Daily Archives: April 25, 2022

WHAT DOES “FELLOWSHIP” MEAN?

April 25, 2022UncategorizedChrist, Chrstians, communion, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, greek, Hebrew, jesus, Jesus Christ, koinonia, Matthew, new testament, Old Testament, One Church, one faith, one fellowshipabarkley8

“Fellowship” translates the Greek word koinonia, meaning association, communion, and close relationship. It implies participation in a mutual task and sharing possessions. In Christ, believers are able to enjoy this kind of intimacy with God and with fellow Christians.

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SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY (JOSHUA 22:1-9)

April 25, 2022UncategorizedGadites, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Jesus Christ, Joshua, Manasseh, new testament, Old Testament, Reubenites, scripture of the day, scripturesabarkley8

1Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh,

²And said unto them, Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, and have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you:

³Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the Lord your God.

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WHO’S WHO AND WHERE’S WHERE IN THE BIBLE (RUTH)

April 25, 2022UncategorizedBoaz, decade, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, harvesting, husband, Jesus Christ, Jewish, jews, King David, leftovers, mother-in-law, Naomi, Old Testament, Oprah, Ruth, Ruth 1:16, son's, where's where, who's whoabarkley8

King Daivd’s great-grandmother got her husband by sneaking into his bed with him after he fell asleep.

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MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE BIBLE (WORKERS WITH METAL)

April 25, 2022Uncategorized1 Kings, 1 samuel, 2 Kings, 2 Samuel, abel, acacia wood, Cain, Canaanites, Christ, cole minded, Cooper, customs, David, furnace, Geyptians, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, jesus, Jesus Christ, Jewlery, Job, Judges, Kenite, manners, manners and customs, Matthew, melted, metal, metalworking, minded, new testament, Old Testament, Philistines, Sinai, Zechariahabarkley8

The metalsmith has a very old pedigree. Cain was a smith, and it was one of his descendants, Tubal-Cain, who was described as “the forger of instruments of bronze and iron” (Genesis 4:17,22). Cain was the father of the Midianite tribe of Kenites who seem to have been involved in many aspects of Israel’s history (see, for example Genesis 15:19; 1 Samuel 15:6). They appear to have exploited the copper of the Sinai with the Egyptians. Artifacts of Kenite metalworking have yielded much of the archaeological information we know concerning ancient metal-working.

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DEFINITION OF THE DAY (HOST OF HEAVEN PT1 OF 2)

April 25, 2022UncategorizedArmy of God, bodies, body, Christ, crime, definition, definitions of the day, Deuteronomy, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Heaven, His heaven, host, host of heaven, Isaiah 40:26, Israel, jesus, Jesus Christ, Judah, Matthew, new testament, Old Testamentabarkley8

Army at God’s command, composed of either heavenly bodies (such as sun, moon, and stars) or angels.

“Host” is basically a military term connected with fighting or waging a war. The most frequent use of the word is to designate a group of men organized for war. In this sense, The Hebrew word often refers to a human army (Gen 21:22,32; Judg 4:2,7; 9:29; 1 Sam 12:9; 2 Sam 3:23; Isa 34:2; Jer 51:3). The term can refer to an act of war, as in Num 1:3,20; Deut 24:5; and Josh 22:12. An extended meaning of “hosts” is that it designates a length of time of hard service (Job 7:1; Isa 40:2; Dan 10:1). The term is used in the book of Numbers to refer to the service of the Levites in the sanctuary.

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