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SIGNS AND SYMBOLS OF THE BIBLE (CLOTHING)

June 8, 2020bible customs, bible customs and curiosities, bible studies, bible study, bible times, Christ, Christian, christian studies, Christian study, christianity, Church, curiosities, customs, Forgivness, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Holy Bible, jesus, Jesus Christ, King James Holy Bible, Lamentation, Lord, new testament, NIV, Old Testament, stones, sunday, the church, theology, Uncategorized1 corinthians, 1 samuel, 2 Corinthians, 2 Samuel, Adam, Adam and Eve, Bible, bible signs and symbols, bible studies, bible study, bless, blessing, cloth, clothed, clothes, clothing and spiritual state, Deuteronomy, Endor, Esther, Eve, Exodus, Ezekiel, Fall, fallen, garment, garments, Genesis, Gibeon, grief, Isaiah, John, Joshua, Leviticus, Luke, Mark, Matthew, mourning, new testament, Old Testament, Psalm, purple, records, revelation, robe, robes, Romans, royal, Signs, signs and symbols, slavation, spirit, spiritural, study, Symbols, tear, violence, worn-outabarkley8

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Garments are used as biblical symbols in almost as many ways as there are styles of clothing. Clothes are used as expression of socioeconomics status, spiritual well-being, and emotional state. They can protect, conceal, or display an inner reality of the wearer. They can last for a long time or wear out quickly (Neh 9:21; Matt 6:19). They can consist of leaves (Gen 3:7), animal skin (Gen 3:21; Matt 3:4), rags (Isa 64:6), pure white linen (Dan 7:9; Rev 19:14), or anything in between. They can be literal or figurative. Yet despite al this variety, the use of clothing as a symbol falls into a few set patterns that yield a wealth of insight. Continue reading SIGNS AND SYMBOLS OF THE BIBLE (CLOTHING) →

WHY DID PAUL SPEAK SO MUCH ABOUT WIVES SUBMITTING TO THEIR HUSBANDS?

January 2, 2020Church1 corinthians, Authority, Bible, bible studies, bible times, body of Christ, Christ, Christian, christian studies, christianity, Christlike, Church, Ephesians, Father, Galatians, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, husband, Husbands, inferior, jesus, Jesus Christ, Lord, love, marriage, married, marry, mother, new testament, Old Testament, paul, rooted, roots, submission, the church, theologians, theology, wife, wivesabarkley8

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Paul was no chauvinist. He taught the spiritual equality of women and men (Gen 3:28) and wrote eloquently about husbands loving their wives as Christ loved the church-sacrificially and unconditionally (Ephesians 5:25-33). But to a church in a corrupt culture where marriages were in disarray, the brave Paul argued that submission was essential for any institution-government, church, or family. Without authority, chaos reigns. Continue reading WHY DID PAUL SPEAK SO MUCH ABOUT WIVES SUBMITTING TO THEIR HUSBANDS? →

FISHING, EGYPTIAN STYLE

January 1, 2020Churchancient, ancient diet, angle, bait, Bible, bible customs and curiosities, bible studies, bible times, big boats, big fish, boats, bronze, Christian, christian studies, christianity, christians, Church, churches, diet, Egypt, egyptians, fish, fisherman, fishing, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, hooks, manners and customs, monumetns, mourn, net, nets, new testament, Nile, Nile River, NIV, Old Testament, Religion, religion studies, religion study, religions, river, shore, small boats, study, the church, theologians, theology, water, watersabarkley8

19a3846f762e0d7cd0f52534eb973404 This verse is part of Isaiah’s prophecy of doom against Egypt. God’s punishment would be so devastating that it would spoil the Egyptian fishing industry. Fish taken from the Nile River and it’s tributaries were a staple of this ancient nation’s diet. Continue reading FISHING, EGYPTIAN STYLE →

WOMAN OF THBE BIBLE (JAEL:THE HOSTESS WITH THE HAMMER)

January 1, 2020Church300 years, Bible, bible studies, bible study, canaanite, Canaanites, Character, Christ, Christian, christian studies, christianity, devil, evil, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, gods, hammer, Heber, hostess, Israel, Israelites, jabin, Jael, jesus, Jesus Christ, Jordan, Jordan River, Judges, Kedesh, Kenite, King, Kings, leader, manners and customs, marriage, married, marry, military, new testament, Old Testament, prophet, river, Samuel, Satan, sisera, the church, theologians, theology, women of the bible, Zaanannimabarkley8

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Jael is the Bible character who sparks one-liners about “splitting headaches.” She’s the woman who jokesters like to refer to as “as expert at helping men ‘get things through their thick skulls!” But we are getting ahead of ourselves. A bit of context in needed.

Following the Israelites’ crossing of the Jordan River, Israel’s campaign to conquer and settle the promised land got off to a spectacular start. But over time, for multiple reasons, the effort sputtered and lost stem. Taking over a country is trying, not to mention tiring.

By Joshua’s final days, the people of God had pretty much given up attempting to squash the pockets of Canaanite resistance that were popping up left and right. After Joshua went to glory, the nation went off the rails. Continue reading WOMAN OF THBE BIBLE (JAEL:THE HOSTESS WITH THE HAMMER) →

SHOULD A CHURCH DISCIPLINE IT’S MEMBERS?

