Monthly Archives: March 2016

BIBLE SIGNS AND SYMBOLS (JONAH IN THE GREAT FISH)

03/25/2016Uncategorizedbible signs and symbols, big fish, God, Jesus Christ, jonah, Lord, nineveh, Parallelsabarkley8

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Jonah’s story is summed up in one verse: “The LORD sent a big fish to swallow Jonah. Jonah was inside the fish for three days and three nights” (Jon 1:17). Jonah was an ordinary man, called by God to preach to Nineveh. But he is also a satirical and ridiculous figure, an example of what a prophet should not be. Fearing that the hated Ninevites might repent, Jonah refused God’s call and tried to run from God by boarding a ship bound for the

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DOES PAUL CONDONE SLAVERY? (1 TIMOTHY 6:1-2)

03/24/2016Uncategorized1 Timothy, Bible, Christian, Holy Bible, Jesus Christ, paul, pro-slavery, slaveryabarkley8

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Paul does three things with slavery: (1) He acknowledges its pervasive practice without comment about its morality; (2) he urges slaves to radical loyalty as an expression of faith in God’s sovereign will; (3) he attacks the inequities of the system by insisting that masters and slaves become like brothers, an unprecedented notion (Philemon 16). In this passage, he wants slaves to excel in their service. Paul’s apparent social conservatism has been the subject of much misunderstanding. He would appear to give biblical sanction to

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MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE BIBLE (WORKERS WITH MEDICINE)

03/24/2016Uncategorized2 Chronicles, 2 Kings, creator, Deuteronomy, doctors, egyptians, Exodus, Genesis, God, health laws, Holy Bible, Isaiah, Jesus Christ, jews, Matthew, medicine, Numbers, workersabarkley8

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Jews were promised health if they obeyed God’s laws (Exodus 15:26), and they were given a number of health laws (regular rest and relaxation, suit able food, avoidance of contaminated water, marriage regulations, cleanliness, separation from contagious disease), which when followed led to a high level of good health. If the laws were disobeyed, disease resulted (Deuteronomy 28:60-61). There was no call for doctors, and anyone who resorted to them came under criticism for going against the will of God. This

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BIBLE DICTIONARY (SACKCLOTH)

03/24/2016Uncategorizedactions, Bible, dictionary, Holy Bible, mourning, new testament, Old Testament, sackclothabarkley8

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SACKCLOTH- A rough, coarse cloth, or a baglike garment made of this cloth and worn as a symbol of mourning or repentance, In the Bible sackcloth was often used to symbolize certain

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BIBLE SIGNS AND SYMBOLS (BRIDE)

03/23/2016UncategorizedBible, bible signs and symbols, bride, bride as the church, Church, Israel, Jesus Christ, Man, new testament, Old Testament, Signs, Symbolsabarkley8

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Two brides take up most of the symbolic attention in the Bible. The bride of the Old Testament is Israel; the bride of the New Testament is the church, the bride of Christ. With the possible exception of the bride who takes the spotlight in Song of Solomon 4, the idea of a bride in the Old Testament was a daughter “paid for” by a bride-price and then wooed by her husband. Even in the case of Ruth, a widow, the proposal of marriage involved a cost: in this case, Boaz taking on responsibility not only for Ruth but also for

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WHY DID JESUS WAS HIS DISCIPLES FEET (JOHN 13:1-17)

03/21/2016UncategorizedDisciples, God, Holy Bible, jesus, Mark, purpose, washing, washing feetabarkley8

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Jesus continually surprised the people around Him, forever doing the unexpected. Yet, in every way, Jesus’ actions backed up His claims. When He preached that His purpose was to serve and to give His life a ransom for many (Mark 10:45), it was not mere lip service. He

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BIBLE DEFINITION (MONEYCHANGERS)

03/21/2016Uncategorizedbankers, banks, Bible, charging, currency, definition, fee, moneychangers, serviceabarkley8

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Moneychangers- Bankers who exchanged one nation’s currency, or one size of coin, for another. These people provided a convenience, charging a fee (often exorbitant) for their services.

SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY (ECC 12:1)

03/21/2016Uncategorizedchildren, creator, day, ecclesiastes, God, kids, remember, Scripture, scripture of the day, youthabarkley8

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Don’t let the excitement of being young causes you to forget about your Creator. Honor him in your before the evil years come when you’ll no longer enjoy living.

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MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE BIBLE (SOLOMON’S TEMPLE)

03/21/2016Uncategorized1 Kings, Bible, customs, Holy, manners, manners and customs, massive, solomon, solomon temple, templeabarkley8

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When Solomon began to build the Temple, he found it was not an easy thing to build on so steep a ridge. David has achieved construction at the southern end by erecting a series of walls and terraces, but Solomon needed to do much more than that. Solomon solved the problem by creating large terraces. These terraces were supported by arches beneath,

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