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JESUS AND THE PLLLAR

September 6, 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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EVERYDAY LIFE IN BIBLE TIMES (SACRED STONES PT4)

September 1, 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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DEMONS IN THE OLD TESTAMENT

August 16, 2021Uncategorized1 Chronicles, 1 Kings, 2 Chronicles, 2 Kings, art, biblical, Christ, CSB, demon, demons, false god, False gods, goat idols, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, greek, Hebrew, hero, ibex, Illness, jesus, Jesus Christ, judaism, KJV, Late Babylonian, Leviticus, Matthew, Mesopotamian, native, new testament, NIV, Old Testament, OT, Psalm, sair, shed, spirit, Sumerians, wild goat, YaHWeHabarkley8

Little is known about the Israelite view of malevolent spirits, popularly called “demons” in contemporary usage. In contemporary usage. In addition to the Hebrew word shed, translate “false gods” in Ps 106:37, the OT has a Hebrew word sair, translated in the NIV as “goat idols” (Lev 17:7: 2 Chron 11:15: see the NIV text note on Lev 17:7). Some suggest that the use of sair also refers to demons in Isa 13:21; 34:14 (NIV “wild goats). This Hebrew word refers to an actual goat in Gen 37:31 and frequently in texts prescribing a goat for sacrifice (e.g., Lev 4:23; Nu 7:16).

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WHERE IS “THE PIT”?

August 9, 2021Uncategorized1 Kings, 2 Kings, acts, boredom, Christ, dead, digging, down, Elijah, enjoy, flying, God, God the Father, God the Son, graduate, happier, jesus, Jesus Christ, Matthew, minimum, New Tesatment, new testament, Old Testament, pain, pit, place, Psalm, Psalm 33:19, sheolabarkley8

“The pit” is called “Sheol” in some translations, and this psalm presupposes that actual places exist in the realm of the spirit. Not quite.

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EVERYDAY LIFE IN BIBLE TIME (ORPHAN PT1)

August 9, 2021Uncategorized2 Kings, ambiguous, boy, child, children, Christ, Deuteronomy, difficult life, emotional, emotional trauma, everyday life in bible times, family, girl, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, ideal family, Israel, jesus, Jesus Christ, limbo, Matthew, mother, new testament, Numbers, Old Testament, orphan, property, right, security, trauma, widowabarkley8

In the Bible an orphan was a boy or girl, Israelite or non-Israelite, who was unmarried and had lost one or both parents. The circumstances of such children are best understood when compared to the perceived ideal family living situation in Israel. The ideal was a father, mother, and their sons and daughters who owned farmland inherited from the father’s family. The land allowed them to grow their food and graze their animals with the support of and under the protection of the extended family.

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DEINITION OF THE DAY (ISSACHAR)

July 6, 2021Uncategorized2 Kings, Baasha, bible definition, Christ, definition of the day, definitions of the day, definitoin, Genesis, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Issachar, Jacob, Jesus Christ, Jezreel, Judges, man for hire, Minor, ninth son, Old Testament, Tolaabarkley8

Personal name meaning “man for hire” or “hireling.” Ninth son of Jacob, the fifth borne by Leah (Gen 30:18). He became the progenitor of the tribe of Issachar. Almost nothing is known about his personal history. The tribe of Issachar occupied territory in the northern part of Palestine, just southwest of the Sea of Galilee (Josh 19:17-23. The tribe was not prominent in Israel’s history. Tola, one of the so-called “minor” judges, was of the tribe of Issachar (Judg 10:1-2).

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IS EROTIC LOVE OKAY?

July 6, 2021Uncategorized1 Kings, 2 Kings, Bible book, celebrating, devotion, erotic, erotic love, Faithful, Genesis, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Israel, jesus, love, marriage, Men, song of solomon, Song of Songs, womanabarkley8

One theme rings throughout this unique Bible book: Falling head over heels in love is fantastic! The pleasure of sexual intercourse is celebrated here in language that leaves no doubt. This book has been interpreted by some as an allegory, devaluing the erotic element in favor of a more vertical meaning (God’s love of Israel, for example). But the plan language of the book is devoted powerfully to celebrating God’s gift of love to a man and woman. So, let’s face it-if you’re going to meet and fall in love, do it this way.

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A KING’S TALE (KING AHAZIAH)

June 12, 2021Uncategorized1 Kings, 2 Kings, 2 years, Baal, battle, Christ, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, jesus, Jesus Christ, King Ahaziah, new testament, Old Testament, reigned, two years, wicked king ahababarkley8

After Ahab was killed in a battle against the Arameans, he was succeeded as king by his son Ahaziah, Ahaziah reigned only two years before dying from an injury he suffered in a fall at the royal palace in Samaria (2 Kings 1:2,17). Ahaziah continued the policies of Ahab, worshipped the pagan god Baal (1 kings 22:53)

BIBLE CUSTOMS AND CURIOSITIES (GOD OF THE HILLS AND VALLEYS)

May 31, 2021Uncategorized1 Kings, 2 Kings, ahab, army, battle, belief, bible customs and curiosities, country, curiosities, customs, earth, fought, gods, hill, hills, hills and valleys, Israel, King Ahab, level plains, Lord, multitude, NIV, plains, prove, regional, rise, successfully, syrians, thine, true God, valley, valleys, victoryabarkley8

King Ahab of Israel had won a previous battle against the Syrians (1 Kings 20:21), apparently among the hills and mountains of Israel. The victory gave rise to the Syrian claim that the God of Israel was a god of the high country, not of the level plains. The Syrians reflected the typical pagan belief that different nations and different parts of the earth had their own regional gods.

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BIBLE CUSTMOS AND CURIOSITIES (TUCKING IN THE CLOAK)

May 19, 2021Uncategorized1 Kings, 1 samuel, 2 Kings, 2 Samuel, ahab, Baal, bible customs and curiosities, bottom, chariot, curiosities, customs, customs and curiosities, Elijah, freedom, Genesis, girdle, Jezreel, King James Version, loose fitting, movement, outer, robes, run, strength, strenuous, theologians, theological, theologically, theology, theoretical, tucking in the cloak, waist, woreabarkley8

Both men and women of the Bible times wore outer robes or cloaks that extended almost to the feet (read Gen 37:3; Deut 22:5 and 1 Sam 19:24). These loose-fitting gowns were held tight against the body by a belt or sash (generally referred to as a “girdle” by the King James Version) around the person’s waist.

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