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EVERYDAY LIFE IN BIBLE TIMES (FAMINE PT1)

03/29/20211 corinthians, 2 Corinthians, bible customs, bible customs and curiosities, bible studies, bible study, bible times, Christ, Christian, christian studies, Christian study, christianity, Church, curiosities, customs, death, Dinner, easter, eat, Faith, flour, forgive, Forgivness, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, harvest, Holy Bible, jesus, Jesus Christ, King James Holy Bible, Lord, new testament, NIV, Old Testament, preach, preaching, primitive, prophet, Proverbs, rise, risen, Ruth, stones, sunday, the church, theology, Uncategorized1 Kings, 1 samuel, 2 Kings, 2 Samuel, abraham, acts, anxiety, army, attacking, blockade, Canaan, city, claudius, despaire, enemy, everyday life in bible times, expose, Ezekiel, famine, fields, fire, food, fruit, Genesis, grain, grain fields, green pstures, migrating, resources, Ruth, soldiers, starve, starved, summer, summer fruit, weakabarkley8

There are many things we may want in life but only two things we really need to sustain life: food and water. A famine takes both away. The famines mentioned in the Bible were typically initiated by a change in climate or a declaration of war. The food and water resources of the Promised Land were based on predictable climatic patterns that brought rain and dew into the region during expected season (Deut 11:10-15). This moisture recharged the springs and wells,

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DEFINITION OF THE DAY (GUN CONTROL)

03/25/20211 corinthians, 2 Corinthians, bible customs, bible customs and curiosities, bible studies, bible study, bible times, Christ, Christian, christian studies, Christian study, christianity, Church, curiosities, customs, death, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, harvest, Holy Bible, jesus, Jesus Christ, King James Holy Bible, Lord, new testament, NIV, Old Testament, primitive, prophet, sunday, the church, theology, Uncategorized1 samuel, 2 Samuel, Amalakites, America, American government, analogy, assyrian, battle, battles, biblical, citizenry, control, David, definition, definition of the day, definitions, Goliath, government, gun, gun control, Hezekiah, human attempts, Isaiah, King, King Hezekiah, lesson, Nation, philistine, powerful, sling and a stone, spears, spite, swords, weapon, weaponsabarkley8

A biblical analogy to gun control is recorded in 1 Sam 13:19-22. The Philistines, who held a monopoly on the manufacture of iron implements, refused to allow the Israelites access to swords or spears. In spite of the Philistine attempt at armament control, the Israelites were able to defeat both the Philistines (1 Sam 14) and Amalakites (1 Sam 15) in battle.

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HOW DID GOD “DWELL” IN THE ARK AND IN THE TEMPLE?

03/25/20211 corinthians, 2 Corinthians, bible customs, bible customs and curiosities, bible studies, bible study, bible times, Christ, Christian, christian studies, Christian study, christianity, Church, curiosities, customs, Faith, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, harvest, Holy Bible, jeremiah, jesus, Jesus Christ, King James Holy Bible, Lamentation, Lamentations, Lord, new testament, NIV, Old Testament, preaching, primitive, prophet, Proverbs, sunday, the church, theology, Uncategorizedacts, ark, covenant, dwell, God, God's presence, holies, Holy, human hands, martyr, Martyr Stephen, Numbers, Stephen, temple, temple of God, Temple of Solomon, The Most Highabarkley8

Neither the ark of the covenant nor the temple of Solomon housed God in a literal, confining sense. God is both infinite and omnipresent. As the martyr Stephen declared. “The Most High doesn’t live in temples made by human hands” (Acts 7:48. Acts 17:24).

