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EVERYDAY LIFE IN BIBILE TIMES (WEAVE PT1)

September 6, 2021UncategorizedAngels, bible times, branches, Christ, creat, curtain, dyed, everyday life in bible times, family, flax, fundamental level, garments, Goat, goat hair, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, heddle rod, horizontal, jesus, Jesus Christ, loom weight, Matthew, narrow wood stick, nenety degree angel, new testament, Old Testament, passageway, piece, radiant colors, subtle, tent, tent curtain, threads, tone, two types of loom, typicaql, weaver, woolabarkley8

The typical family of Bible times had its own looms and some family members who were skilled at the art of weaving (Prov 31:13). At its most fundamental level, weaving involved the interlocking of threads at right angles to one another in order to create a piece of cloth that could function as a garment, tent curtain, or even carrying sack. The threads were derived from wool, flax, or goat hair that could be left in their original, subtle tone or be dyed radiant colors.

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WHY WAS EZRA’S READING OF GOD’S LAW SO POWERFUL?

May 31, 2021Uncategorized7th month, book, booths, branches, chief, cities, drink, events, Ezra, fathers, fetch, forth, gate of Ephraim, grieve, grieved, Holy, Jeruslaem, Joshua, law, law of God, listening, Man, manner, message, Moses, mourning, nehemiah, olive branches, Olives, palm, Pray, praying, priest, read, reading, revival, scribe, scroll, seven days, seventh month, spake, spiritual, sweet, Tirshatha, water gate, woman, women, wordsabarkley8

The events that occurred at the Water Gate in Nehemiah’s time can be described as a spiritual revival. The people knew that God had made it possible for them to rebuild the city. Now they were ready to hear what else God would say to them. They listened intently. When Ezra opened the scroll of God’s law, they stood out of respect and anticipation over what they were about to hear.

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BIBLE CUSTOMS AND CURIOSITIES (OLIVES FOR THE POOR)

April 27, 2021bible customs, bible customs and curiosities, bible studies, bible study, bible times, Christ, Christian, christian studies, Christian study, christianity, christians, Church, curiosities, customs, eat, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Holy Bible, jesus, Jesus Christ, King James Holy Bible, Lord, metaphor, new testament, NIV, Old Testament, OT, study, sunday, the church, theology, Uncategorizedbeating, branch, branches, burn, crop, Deuteronomy, Exodus, food, green olive tree, illuminates, lamps human, metaphorical, oil burning, oils, olive oils, Olives, Palestine, poor, poor woman, poor women, provide food, Psalm, psalmist, richly, ripe, riped, ripened, Ruth, small oil lamps, sticks, trees, womanabarkley8

God’s concern for the poor is also demonstrated in this law (see notes on Deuteronomy 24:10-11 and Deuteronomy 24:12-13).

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SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY (LUKE 11:17-24)

September 10, 2020Uncategorizedarmed, boast, branches, broken, casting, demons, empowering, evil, evil spirits, Faith, fear, fight, fighting, Goodness, graft, guard, guards, Holy Bible, Kids Application Bible, King James Bible, King James Holy Bible, Kingdom of God, Luke, nature, New Tesatment, Old Testament, olive, olive tree, palace, return, root, Scripture, scripture of the day, scriptures, spirit, survive, tree, work, workingabarkley8

¹⁷And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert grafted in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;

¹⁸Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.

¹⁹Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in.

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BIBLE SIGNS & SYMBOLS (BRANCH)

January 25, 2019Uncategorizedbranch, branches, Daniel, Ezekiel, Genesis, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Hosea, Inspiration, Isaiah, jeremiah, Jesus Christ, Job, John, Matthew, new testament, Old Testament, Psalm, quote, quotes, Romans, root, roots, signs and symbols, symbolic, symbolizes, Symbols, tree, vine, Zechariahabarkley8

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Branches in the world of the Bible were either on trees or vines and were relatively rare given the arid climate, so the picture of a healthy and fruitful tree was a symbol of vigor and prosperity. “Branch” or “branches” could refer to families (Gen 49:22) or rulers (Ezek 31:3,6). Broken or unfruitful branches symbolized judgment or the downfall of a person or nation (Job 15:32; 18:16; Dan 4:14; Isa 9:14: 17:6; Jer 11:16). But God always gives the hope of restoration, and branches figure in the symbolism of redemption as well: “When that day comes, the branch of the LORD will be beautiful and wonderful. The fruit of the land will be the pride and joy of Israel’s survivors” (Isa 4:2). The image of judged or redeemed branches reaches its climax in the prophecies of the messianic Branch and the salvation he brings.

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WHAT DOES THE HOLY SPIRIT DO? (JOHN 14-16)

December 17, 2018Uncategorizedbranch, branches, Father, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Gospel of John, Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, Husbandman, Jesus Christ, John, John 14-16, John 15:1-6, King James Holy Bible, trinityabarkley8

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The third person of the Trinity. The Holy Spirit applies the work of Christ to each believer. During the Last Supper, Jesus described what His disciples could expect to discover about the Holy Spirit, whom they would receive shortly after His ascension. Chapters 14-16 of the Gospel of John teach that the Holy Spirit will be with believers forever. He will live with us and in us, teach us, remind us of Jesus’ words, convict us of Continue reading WHAT DOES THE HOLY SPIRIT DO? (JOHN 14-16) →

BIBLE SIGNS AND SYMBOLS “GRAFT”

March 28, 2016UncategorizedBible, bible signs and symbols, branches, chosen people, graft, John, key verses, Matthew, Romans, Signs, Symbols, treesabarkley8

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The agricultural practice of grafting joining a shoot or bud to a growing plant so they grow together into a new plant-was well-known in the ancient world. It was usually done to promote new growth and increased fruit production among similar plant species. Grafting was a faster way to get a mature plant than starting from seeds. Often a branch from a cultivated tree would be grafted onto an already established wild tree, and the wild tree

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