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Tag Archives: Solomon
Eternity in the Heart
“He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from the beginning to end” (Ecclesiastes 3:11). 1. Time “He has made … Continue reading
Posted in Ecclesiastes, God, life, Man, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged 2 Samuel 12:23, 2 Timothy 1:10, abraham, cycle of life, David, Death, distinction between God and man, Ecclesiastes 11:8, Ecclesiastes 11:9, Ecclesiastes 12:13-14, Ecclesiastes 2:16, ecclesiastes 2:18-19, Ecclesiastes 3:1-ff, Ecclesiastes 3:11, Ecclesiastes 3:17, Ecclesiastes 3:19, Ecclesiastes 5:10, esv study bible, eternity, eternity in heart, family, God, God is in control, God's thoughts higher than man's, He has made everything beautiful, hebrew matsa, Hebrews 11:10, immortality, John 11:23-24, john waddy, joys of life, leaving inheritance, life and nature, longing for something more, martha, not satisfied with silver, silver, Solomon, solomon's authorship, time, to everything there is a season, vanity, wealth, what befalls animals befalls man, wife, wise and fool, work, youth
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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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The Tabernacle, Temple, and Church
There are several points of comparison to be made between the tabernacle and temple of old and the church. Let’s notice… The Expense The expense that went into constructing the tabernacle and temple of old was very great. The lampstand … Continue reading
Posted in Chruch, Example, Lord's Supper, Plan of salvation, Prayer, Soul Winning, Type/Antitype, worship
Tagged atonement, blueprint, bread of presence, built according to a pattern, christians are priests, church is tabernacle/temple, cost of church, cost of tabernacle' temple, expense of tabernacle'temple, furniture of tabernacle/temple, gold, light in world, mercy seat, moses, prayer, priestly garments, purification of priest, remain holy, sabbath, service, serving God, Solomon, tabernacle/temple and church, the altar of incense, the golden lampstand, the Lord's Supper, the table of showbread, type/antitype, washing of priests
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The Lord’s Prayer
The context: Death was near. Jesus knew it. He, with concern for His disciples, prayed. Let us observe for whom and what He prayed. 1. Himself (John 17:1-5) “Father, the hour has come” (John 17:1a). The reference is to the … 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
Tagged baptism of Jesus, belt of faithfulness, belt of righteouness, calf and young lion and fatling together, church, clothed armor of God, clothed with Christ, clothed with gentle and quiet spirit, clothed with tender mercies and kindness and humility and meekness and longsuffering and love, cow and bear graze and lie down together, david jesse, excellent fruit, fruit, gentiles, girded with faithfulness, girded with righteousness, holy mountain, Isaiah 11, Jehovah is salvation, Jesus anointed with Spirit, king, leopard lie down with young goat, lion eat straw as ox, little child shall lead them, meaning name Jesus, no hurt or destruction on holy mountain, nursing child play by cobra's hole, peace, peace through knowledge of LORD, righteousn judgment, Solomon, the branch, the branch of david, the branch of jesse, the clothing of the christian, The LORD Our Righteousness, the rod, the rod of jesse, the shoot, the shoot of jesse, the spirit of knowledge and frear of the LORD, the spirit of the LORD, the spirit of wisdom and understanding. the spirit of counsel and might, weaned child put hand in viper's den, wolf dwell with lamb, Zechariah 6
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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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The Queen of the South and the Men of Nineveh
“The Queen of the South will rise up in judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and indeed a greater than Solomon … Continue reading
Posted in josephus, Textual study
Tagged Jesus, jonah, judgment, Luke 11, nineveh, queen of sheba, repented, Solomon
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A Time to Every Purpose
“To everything – turn, turn, turn; There is a season – turn, turn, turn; And a time to every purpose under heaven.” Such are the words of a popular song from 1965 by the Byrds. Yet, these words are sourced … Continue reading
Posted in Ecclesiastes, Judgment, Meaning and Purpose, stewardship, Textual study, Time
Tagged byrds, Ecclesiastes, judgment, purpose, Solomon, there is a season, time, under heaven, under the sun
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