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Category Archives: Prophecy
Prophecy: Bruised Reed and Smoking Flax
“Behold! My servant whom I uphold, My Elect One (chosen ESV) in whom my soul delights!” (Isaiah 42:1a). The speaker is God. This is true from Isaiah 41:1-42:9 (Notice: 41:4, 10, 13, 17, 21; 42:5, 6, 8). The words “My servant” … Continue reading
Prophecy: “The Branch”
“There shall come forth a rod [shoot NASB/ESV] from the stem [stump ESV] of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots” (Isaiah 11:1). Israel had been described as a felled tree, nothing but a stump remained (Isaiah … Continue reading
Posted in Chruch, Jesus, Peace, Premillennialism, Prophecy, Textual study
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Prophecy: Jesus in Four Pictures
“For unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon his shoulder. And his name shall be wonderful counselor, mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace of the increase of His … Continue reading
Prophecy: Virgin Birth – A Study of Isaiah 7:1-16 (Part 2)
“Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. Curds and honey he shall eat, that he may know to refuse the evil and choose … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus, Prophecy, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged 1 Kings 13:1-3, 1992, 2 Kings 16, 2 Kings 23:15, ahaz, Alan Highers, allen macrae, almah, asv, bethulah, book handbook of bible translations, damsel, dual fulfillment, edward j. young, esv, g. t. wenhem, gary workman, Genesis 24:16, Isaiah 7, Isaiah 8:1-4, ISBE, j. a. douglas, Joel 1:8, Judges 21:12, kjv, lxx, mais, mary, nasb, neb, new bible dictionary, niv, nkjv, nlt, nrsv, parthenos, prophecy, r. laird harris, robert gromacki, rsv, shenandoah, sign, the restorer, virgin, virgin birth, virgin or young woman
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Prophecy: Virgin Birth – A Study of Isaiah 7:1-16 (Part 1)
The background to this chapter is this: Assyria is pushing westward, conquering territory, and quickly becoming the dominant world power. Under these circumstances, two old foes, Syria and Israel, form a league for mutual protection. The two then try to … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus, Prophecy, Textual study
Tagged 2 Chronicles 28:22-25, 2 Kings 15:30, 2 Kings 16, 2 Kings 16:9, age of accountability, ahaz, assyria, Deuteronomy 1:39-40, Deuteroomy 6:16, double fulfillment, dual fulfillment, emmanuel, ephraim, franklin camp, holland, immanuel, isaiah, Isaiah 7, isaiah 8:4, israel, israel and syria, jedidiah, joseph and mary, judah, Leviticus 12:1-8, Luke 1:80, Luke 2:22-24, Luke 2:52, Matthew 1, Matthew 1:20-23, niv, one child or two?, prophecy, Psalm 78:18, remnant, remnant shall return, russia, shear-jashub, shearjashub, Solomon, syria, the netherlands, tom wacaster, trust in God, ussr, virgin birth
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Prophecy: The LORD’s House
The words of Isaiah are prominent in the New Covenant. “The importance of the book is indicated by the frequency with which it is quoted in the New Testament. Isaiah is quoted by name 21 times, slightly more than all … Continue reading
Prophecy: Christ in the Psalms (Part 3)
Jesus once said, “You search the scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me” (John 5:39). Let’s look once more at what the Psalms say about Jesus. Chief Cornerstone Psalm … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus, Prophecy, psalms, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged chief cornerstone, cornerstone, priphecy, Psalm 118, psalms
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Prophecy: Christ In The Psalms (Part 2)
Jesus told his disciples, “These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which are written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning … Continue reading
Prophecy: The Christ in the Psalms (Part 1)
The Jews of Jesus’ day divided the Bible (our Old Covenant) into sections. Sometimes, they used a two-fold division: (1) The Law (Genesis – Deuteronomy) and (2) The Prophets (Joshua – Malachi). This two-fold division is frequently mentioned in the … Continue reading
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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