same Bible passage, Genesis 15:6. However, they seem to use this passage in very different ways. In fact, at first glance, one might conclude that the two books are … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Textual study, Work
Tagged abraham's faith, abraham's works, contradiction, faith, James 2, man made works, meritorious works, Romans 4, types of works, works, works of God, works of the law
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Parables: Counting the Cost
“It cost something to be a real Christian… There are enemies to overcome, battles to be fought, sacrifices to be made, an Egypt to be forsaken, a wilderness to be passed through, a cross to be carried, a race to … Continue reading
Parables: Rejection
“He who rejects me, and does not receive my words, has that which judges him – the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day.” ~ John 12:48 Let us consider one “rejection” parable. The wicked … Continue reading
Posted in Judgment, Parables, Textual study
Tagged Matthew 21, Parables, rejection, the wicked vinedressers
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