Posts with the tag “bible-study”
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An Empowering Vision: John's Commission to Write
February 18th, 2024
Revelation 1:9-20We rarely stay close to people from early in life. That’s why we go to high-school reunions, to reconnect with people we haven’t seen for a long time. Though these times of regatherin... Read More
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Background Notes on Revelation
February 4th, 2024
Believers should be just as familiar with Revelation as they are with any other book of the Bible, but in a thoughtful and responsible way that resists the urge to be sensational or scared. Understood... Read More
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Discovering Amos
December 17th, 2023
Background InformationGod provided the message of this book through a man named Amos. This man was He was from the village of Tekoa, approx. 10 mi. southeast of Jerusalem and 18 mi. west of the Dead S... Read More
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Discovering Ezekiel
November 12th, 2023
Of the four major prophets – Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel – Ezekiel may seem like the most unfamiliar and elusive. In reality, however, it may be one of the most familiar, since a large amoun... Read More
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Giving with God in Mind
November 12th, 2023
Philippians 4:14-20“Alfred Nobel dropped the newspaper and put his head in his hands. It was 1888. Nobel was a Swedish chemist who made his fortune inventing and producing dynamite. His brother Ludvig... Read More
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Discovering Isaiah
October 22nd, 2023
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Think Right, Do Right
October 22nd, 2023
During the COVID pandemic, Charlie Mackesy – a British artist and author – wrote and illustrated a bestselling book called “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse.” The book is filled with heartwar... Read More
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The Peace of God
October 15th, 2023
Philippians 4:1-7At Buckingham Palace in London, the King’s Guard sentries remain posted, also fulfilling duties at other key British events and sites. Famous for their tall, bear-skinned hats, red tu... Read More
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Discovering Lamentations
October 15th, 2023
Like the Song of Solomon, Lamentations is uncomfortable to read, but it is uncomfortable for a very different reason. Whereas Song of Solomon is awkward and uncomfortable due to its openly romantic ma... Read More
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Discovering Ecclesiastes
September 24th, 2023
Ecclesiastes is a fascinating entry in the Old Testament (OT) wisdom literature. It has solicited a variety of impressions, some interpreting the book as presenting a disenchanted, existential, and me... Read More
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Discovering Proverbs
September 3rd, 2023
Proverbs stands out as the primary collection of wisdom literature in the Bible. To be sure, all Scripture provides wisdom, but by “wisdom” here we refer to a specific kind of Hebrew poetry called “wi... Read More
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Take Responsibility
September 3rd, 2023
Ezekiel 18What is Blame Shifting?It is a personal defense mechanism in which a person deflects feelings of accountability, guilt, or personal responsibility by accusing or redirecting blame to someone... Read More
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Discovering Psalms
August 27th, 2023
Psalms may be the most familiar, well-known book in the Bible. It is the largest book in the Bible, features the shortest (Ch. 117) and longest (Ch. 119) chapters in the Bible, and is quoted more time... Read More
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Discovering Esther
July 23rd, 2023
IntroductionThough we don’t say it in words, we often live as though the details of our lives are guided by fate rather than God. We expect God’s involvement at church, when we read the Bible and pray... Read More
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Discovering Ezra / Nehemiah
July 9th, 2023
Do you ever get your hopes up, only to be disappointed again and again? In the U.S., we get our hopes up every four years for a President who will finally solve our nation’s problems. Every year we ge... Read More
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Discovering Chronicles
July 2nd, 2023
As with Samuel and Kings, though Chronicles appears as two books in our English Old Testaments, it was originally given as one unified book in Hebrew. Like these books, it gives detailed historical in... Read More
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Discovering Ruth
May 14th, 2023
A Series of Unfortunate EventsDoes the story of your life ever feel more like a tragedy than a triumph? Like a nightmare instead of a happy-ever-after? The book of Ruth begins this way – with a series... Read More
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Discovering Judges
April 30th, 2023
IntroductionHave you ever had one of those days that went from bad to worse? The book of Judges feels like one of those days, only it describes far more than one day! This period probably lasted from ... Read More
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Discovering Joshua
April 23rd, 2023
BackgroundThe book of Joshua serves as the sequel to the first five books written by Moses called the Torah (or “Law”). It serves as a climax to all that Moses had written.Joshua also begins a new Old... Read More
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Discovering Deuteronomy
April 16th, 2023
BackgroundSometimes we believe the mistaken idea that generations just gradually decline, that the next generation will automatically be less spiritual or godly that the last. The book of Deuteronomy ... Read More
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Discovering Numbers
April 2nd, 2023
Two Names for the BookTwo names describe this fourth book of Moses. The Hebrew name is “In the Wilderness.” This name fits because the book describes the experiences of Israel as they journeyed from S... Read More
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Discovering Leviticus
March 26th, 2023
IntroductionCan you guess which Old Testament (OT) book Jewish children studied first in the synagogue? The answer is Leviticus.Unfortunately this is not the case for believers today. If anything, we ... Read More
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Discovering Exodus
March 21st, 2023
Exodus means exit or escape. The Old Testament (OT) book by this title gives the record of how God caused Israel to escape from oppression in Egypt. This book is more than history though because it is... Read More
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Discovering Genesis
March 21st, 2023
For whatever reason, we like to learn about our ancestors, our history and our family tree. We like to show our kids the places we lived and did things when we were kids, and we like to attend family ... Read More
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The Origin and Organization of the Bible
March 21st, 2023
Scripture was provided for us by God through inspiration. (1 Tim 3:16) The words themselves carried a “God-breathed” quality.God provided his inspired words to us through prophets. (2 Pet 1:20-21)OT –... Read More
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