Category Archives: Bible Study
Peeling Back the Layers: Esther, a Broken Clock, Duality, Tyre, Abomination of Desolation and the Depth of the Bible
Even a broken clock is right twice a day. ~ Stephen Hunt, The Court of the Air I finally looked up who first said that, as it is so fitting and memorable of a quote. The other evening, I got … Continue reading
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Reflections: “For Thus It Becometh Us”
But Jesus answered and said to him, “Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed Him. ~ Mt 3:15 (NKJV) Why was Jesus baptized? Did He sin and … Continue reading
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Jonah’s Death for Three Days and Three Nights
I received an email from someone who pointed me to a sermon where the speaker stated that Jonah literally was dead for three days and three nights while in the belly of the whale/large fish. In the email, the sender … Continue reading
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“Blow the Dust Off Your Bible!”
You old timers hopefully recognize those words from HWA thundering out over the airwaves. Like many people, he assumed that the various churches he saw taught from this book. Much to his surprise, however, he found that many of their … Continue reading
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Woes of Matthew 23, aka “Seven Woes of Hypocrisy”
I do read comments even when I don’t directly respond to them, whether it be due to time or other circumstances. SafeTmanEd wrote: One only needs to read Matt 23 to see what Christ thought of religious leaders that were … Continue reading
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Is Anyone Listening?
I didn’t post a lot last week, as I was pretty busy. In between times, I was attempting to listen instead of writing or talking. Listening doesn’t come normally. It seems to be easier to just say the first thing … Continue reading
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Considering the Ten Plagues of Egypt
I’ve been putting quite a bit of time back into building up my article bases at Helium and Associated Content. Yesterday evening, I published “Bible study: 10 plagues of Egypt” at Helium. Occasionally, I will write to an existing title … Continue reading
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The Book of Judges, Chapter 21
This is the last chapter in the Book of Judges, and it is the end of perhaps the most chilling story of all. We saw how Benjamin harbored “sons of Belial” and defended their brethren in spite of the evil … Continue reading
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The Book of Judges, Chapter 20
Chapter 19 certainly had some twists and turns. Speaking for myself, portions of it are a little difficult for me to relate to. Chapter 20 picks up the story after the Levite cut up his dead wife into twelve pieces … Continue reading
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The Book of Judges, Chapter 19
Chapter 19 again represents the beginning of a story given out of time sequence. This story takes three chapters, the rest of the book. This certainly leaves one with a negative view of the book and the period. However, we … Continue reading
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