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BIBLE CUSTOMS AND CURIOSITIES (THIRTY PIECES OF SILVER)

03/22/20211 corinthians, 2 Corinthians, bible customs, bible customs and curiosities, bible studies, bible study, bible times, Christ, Christian, christian studies, Christian study, christianity, Church, curiosities, customs, death, Faith, forgive, Forgivness, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, harvest, Holy Bible, jesus, Jesus Christ, Judah, King James Holy Bible, Lord, new testament, NIV, Old Testament, preach, preaching, primitive, prophet, rise, risen, stones, sunday, the church, theology30 pieces of silver, arrest, blasphemy, coins, common silver, convenanted, CSB, dark, darkness, Exodus, Genesis, Jewish, KJV, Matthew, new testament, NIV, Old Testament, paid, pay, religious, religious leaders, Romans, silver, silver coins, thirty pieces of silverabarkley8

The Jewish religious leaders wanted arrest Jesus and have Him tried for blasphemy and treason. But they needed to take him into custody in a secluded place because of his popularity with the common people. They paid Judas to let them know when He could be arrested discreetly and under the cover of darkness.

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SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY (LUKE 5:1-11 “THE FIRST DISCIPLES”)

03/19/20211 corinthians, 2 Corinthians, bible customs, bible customs and curiosities, bible studies, bible study, bible times, Christ, Christian, christian studies, Christian study, christianity, Church, curiosities, customs, eat, Faith, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, harvest, Holy Bible, jesus, Jesus Christ, King James Holy Bible, Lord, new testament, NIV, Old Testament, preach, preaching, primitive, prophet, rise, risen, sunday, the church, theology, Uncategorizedboat, brake, day, depart, Disciples, draught, fear, feared, fish, fisherman, fishing, Gennesaret, John, lake, Lake Gennesaret, land, launch, Luke, master, multitudes, nets, partners, peter, scripture of the day, simon, simon peter, Sin, Sinful, sink, sinned, sinner, water, Zebedeeabarkley8

1.And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,

²And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.

³And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon’s, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.

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MEN OF THE BIBLE (ELISHA “FOLLOWING A TOUGH ACT”)

03/19/20211 corinthians, 2 Corinthians, bible customs, bible customs and curiosities, bible studies, bible study, bible times, Christ, Christian, christian studies, Christian study, christianity, Church, curiosities, customs, death, Faith, Forgivness, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, harvest, Holy Bible, jesus, Jesus Christ, King James Holy Bible, Lord, new testament, NIV, Old Testament, preach, preaching, primitive, prophet, Proverbs, sunday, the church, theology, Uncategorized1 Kings, 2 Kings, 42, 7, crops, dead, death, died, disease, Elijah, Elisha, faithfulness, Father, fear, fields, God's People, grow, growing, healing, Heaven, Jericho, Jordan River, Judah, mauled, Men of the Bible, mentor, military, ministry, mock, mockers, Naaman, Nation, prophet, relationship, shunammite, women of the bible, work, workingabarkley8

Elisha was a yond man plowing his father’s fields when he first encountered the prophet Elijah. Elisha immediately dropped everything to follow him. For years, he served as an apprentice while Elijah performed his duties as a prophet-often under and lows, to his courageous obedience and crippling doubts. He observed the way Elijah interacted with kings and commoners. He studied the prophet’s personal relationship with God.

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EVERYDAY LIFE IN BIBLE TIMES (CLAP HANDS PT1)

03/18/20211 corinthians, 2 Corinthians, bible customs, bible customs and curiosities, bible studies, bible study, bible times, Christ, Christian, christian studies, Christian study, christianity, Church, curiosities, customs, death, Faith, forgive, Forgivness, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, harvest, Holy Bible, jesus, Jesus Christ, King James Holy Bible, Lord, new testament, NIV, Old Testament, preach, preaching, primitive, prophet, Proverbs, rock, rocks, stones, sunday, the church, theology, Uncategorizedanger, angry, approval, Bible, celebration, clap hands, clues, communication, CSB, culture, everyday life in bible times, gestrue, grief, hand clapping, Holy Bible, joy, magical, message, misfortune, mock, Near Eastern, NIV, play, scholars, scoff, single clap, Studies, surprise, westernabarkley8

