Monthly Archives: September 2021

JESUS AND THE PLLLAR

09/06/2021Uncategorized1 Kings, 2 Kings, abraham, acts, children of Israel, Christ, darkness, Egypt, egyptian, Exodus, fear, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, God's Power, hearts, Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, Horeb, Israel, jesus, Jesus and the pillar, Jesus Christ, Mamre, Manifestation, Matthew, Mount sinai, new testament, Old Testament, pillar, pillars, power, resurrected, sealed, setting Numbers, striking, text, theophanany, violent windabarkley8

From the moment the Israelites left Egypt, danger followed them all the way. Between the Egyptian army pursuing them and the dangers in the wilderness, the Israelites were a crowd of scared, tired people. They had seen God’s power in Egypt, but they were walking into the unknown. Seeing the cloud during the day and the column of fire during the night was probably a great comfort. The pillar of cloud and fire functioned as a reminder of God’s guiding and protective care, shown in Exodus 14:19, the pillar interposed between Israel and the pursuing Egyptian army, striking fear into the camp of Egypt and encouraging the Israelites.

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THE MERCY SEAT

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God promised to be present upon the mercy seat (Exodus 25:22; see also 30:6, 36). The mercy seat was a kind of portable throne, carried along the poles of the ark and complete with an canopy of angel wings. The cherubim faced the center of the seat while their wings overspread if. The picture of God as King of Israel enthroned on the mercy seat is clear no matter where the ark might be: in the wilderness, in battle, or in his tent (the Tabernacle).

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SCRIPTURES OF THE DAY (MATTHEW 5:1-15)

09/01/2021UncategorizedChrist, God, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, jesus, Jesus Christ, Matthew, new testament, Old Testamentabarkley8

5 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:

²And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,

³Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

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THE WILDERNESS

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The wilderness played an important role, affecting life in ancient Israel in several different ways. For instance, every year, at the beginning and end of summer, a hot, dry desert wind blows from the east. This wind, called sirocco, raises the temperature and can be quite destructive to vegetation. The wind was yearly reminder to Israel that the wilderness was within reach.

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EVERYDAY LIFE IN BIBLE TIMES (SACRED STONES PT4)

09/01/2021Uncategorized1 Kings, 2 Kings, Asa, biblical authors, Christ, destoryer, everyday life in bible times, Faith, faithfulness, God, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Hezekiah, Hosea, hyperbole, Jehu, jesus, Jesus Christ, Joram, Josiah, Kings, Lord, Micah, new testament, Old Testament, pagan worship, Rehoboam, sacred stone, sacred stones, son of Solomonabarkley8

The evaluation at times took a decidedly negative tone. Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, was the first to have his reign characterized in a more negative way due to the first that Judah “step up for themselves high places, sacred stones and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every spreading tree” (1 Kings 14:23). This was clearly a case of hyperbole; nevertheless a land that appeared full of what God had forbidden characterized Rehoboam’s rule as less than it needed to be.

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DEFINITION OF THE DAY (GHOST)

09/01/2021Uncategorized8 times, breathing, definition, definition of the day, definitions, eight times, Ghost, give up the ghost, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, jesus, KJV, Luke, Mark, Matthew, new testament, predominant, walked, waterabarkley8

KJV uses “ghost” in two senses, for the human life force and for God’s Holy Spirit. KJV never uses “ghost” for the disembodied spirits of the dead. All 11 OT references involves the phrases “give up the ghost” (e.g., Gen 25:8; 35:29), which means to cease breathing or simply to die. This phrase occurs eight times in the NT (Matt 27:50; Acts 5:5; 12:23). The predominant NT use is for the Holy Spirit.

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WHAT’S THE MEANING OF HOSEA’S REFERENCE TO “HALF-BAKED CAKE”?

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In times of trouble, Israel had a habit of turning to foreign nations for help and protection. Instead of relying on God, the nation would form alliances with world powers like Assyria or Egypt. The point of a “half-baked cake” was to

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