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Turning The King’s Heart
“The King’s heart is in the hand of the LORD, Like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes” (Proverbs 21:1). What does this mean? Does this mean that every action of a king (or country leader) is … Continue reading
Posted in God's Providence, God's Sovereignty, Government, josephus, Proverbs, Textual varients
Tagged 1 Kings 11:4, 1 Kings 12:28-33, 1 Kings 21:25-26, 1 Kings 2:1-4, 1 Kings 3:14, 1 Kings 9:4-5, 1 Samuel 15:22-23, 1 Samuel 23:1-13, 1 Samuel 30:7-8, 2 Chronicles 28:1-4, 2 Chronicles 33:10-13, 2 Kings 16:1-4, 2 Samuel 5:18-19, 2 Samuel 5:22-25, adolf hitler, afraid, ahaz, assyria, babylon, confort, cyrus, cyrus read his name in book of isaiah, Daniel 4:28-36, David, direct or by means?, Exodus 10:1-2, Exodus 14:17-18, Exodus 7:2-5, Exodus 9:34, Ezekiel 23:36-39, Ezra 1:1-2, fear, God allows sin, God humbled manasseh, God humbled nebuchadnezzar, God is powerful, God is ultimately in control, God stirred cyrus, God turns heart of king, God used assyria, God used babylon, God used pharaoh, God will accomplish His purposes, God's plans not thwarted, habakkuk, Isaiah 10-12-14, Isaiah 10:12-14, Isaiah 10:5-7, Isaiah 44:28, Isaiah 45:1-3, Jeremiah 25:12, Jeremiah 27:6-11, Jeremiah 50:18, Jeremiah 51:24, John the baptist turns hearts, josephus, josephus antiquities 11, Leviticus 18:21, Luke 12:4, Luke 1:17, Malachi 4:5-6, manasseh, nebuchadnezzar, pharaoh, Proverbs 21:1, Psalm 118:6, Psalm 56:4, Romans 8:34, Solomon, solomon's wives turn his heart, trust in God, turning heart by circumstance, turning heart by influence, turning heart by information
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In The News: Hezekiah’s Seal
“On Wednesday (December 2, 2015), archaeologists in Jerusalem announced the discovery of a rare biblical-era seal… According to Hebrew University, the inscription reads: ‘Belonging to Hezekiah [son of] Ahaz King of Judah… the back side of the clay imprint of … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Evidence
Tagged ahab, ahaz, ahaziah, archaeology, averham biram, babylonian rations table, berlin museum, bulla, calah, col.taylor, david found, earnest wiedner, elit mazer, hazael, hebrew university, henry layard, Hezekiah, hezekiah seal, house of david, in the news, Jehoiachin, jehoram, Jehu, new york times, nineveh, omri, reut ben arieh, sennacherib, sennacherib annals, stele, taylor prisim, tel dan, tel dan inscription, the babylonian rations table, the black obelisk of salmaneser iii, the stones cry out, times of israel, tribute of jehu, wayne jackson
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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 ahaz, almah, bethulah, Isaiah 7, lxx, mary, parthenos, prophecy, sign, 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 age of accountability, ahaz, assyria, emmanuel, ephraim, immanuel, isaiah, Isaiah 7, israel, jedidiah, judah, Matthew 1, prophecy, shearjashub, Solomon, syria, trust in God, virgin birth
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Do Good Parents Always Produce Good Children?
Some parents struggle with this question. They do this because the Bible does say, “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it” (Proverbs 22:6)However, we do have … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Parenting, Textual study
Tagged ahaz, Hezekiah, manasseh, Parenting, Proverbs 22:6
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