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DEFINITION OF THE DAY (PAGAN TEMPLES, PT1)

August 23, 2022Uncategorized1961, Antioch, Asherah, Baal, Bronze Age, Canaan, canaanite, chamber, Christ, cuneiform, definition, Ein Gedi, El, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, inner court, Iron Age, jesus, Jesus Christ, Judges, Mardikh, Matthew, modern day Aleppo, Near East, Neo-Hittite, new testament, Old Testament, pantheon, polytheistic, Solomon's Temple, southwest, sphinx, temple, temples, worship, Yamabarkley8

Temples built for polytheistic worship, many pagan temples within the land of Canaan predated Solomon’s temple and some featured similar designs. The earliest excavated temples from the Chalcolithic Period (4600-3300 B.C.), such as those uncovered at Ein Gedi in 1961 and Eshtaol in 2013, illustrate the ubiquitous nature of pagan worship in Canaan prior to the arrival of Abram (Gen 12:5). The cultic site at Eshtaol contained a standing stone, just over four feet high and smoothed on all sides; it was erected to face east.

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MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE BIBLE (WORKERS WITH METAL)

April 25, 2022Uncategorized1 Kings, 1 samuel, 2 Kings, 2 Samuel, abel, acacia wood, Cain, Canaanites, Christ, cole minded, Cooper, customs, David, furnace, Geyptians, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, jesus, Jesus Christ, Jewlery, Job, Judges, Kenite, manners, manners and customs, Matthew, melted, metal, metalworking, minded, new testament, Old Testament, Philistines, Sinai, Zechariahabarkley8

The metalsmith has a very old pedigree. Cain was a smith, and it was one of his descendants, Tubal-Cain, who was described as “the forger of instruments of bronze and iron” (Genesis 4:17,22). Cain was the father of the Midianite tribe of Kenites who seem to have been involved in many aspects of Israel’s history (see, for example Genesis 15:19; 1 Samuel 15:6). They appear to have exploited the copper of the Sinai with the Egyptians. Artifacts of Kenite metalworking have yielded much of the archaeological information we know concerning ancient metal-working.

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DEFINITION OF THE DAY (PRAISE)

September 20, 2021Uncategorized1 corinthians, 1 samuel, 2 Corinthians, 2 Samuel, book of Psalm, capable, Christ, Colossians, definition of the day, definitions, glory, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Hallel, human praise, instrumental, jesus, Jesus Christ, Judges, linked, Luke, Matthew, Music, natural, new testament, Old Testament, praise, Pray, prayer, praying, price, Proverbs, Psalm, value, vocal, world, worshipabarkley8

One of humanity’s many responses to God’s revelation of Himself. The Bible recognizes that men and women also may be the objects of praise, either from other people (Prov 27:21; 31:30) or from God Himself (Rom 2:29), and that angels and the natural world are likewise capable of praising God (Ps 148). Nevertheless, human praise of God is one of Scripture’s major themes.

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DEFINITION OF THE DAY (RIDDLE)

August 17, 2021Uncategorized1 Kings, Christ, Daniel, definion, definition of the day, definitions, enigmatic, God, God the Father, God the Son, jesus, Jesus Christ, Judas Iscariot, Judges, judgment, KJV, new testament, Old Testament, OT, Philistines, Proverbs, puzzle, puzzling, riddle, riddles, Samson, Sheba, solveabarkley8

Enigmatic or puzzling statement, often based on the clever use of the ambiguities of language. The classic biblical example of a riddle is that posed by Samson to the Philistines. This riddle is in poetic form (judg 14:12-12), and the question, “What is it?” is implied. The Philistines’ reply is in the form of another riddle (v 18a) whose original answer was probably “love.” Samson’s retort may reflect yet another commonly known, and rather risque’ riddle (v 18b).

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A LITTLE KNOWN FACT ABOUT (JAEL)

August 12, 2021Uncategorizedarmy, bogged, case, chariots, Christ, city, galilee, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, hazor, Heber, Hebrew, husband, Husbands, Israelites, Jael, jesus, Jesus Christ, Judges, Kenites, Matthew, mud, neighbors, new testament, nomad's wife, northern Israel, Old Testament, peg, rainstorm, ruthlessly, Sinai, sisera, twenty years, wild goat, wivesabarkley8

With a tent peg and a hammer, a nomadic woman named Jael killed one of Israel’s most feared enemies, Sisera. He commanded the powerful army and chariot corps of Hazor, a city in northern Galilee. His army ruthlessly oppressed northern Israel for twenty years until an Israelite leader named Deborah organized a militia to fight back.

