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WOMEN OF THE BIBLE “RAHAB- THE SHADY LADY”

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HEBREWS 11:31- “By faith the prostitute received the spies in peace and didn’t perish with those who disobeyed.”

There’s no nice way to say it. Rahab was a harlot-in modern parlance, a hooker. At her home atop the wall that surrounded the bustling, ancient city of Jericho, Rahab took in strange men and gave out sexual favors.

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A DOCTOR’S GUIDE TO JESUS’ CRUCIFIXION

February 6, 2019Uncategorized40, 40 strokes, beating, blood, blood and water, body, breath of life, carries, carry, Dead man walking, doctor, doctors, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Heart, Isaiah, Isaiah 53:5, Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ crucifixion, Jesus Christ death, nail, nailed, nails, serum, shock, speared, torture, victim, water, wineabarkley8

THE BEATING

Victim is stripped and tied to a pole.
Shards of metal and bone are laced into the leather whip.
Romans aren’t limited to 40 strokes, as are the Jews.
Pain and blood loss set stage for shock.

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BIBLE SIGNS & SYMBOLS (FORTY)

October 18, 2018Uncategorized1kings, 2 Corinthians, 40, 40 day's, 40 nights, Bible, Deuteronomy, devil, Elijah, Exodus, Ezekiel, flood, forty, forty days, forty nights, Genesis, God, Hebrews, Israel, jonah, Judges, judgment, Matthew, Moses, Mount Horeb, mountain, Noah, Philistines, Samson, Satan, serpent, signs and symbols, testingabarkley8

We should note at the outset that in the era before clocks and precise record keeping, numbers were often an estimation. Three and five signified a little, and forty a lot more. That is not to say that forty was never an accurate number, only that precision was not the intent of biblical authors. Continue reading BIBLE SIGNS & SYMBOLS (FORTY) →