Daily Archives: January 1, 2020

FISHING, EGYPTIAN STYLE

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19a3846f762e0d7cd0f52534eb973404 This verse is part of Isaiah’s prophecy of doom against Egypt. God’s punishment would be so devastating that it would spoil the Egyptian fishing industry. Fish taken from the Nile River and it’s tributaries were a staple of this ancient nation’s diet. Continue reading FISHING, EGYPTIAN STYLE →

WOMAN OF THBE BIBLE (JAEL:THE HOSTESS WITH THE HAMMER)

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Jael is the Bible character who sparks one-liners about “splitting headaches.” She’s the woman who jokesters like to refer to as “as expert at helping men ‘get things through their thick skulls!” But we are getting ahead of ourselves. A bit of context in needed.

Following the Israelites’ crossing of the Jordan River, Israel’s campaign to conquer and settle the promised land got off to a spectacular start. But over time, for multiple reasons, the effort sputtered and lost stem. Taking over a country is trying, not to mention tiring.

By Joshua’s final days, the people of God had pretty much given up attempting to squash the pockets of Canaanite resistance that were popping up left and right. After Joshua went to glory, the nation went off the rails. Continue reading WOMAN OF THBE BIBLE (JAEL:THE HOSTESS WITH THE HAMMER) →

SHOULD A CHURCH DISCIPLINE IT’S MEMBERS?

January 1, 2020Church1 corinthians, 1 Thessalonians, bad, Bible, bible studies, bible study, Christ, christian studies, christianity, christians, Church, churchwide, devil, evil, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, good, Holy, Holy Bible, jesus, Jesus Christ, King James Bible, King James Holy Bible, members, new testament, Old Testament, Satan, theologians, theologyabarkley8

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Yes. Church discipline is that unpleasant but sometimes necessary final process in maintaining purity among the people of God. It is a radical kind of churchwide accountability that says, “We cannot and will not allow you to continue to live in sin,” and “We will exert extreme pressure on you in order to get you to do what is right.” Continue reading SHOULD A CHURCH DISCIPLINE IT’S MEMBERS? →

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