When we communicate with each other, we do not just with our words but also with the gestures we make, such as clapping our hands. Within the culture of the Western world of our day, this single gesture of clapping our hands together can send many and even contrasting messages. For example, we clap our hands to show our approval and appreciation of what has been said or done. But we also can clap our hands together in a mock show of approval and

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MEN OF THE BIBLE (ABRAHAM “BOLD AND FAITHFUL”)

03/16/20211 corinthians, 2 Corinthians, bible customs, bible customs and curiosities, bible studies, bible study, bible times, Christ, Christian, christian studies, Christian study, christianity, Church, curiosities, customs, death, Faith, forgive, Forgivness, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, harvest, Holy Bible, idolatry, jesus, Jesus Christ, King James Holy Bible, Lord, new testament, NIV, Old Testament, preach, preaching, primitive, prophet, rock, rocks, Ruth, stones, sunday, the church, theology, Uncategorized75 years, abraham, Alas, burning, Canaan, city, Faithful, five, flocks, Genesis, Hagar, homeland, Ishmael, killed, killing, land, Lot, nephew, power, rain, Romans, Sarah, sister, Sodom and Gomorrah, storm, sulfur, wifeabarkley8

The Bible say why God selected Abraham to serve as the progenitor of this people, the “father of all who believe” (Rom 4:11). But it’s likely that the man’s willingness to obey, regardless of circumstances, played a role in the Lord’s decision. Abraham’s bold faithfulness and fearless approach to serving God certainly set him apart from his contemporaries.

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DID YOU KNOW THAT A CHOIR ONCE WON A BATTLE?

03/15/20211 corinthians, 2 Corinthians, bible customs, bible customs and curiosities, bible studies, bible study, bible times, Christ, Christian, christian studies, Christian study, christianity, Church, curiosities, customs, Faith, Forgivness, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, gravel, harvest, Holy Bible, jesus, Jesus Christ, Judah, King James Holy Bible, Lord, new testament, NIV, Old Testament, preach, preaching, primitive, prophet, Proverbs, risen, rock, rocks, Ruth, stones, sunday, the church, theology, Uncategorized1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, amazing facts, army, battle, battles, choir, countries, enemy, fight, fighting, hymn, Jehoshaphat, Judah, King Jehoshaphat, planned, singing, soldiers, threat, threatenedabarkley8

This amazing event began when the people of Judah were threatened by armies from three countries. After God told King Jehoshaphat that he would protect Judah, the king planned for battle. He decided that a choir should go in from of the army, singing a hymn. When the enemy soldiers heard the choir, they began fighting among themselves and destroyed each other!

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WHAT IS THE SICKNESS THAT PUNISHES ADULTEROUS WOMEN?

03/15/20211 corinthians, 2 Corinthians, bible customs, bible customs and curiosities, bible studies, bible study, bible times, Christ, Christian, christian studies, Christian study, christianity, Church, curiosities, customs, death, Faith, forgive, Forgivness, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, harvest, Holy Bible, idolatry, jesus, Jesus Christ, King James Holy Bible, Lord, new testament, NIV, Old Testament, preach, preaching, primitive, prophet, rock, rocks, stones, sunday, the church, theology, Uncategorizedbelly, birth, bitter water, book, bowels, business, capacity, childbearing, curse, cursing, educate, education, esteem, family, fear, fearsome, guilt, guilty, leadership, Lord, lose, marriage and family, Men, military, monogamous, mothership, mothershood, Numbers, penalty, personal value, pregnant, priest, punish, punishement, punishment, raising children, rot, sex, sexual, sick, sickness, swell, thigh, woman, womenabarkley8

The woman guilty of sexual misconduct was to lose her capacity for childbearing. This was a fearsome penalty indeed, for women in the ancient Near East established their sense of personal value and esteem on one activity only-bearing and raising children. Education, business, military status, community leadership-none of these were open to women; motherhood was everything.

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