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SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY (MATTHEW 19:23-30)

May 19, 2021Uncategorizedcamel, Disciples, eye, first shall be last, glory, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Israel, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, Lands, last shall be first, Matthew, needle, new testament, Old Testament, peter, poor, poor man, rich, rich man, Scripture, scripture of the day, scriptures, Son of Man, theologians, theological, theologically, theology, twelve thrones, twelve tribesabarkley8

²³Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.

²⁴And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

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WHY WAS EZEKIEL TOLD NOT TO GRIEVE THE DEATH OF HIS WIFE?

April 20, 2021bible customs, bible customs and curiosities, bible studies, bible study, bible times, Christ, Christian, christian studies, Christian study, christianity, christians, Church, curiosities, customs, death, Faith, 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, OT, Paul, preach, primitive, study, sunday, the church, theology, Uncategorizedchannel, conquerors, destory, destoryed, destroyed, died, Ezekiel, grief, hands, homes, Kings, Lands, leaders, message, mission, mute, obedience, queen, sacrifice, Sin, sinner, sinners, sinning, stoic, wife, worship, worshipers, worshippingabarkley8

Ezekiel loved his wife, but God told him not to grieve publicly when she died. This was to be a living message to the people concerning their abandonment of God. Yes, grief would come to them, the grief of captivity. They would suffer at the hands of Babylonian conquerors, and their homes, lands, and precious temple would be destroyed. Would they be as mute as Ezekiel, or in grief repent of sin and return to the worship of God?

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SIGNS AND SYMBOLS OF THE BIBLE (SACRIFICE/OFFERING)

June 17, 2019Uncategorized1 corinthians, 1 samuel, 2 Corinthians, 2 Samuel, abel, animal, animals, bible signs and symbols, Cain, Christ, daughter, daughters, David, Egypt, Elkanah, flock, flocks, forgiveness, Genesis, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, greave, healthy, Heart, Heart Sacrifice, Hosea, jesus, Jewish, jews, King, King Saul, land, Lands, Levites, Leviticus, Lord, Mark, obey, offering, offerings, pain, payment, Peninnah, Psalm, rebuke, Sabbath, sacrifice, sacrifices, Saul, savior, share, Sinless, Son, symbolic, wroshipabarkley8

In order to understand the idea of sacrifices and offerings, we must go back to the very beginning of the Bible. By Genesis 4, the first sons, Cain and Abel, were practicing an early form of sacrifice: “Later Cain brought some crops from the land as an offering to the LORD. Abel also brought some choice parts of the firstborn animals from his flock. The LORD approved of Abel and his offering, but he didn’t approved of Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry and was disappointed” (Gen 4:3-5). From the beginning, offerings and sacrifices generally expressed two attitudes: gratitude and repentance. In the case of Cain and Abel, later history of sacrifice might lead us to think that God’s rejection of Cain’s offering was because it wasn’t a blood sacrifice, but the text doesn’t indicate such a conclusion. Cain’s offering was casual and perhaps careless; Abel’s was costly. Cain brought “some crops”; Abel presented “some choice parts.” Cain’s response to God’s correction revealed his heart. Continue reading SIGNS AND SYMBOLS OF THE BIBLE (SACRIFICE/OFFERING) →