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MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE BIBLE (VINE SYMBOLISM)

August 11, 2021Uncategorized1 corinthians, 1 Timothy, 2 Corinthians, 2 Timothy, adorned, angrily, bunch, Christ, customs, Deuteronomy, disadvantaged, Disciples, drink wine, drunken with wine, ecclesiastes, evil, front exterior, fruit, furits, Genesis, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, God's vine, God's vines, grape, grapevine, Isaiah, jesus, John, Judges, Leviticus, manners, manners and customs, Matthew, nazirite, Numbers, Old Testament, passages, pharisees, presence of God, priests, Psalm, Romans, sanctuary, Satan, Synagogue, thanksgiving, tithe, Titus, true vine, vines, vineyard, vineyards, wine, wine drinking, wine titheabarkley8

The vine was of great importance in the religion of Israel. It was used as a symbol of the religious life of Israel itself, and a carving of a bunch of grapes often adorned the front exterior of the synagogue. The symbolism was based upon passages such as Psalm 80 and Isaiah 5:1-5 where Israel is God’s vine.

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DEFINITION OF THE DAY (OBESITY)

July 22, 2021Uncategorized1 samuel, 2 Samuel, afford, ate, book, Christ, drink, drinking, eat, eaten, eater, Eglon, eli, extravagance, fatness, fool, God, God the Father, God the Son, heavy, high preist, jesus, Judges, live, lived, Mark, Matthew, new testament, Old Testament, poor, Proverbs, restraint, Shiloh, symbol, theologians, theological, theologically, theology, very fat, wealth, wealthyabarkley8

Because most people in the ancient world constantly lived on the edge of starvation, obesity was neither an option nor, for most, something to be avoided. Only the rich could afford the luxury of being fat, and for this reason fatness became a mark of status and wealth.

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DEINITION OF THE DAY (ISSACHAR)

July 6, 2021Uncategorized2 Kings, Baasha, bible definition, Christ, definition of the day, definitions of the day, definitoin, Genesis, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Issachar, Jacob, Jesus Christ, Jezreel, Judges, man for hire, Minor, ninth son, Old Testament, Tolaabarkley8

Personal name meaning “man for hire” or “hireling.” Ninth son of Jacob, the fifth borne by Leah (Gen 30:18). He became the progenitor of the tribe of Issachar. Almost nothing is known about his personal history. The tribe of Issachar occupied territory in the northern part of Palestine, just southwest of the Sea of Galilee (Josh 19:17-23. The tribe was not prominent in Israel’s history. Tola, one of the so-called “minor” judges, was of the tribe of Issachar (Judg 10:1-2).

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BIBLE CUSTOMS AND CURIOSITIES (DAVID’S BATTLE GEAR)

May 13, 2021Uncategorized1 samuel, 2 Samuel, bag, battle gear, Benjamin, bible customs and curiosities, bible times, danger, David, David's battle gear, farmers, feet, gear, giant, Goliath, Goliath's battle gear, grazed, Judges, juges, King Saul, KJV, left-handed, motion, NIV, philistine, rescue, sheep, shepherd, six feet, sling, slingshot, smooth stones, staff, staves, straps, sword, target, warrior, weaponabarkley8

The battle gear that David carried into battle against Goliath seemed ridiculous when compared to the giant’s weapons. Several items in David’s arsenal are mentioned in these verses.

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EVERYDAY LIFE IN BIBLE TIMES (TRAP/SNARE PT 2 OF 3)

May 11, 2021Uncategorized1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, bible times, biblical authors, camouflaged, Deuteronomy, device, escape, everyday life in bible times, Exodus, false worship, greek, greek term, Hebrew, Joshua, Judges, liver, Lord, noose, pierces, Proverbs, snare, speech, trap, trap-laden, trapping, trapping mechanism, trapsabarkley8

All these trapping mechanisms are mentioned by the biblical authors in figures of speech. Because these devices are often referenced with the same Hebrew or Greek term, we look to the larger context, which may be helpful in determining exactly which type of trapping device is

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