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MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE BIBLE (SEINE NET FISHING)

August 10, 2021UncategorizedAlphaeus, boat, Christ, eight feet, fish, fishers of men, fishing, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, James, jesus, Jesus Christ, John, Judas, Matthew, new testament, Old Testament, peter, Philip Bartholomew, seine net fishing, simon, Thaddeus, triangular, Zebedeeabarkley8

The seine net was about eight feet (three meters) broad and hundreds of feet long. It was suspended in the water like a net fence, kept afloat by corks, and weighted down with stone weights to keep it vertical. Either a single boat would make a huge circle with the net, or two boats would suspends the net between them and make a sweep toward the shore. When the net was in a tight circle, It was possible to pull in the lower rope so that the net formed a huge bag from which the fish could not escape.

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SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY (ACTS 1:9-26 JESUS ASCENDS TO HEAVEN, THE UPPER ROOM PRAYER MEETING, MATTHIAS CHOSEN)

May 7, 2021UncategorizedAceldama, Alphaeus, andrew, apostleship, apparel, baptism, Barsabas, Bartholomew, bowels, brother of James, Disciples, dwell, eleven apostles, field of blood, filled, galilee, Heaven, Holy Ghost, James, Jerusalem, John, Joseph, journey, Judas, Justus, manner, mary, Matthew, Matthias, number, Olivet, peter, philip, resurrection, Sabbath, scripture of the day, Simon Zelotes, Thomas, together, tongues, transgression, womenabarkley8

⁹And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.

¹⁰And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;

¹¹Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

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THE SELECTION OF THE TWELVE

April 15, 2019Uncategorizedacts, Alphaeus, andrew, betrayer, Cana, Capernaum, Christ, fish, fisherman, Galilean, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, James, jesus, John, Judas, Kerioth, Lebbaeus, Luke, Matthew, new testament, Old Testament, peter, simon, Son, tax collector, Thaddaeus, twelve apostles, twelve disciples, twin, twins, Zealot, Zebedeeabarkley8

12_Apostles_Activity All three of the synoptic Gospels give an account of Jesus’ selection of His disciples. But only Luke reveals that He spent an entire night in prayer before making His choice (Luke 6:12-16). These were the men who would continue His ministry after Her death, resurrection, and ascension. So He sought God’s will in this decision through fervent prayer. Continue reading THE SELECTION OF THE TWELVE →

JAMES, SON OF ALPHAEUS: LESS SAID THE BETTER?

February 4, 2019Uncategorized4, Alphaeus, four, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, James, Jesus Christ, Joses, levi, Mark, mary, Mary Magdalene, Matthew, mother, new testament, Old Testament, Salome, sins, Son, Son of Alpheaeus, teachingabarkley8

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The disciple “James the less” is mentioned only eight times in the New Testament. Four of those times his name is in a list of the twelve apostles of Jesus. Another four times, he’s mentioned in connection with his family. Continue reading JAMES, SON OF ALPHAEUS: LESS SAID THE BETTER? →