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Leopard’s Spots
“Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard its spots? Then may you also do good who are accustomed to do evil.” (Jeremiah 13:23). These words were said to a rebellious people in Judah. They had grown so accustomed … Continue reading
Posted in animals, calvinism, Creation, Nature, Sin
Tagged africa, animals, asia, born in sin, calvinis, calvinism, captivity, cheetah, diurnal, ethiopian's skin, Hosea 5:4, hyenas, jaguar, jeremiah, Jeremiah 13:23, Judah's sin, leopard, leopard's spots, lion, nocturnal, norht america, point of no return, sin ingrained, skin color, south america, the prophets, uv radiation, wayne jackson
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Running With Horses
“If you have run with footman, and they have wearied you, then how can you contend with horses? And if in the land of peace, in which you trusted, then how will you do in the floodplain of the Jordan?” … Continue reading
Posted in animals, Endurance, prophets
Tagged american quarter horse, animals, arizona, dwain chambers, Endurance, flood of jordan, Hebrews 10:36, Hebrews 12:1-3, hicham el guerrouj, horses, jeremiah, Jeremiah12:5, man v. horse, prophets, throroughbred, usain bolt, wales, wayde von niekerk
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Black People in the Bible
The Bible does not usually specify skin color. Instead, it speaks of people’s relationship to God. Of Noah, we are told, “Noah was a just man, perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God” (Genesis 6:9). Of Job, we are … Continue reading
Posted in envy, evangelism, Race
Tagged 1 Kings 10, Acts 8, cush, cushite, ebed-melech, envy, ethiopia, ethiopian eunuch, great commission, jeremiah, Jeremiah 13:23, Jeremiah 38, job blameless and upright, josephus, libya, lucius of cyrene, miriam and aaron, moses, Moses' wife, noah walked with God, Numbers 12, partiality, passover, paul, prejudism, proselytes, queen of sheba, racism, rufus, simon of cyrene, skin pigmentation, Solomon, sudan, wayne jackson, zipporah
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Fire in My Bones
“Then I said, ‘I will not make mention of Him, nor speak anymore in His name” (Jeremiah 20:9a). Jeremiah was tired of the fight. He was mocked by what seemed like everyone (Jeremiah 20:7, 10). He was in derision daily … Continue reading
Posted in evangelism, God`s word, Love, Preachers, Preaching, prophets, Textual study
Tagged 1 Thessalonians 2:13, alone, b.j. clark, book studies in Jeremiah and Lamentations, burn out, critics, fear on every side, fire in bones, garland elkins, jeremiah, Jeremiah 15:17, Jeremiah 20:10, Jeremiah 20:7-8, Jeremiah 20:9, Jeremiah 6:16-17, Jeremiah 8:21, jeremiah 9:1, Jeremiah wants to go in hotel business, johnny ramsey, love, meditation, mock, negative preaching, power lectures, preaching, Psalm 1, Psalm 119, robert taylor jr., unpatriotic, weary of preaching, weeping prophet
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Negative As Well As Positive
“Behold I have put My words in your mouth” (Jeremiah 1:9). The LORD addressed these words to Jeremiah. The prophet was to speak God’s word. It was not his duty to entertain the people. It was not his duty to … Continue reading
Posted in Preachers, Preaching, prophets, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged 2 Timothy 3:16, 2 Timothy 4:2, a herald, atricle getting there from here by wacaster, book studies in Jeremiah and Lamentations, build, destroy, God over nations, jeremiah, Jeremiah 1:10, Jeremiah 1:9, Jeremiah over nations and kingdoms, kerusso, negative preaching, plant, positive preaching, preach the word, prophet, pull down, robert taylor jr., root out, throw down, tom wacaster, universal authority of God, vines, words in mouth
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Missed Opportunity
“The harvest is past, The summer is ended, And we are not saved!” (Jeremiah 8:20). These are extremely sad words. Judah was not in a saved condition. There are two common interpretations of this verse. Wayne Jackson comments, “This may … Continue reading
Posted in preparation, prophets, salvation, Textual study
Tagged 2 Kings 25:1-3, Acts 24:24-25, adam clarke, almost but lost, almost persuaded, babylonian captivity, balsam, exile, felix, Genesis 37:25, gilead, hananiah, harvest is past, jeremiah, Jeremiah 28:1-11, Jeremiah 46:11, Jeremiah 8:19, Jeremiah 8:20, Jeremiah 8:22, keil delitzsch, Luke 12:16-21, medicine, missed opportunty, neglect, no balm in gilead, no physician in gilead, opportunites, opportunity, p.p. bliss, physican, procrastination, robert taylor jr., siege of jerusalem, song almost persuaded, summer is ended, The Great Physician, the rich fool, time, wayne jackson, we are not saved
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