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BIBLE CUSTOMS AND CURIOSITIES (WATCHMEN AND PORTERS)

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This watchman had been posted on the city wall above the gates of Mahanaim to relay news about the battle against Absalom to King David (read 2 Samuel 18:24).

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BIBLE CUSTOMS & CURIOSITIES (GETTING AROUND THE LAW)

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This charge by Jesus against the Pharisees is a perfect example of how they had replaced the original law with their own traditions (Matthew 22:15 and Mark 7:3).

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BIBLE CUSTOMS & CURIOSITIES (GRIEF OVER SIN)

September 18, 2020bible customs, bible customs and curiosities, bible studies, bible study, bible times, Christ, Christian, christian studies, Christian study, christianity, Church, curiosities, customs, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Holy Bible, jesus, Jesus Christ, King James Holy Bible, Lord, new testament, NIV, Old Testament, sunday, the church, theology, Uncategorizedattitude, bible customs, bible customs & curiosities, bible customs and curiosities, breast, curiosities, gesture, God, God's mercy, grace, greek, grief, Hebrew, humble, Jesus parable, jews, KJV, Luke, Matthew, mourning, Nahum, NIV, Pharisee, pleaded, remorse, repented, self-righteous, Sin, sinners, tax collectorabarkley8

This verse is also part of Jesus’ parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector. He contrasted the self-righteous attitude of a proud Pharisee with the humble and penitent attitude of a tax collector.

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BIBLE CUSTOMS & CURIOSITIES (WATCH YOUR WORDS)

January 30, 2019Uncategorizedbible customs & curiosities, council, danger, empty, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, hear no evil, Jesus Chirst, Jewish, Matthew, punishment, raca, sanhedrin, see no evil, serious offense, speak no evil, watch your words, wishedabarkley8

The Old Testament law taught that crimes such as slander and murder were wrong. But Jesus went beyond these actions to the thought, motives, or words behind them. Continue reading BIBLE CUSTOMS & CURIOSITIES (WATCH YOUR WORDS) →

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