January 1, 2020Church1 corinthians, 1 Thessalonians, bad, Bible, bible studies, bible study, Christ, christian studies, christianity, christians, Church, churchwide, devil, evil, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, good, Holy, Holy Bible, jesus, Jesus Christ, King James Bible, King James Holy Bible, members, new testament, Old Testament, Satan, theologians, theologyabarkley8

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Yes. Church discipline is that unpleasant but sometimes necessary final process in maintaining purity among the people of God. It is a radical kind of churchwide accountability that says, “We cannot and will not allow you to continue to live in sin,” and “We will exert extreme pressure on you in order to get you to do what is right.” Continue reading SHOULD A CHURCH DISCIPLINE IT’S MEMBERS? →

DEFINITION OF THE DAY (DIVERSITY)

December 30, 2019Uncategorized1 corinthians, abraham, Adam, Adam and Eve, Bible, bible definition, bible studies, bible study, bible times, Christ, definition, definition of the day, definitions, earth, Ephesians, Eve, Exodus, Galatians, Genesis, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, God's Church, HCSB, his church, human, Jerusalem, Jewish, jews, John, KJV, new testament, NIV, NKJV, Old Testament, population, Psalm, revelation, theologyabarkley8

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Characteristic of human and animal populations (Gen 10; Acts 17:26-27). Out of His richness God created an unfathomable number of creatures to fill the earth (Gen 1:11-12, 20-22,24-25) and respond to Him in praise (Ps 148). Continue reading DEFINITION OF THE DAY (DIVERSITY) →

HOW CAN A PERSON SURVIVE SEVENTY-TWO HOURS INSIDE A FISH?

December 26, 2019Uncategorized72 hours, asleep, Bible, bible studies, bible study, bible times, biblical, big fish, boat, Christ, chronological, criminal, dead, death, fish, God, great fish, human, jesus, Jesus Christ, jonah, love, loves, Matthew, minor prophet, miracles, new testament, Old Testament, parable, sail, shallow, shallows, shark, shelter, ship, sleep, sleeping, succumb, survive, theologians, theology, whaleabarkley8

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The sheer unlikelihood of this event has caused many to interpret Jonah’s book as allegory or parable, not history as such. Indeed, no other account exists of a human being surviving such an event. Did it really happen to Jonah, and if so, how did he survive? Continue reading HOW CAN A PERSON SURVIVE SEVENTY-TWO HOURS INSIDE A FISH? →

DEFINITION OF THE DAY “DIVORCE”

December 26, 2019Uncategorized1 corinthians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, bible definition, bible studies, bible study, body of Christ, Christ, Christian, christian studies, christianity, Christlike, chronological, Church, convenant, definition, definition of the day, definitions, Deuteronomy, divorce, divorced, Ezra, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Holy Bible, husband, Israel, jeremiah, jesus, Jesus Christ, John, Leviticus, Luke, Malachi, Mark, marriage, marriages, married, marry, Matthew, NASB, new testament, nonbelievers, Old Testament, paul, roman, Romans, sexual immorality, sexual sin, sexually, Sin, sinned, sinner, the church, theology, Titus, wifeabarkley8

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Breaking of the marriage covenant. An action contrary to the pattern of “one man, one woman, one lifetime” revealed by God in Gen. 1:27; 2:21-25. The root idea implied a cutting of the marriage bond. While ancient cultures different in details, most had a concept of marriage and a corresponding concept of divorce. Continue reading DEFINITION OF THE DAY “DIVORCE” →

WORSHIPERS FORM AFAR

December 26, 2019Uncategorizedbabylonian, bible studies, bible study, bible times, Christ, Christian, christianity, christians, Christlike, christmas, christmas carol, Church, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Isaiah, jesus, Jesus as God, Jesus Christ, Jew, Jewish, jews, King, magi, manners and customs, Matthew, moon, new testament, Old Testament, planets, starts, sun, the church, theologians, theology, universal, wise men, worship, worshipers, young Jesusabarkley8

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These “wise men” were members of a priestly caste known as the Magi who practiced the art of astrology. They believed the sun, moon, and stars gave off periodic signs that foretold future events and the destiny of individuals and nations. They probably came from the territory of ancient Babylonia, since this nation had a prominent class of magicians and wizards who read the signs of the stars (Isa 47:13). Continue reading WORSHIPERS FORM AFAR →

PREDICTING JESUS

December 23, 2019Uncategorized30 pieces of silver, 500 years, arrest, bible studies, bible study, Christ, Christian, christian studies, christianity, desert, Disciples, donkey, donkey rider, donkey rides, flock, foreigners, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, hang, Holy Bible, humble, Jerusalem, jesus, Jesus fulfillment, Judas, King, King James Bible, King James Holy Bible, Lord, ministry, money, new testament, Old Testament, potter, predicting Jesus, riding a donkey, scattering the sheep, scriptures, shepherd, Sold for 30 pieces, theologians, theology, Zechariahabarkley8

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Writing 500 years before Jesus, Zechariah makes astonishingly accurate predictions about Jesus’ life and ministry. New Testament writers took notice and declared that Jesus fulfilled those prophecies. Here are three of the more obvious prophecies about Jesus. Continue reading PREDICTING JESUS →

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