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JESUS AND THE PLLLAR

September 6, 2021Uncategorized1 Kings, 2 Kings, abraham, acts, children of Israel, Christ, darkness, Egypt, egyptian, Exodus, fear, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, God's Power, hearts, Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, Horeb, Israel, jesus, Jesus and the pillar, Jesus Christ, Mamre, Manifestation, Matthew, Mount sinai, new testament, Old Testament, pillar, pillars, power, resurrected, sealed, setting Numbers, striking, text, theophanany, violent windabarkley8

From the moment the Israelites left Egypt, danger followed them all the way. Between the Egyptian army pursuing them and the dangers in the wilderness, the Israelites were a crowd of scared, tired people. They had seen God’s power in Egypt, but they were walking into the unknown. Seeing the cloud during the day and the column of fire during the night was probably a great comfort. The pillar of cloud and fire functioned as a reminder of God’s guiding and protective care, shown in Exodus 14:19, the pillar interposed between Israel and the pursuing Egyptian army, striking fear into the camp of Egypt and encouraging the Israelites.

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SIGNS AND SYMBOLS OF THE BIBLE (MOUNT SINAI)

March 18, 2019Uncategorizedbible signs and symbols, burning, burning bush, bush, Christ, dream, Egypt, Exodus, Exodus 24:16-18, Galatians, glory, glow, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Horeb, Israel, Israelites, Jacob, jesus, Jesus Christ, kill, killed, killer, law, laws, Lord, Moses, Mount, Mount sinai, mountains, Moutain, new testament, Old Testament, Pharaoh, sheep, Sinai, symbol, symbolic, symbolized, symbolizes, Symbols, Ten Commandmentsabarkley8

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We sometimes think of the Old Testament as a book in which God makes repeated appearances of many kinds. But when we put a time line next to the account, we quickly realize that God’s manifest presence was far more rare and purposeful than we realized. The last time God made a direct appearance in Genesis he visited Jacob in a dream (46:1-7) and assured him his family would become “a great nation” while in Egypt (v. 3). Over four hundred years would pass before God would make another recorded appearance. Continue reading SIGNS AND SYMBOLS OF THE BIBLE (MOUNT SINAI) →