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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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Prophecy: A Ram, A Goat, And A Little Horn
Daniel 8 records a vision of Daniel. This vision is said to have occurred in the third year of the reign of Belshazzar (Daniel 8:1). Belshazzar was co-regent with his father Nabonidus (cf. Daniel 5:7, 29). He was the last … Continue reading
Posted in God's Providence, God's Sovereignty, History, Prophecy, Suffering, Textual study
Tagged 1 maccabees, 2 Maccabees, alexander the great, antiochus epiphanes, antiochus IV, astyage, battle of gaugamela, belshazzar, cambyses, circumcision, cyrus, Daniel 8, don simpson, evel merodach, four divisons of greece, glorious land, goat, greece, josephus, judas maccabeus, kings of babylon, labashi marduk, little horn, medo persia, nabonidus, nabopolassar, nebuchadnezzar, neriglissar, onius III, persecution, persia, Prophecy, prophecy series, ram, rex turner sr
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Why Was God Displeased at Babel?
The events at Babel (Genesis 11:1-9) occurred not long after the Flood. If the division of the earth in the days of Peleg (Genesis 10:25) refers to the events at Babel (and I think that it does), then the events at … Continue reading
Posted in josephus, pride, Textual study, Tongue
Tagged adam clark, Babel, chronology, curtis cates, disobedience, flood, Genesis 11, idolatry, josephus, Keith Mosher, Peleg, pride, rebellion, shinar, targum, ziggurats, zikkurate
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No Weeping
While there are occasions when godly men and women wept in the Bible, there are also some occasions when they did not. Let’s notice… 1. Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, were not to mourn the deaths of Nadab … Continue reading
Posted in Death, end times, Judgment
Tagged 2 Samuel 12, aaron, absalom, babylonian captivity, balaam, balak, cozbi, David, eleazer, ezekiel, Ezekiel 24, ezekiel's wife, i shall go to him, ithamar, jeremiah, jeremiah 16, josephus, leviticus 10, nadab and abihu, numbers 25, phinehas, tears, weep, zimri
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Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage (John v. Herod)
Herod Antipas, the Tetrarch, who ruled over Galilee and Perea, stayed with his half-brother Philip, on a visit to Rome. While there, he coveted his brother’s wife, Herodias, who was also the brothers’ niece. She also coveted him. She agreed to … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Marriage, Preachers, Preaching, Textual study
Tagged aretas iv, courage, galilee, herod, herod antipas, herod philip, herodias, incest, john beheaded, john loses head, john the baptizer, john v. herod, josephus, Luke 3, lust, machaerus, Mark 6, marriage and divorce and remarriage, Matthew 14, not lawful for you to have her, not lawful for you to have your brother philip's wife, peer pressure, perea, phasaelis, rash words, troubled conscience, war between herod and aretas
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Demons (Part One)
Demon possession is mentioned in the Bible. It is mentioned: 8 times in Matthew (4:23-25; 8:16; 8:28-34; 9:32-34; 12:22; 12:43-45; 15:21-28; 17:14-28); 8 times in Mark (1:21-28; 1:32-34; 1:39; 3:10-12; 5:1-20; 7:24-30; 9:14-29; 16:17-20); 9 times in Luke (4:31-36; 4:40-41; … Continue reading
Posted in Demons, Stats, Suffering
Tagged alexander campbell, demon possession, Demons, demons speak, differences between modern desciption of demon possession and the Bible, does demon possession still occur?, franklin camp, ghosts, guy woods, homer hailey, irenaeus, josephus, justin martyr, number of demon possessions in the Bible, philo, roy lanier sr., saul"s distressing spirit, the effects of demon possessions, was demon possession simple physical or mental illness, were angels departed human spirits?, were demons fallen angles?, what was demon possession, why did God allow demon possession, Zechariah 13
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Questions About The Exodus
“He sent Moses His servant and Aaron whom he had chosen. They performed His signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham . . . He also brought them out with silver and gold . . . Egypt … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Evidence, exodus, Stats, Textual study
Tagged 1 Corinthians 10, 430 years or 400 years or 215 years, a&e, amram, aquba, borrow, charlton heston, creation and exodus plagues, darrell conley, did isrealites steal from egyptians, did pharaoh's magicians really work miracles, did water part by natural means, discovery channel, doran nof, elymas, exodus, Exodus 5-15, fake miracles, Hebrews 11, henry morris, history channel, how did God harden pharaoh's heart, how long were children og isreal in egypt, idolatry, josephus, kohath, lend, moses, movie the ten commandments, nathan paldor, nile, Palsm 78, population increase, Psalm 105, Psalm 106, red sea, red sea or reed sea, reed sea, shaal, significance of plagues on egypt, simon the sorcerer, solomon navy, suez, trevor major, tsunami, were isrealites exempted from all plagues, wind setdown theory, yam sup
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Prophecy: Seventy Weeks (Part 2)
“Seventy weeks are determined… know therefore and understand, from the going forth of the command to restore and build Jerusalem until Messiah the Prince there shall be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. The street (or open square, footnote in NKJV) … Continue reading
Posted in Premillennialism, Prophecy
Tagged abomination of desolation, appearing of messiah, artaxerxes' decree, confirm covenant, cyrus' decree, Daniel 9, daniel's seventy weeks, darius' decree, end of sacrifices and offerings, ezra, josephus, messiah cut off, middle of seventh week, nehemiah, one week, prophecy, rebuild temple/jerusalem, sixty two weeks, temple destroyed, three segments of prophecy, titus, troublesome times, wings of temple, zerubbabel
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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
Ethics: Race and Prejudice (Part 1)
An ideal world, justice would be blind. We should be judged by the content of our character, and not the color of our skin or our socio-economic level. However, life is not always idea. Racism exists around the globe. The … Continue reading
Posted in Bible History, Ethics, History, Jesus, Race
Tagged america, antichos, armenians, Bible History, blacks, burma, chinese, ethics, history, ibos, indians, japanese, Jesus, jews, John 4, josephus, justice, lebanese, Luke 10, Luke 17, Luke 9, mt gerizim, mt zion, nehemiah, nigeria, ottoman empire, peru, prejudism, Race, samaritans, sanballet, sierra leone, sri lanka, tamil, temple, zeus
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