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DEFINITION OF THE DAY (HOLY WAR PT2)

September 25, 2022UncategorizedAi, Arab, ban, Christ, cities, city, dedicate, definition of the day, definiton, definitons, deity, Deuteronomy, drive, entire, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, hazor, herem, Holy Bible, inheritance, Israel, Jericho, jesus, Jesus Christ, Josh, Judah, judgment, live, Matthew, nations, new testament, Numbers, Og, Old Testament, possessions, Promised land, second, Sihon, Southern Canaan, warabarkley8

As the final act of battle, Israel was sometimes required to dedicate everything in a “ban” (herem), which meant that the people and possessions of an entire city would be set apart for God and destroyed (Deut 7:2; 20:17; Josh 8:2; 1 Sam 15:3). Only the metal objects were saved (Josh 6:18-24). Those who transgressed the ban faced dire consequences (Josh 7).

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DEFINITION OF THE DAY (HOLY WAR PT1)

September 22, 2022Uncategorized1 samuel, 2 Samuel, 300 times, ark, armies, biblical, biblical writers, Christ, consecrated, defensive, definition, definition of the day, Deuteronomy, Egypt, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, harsh, Holy War, invaders, Israel, jesus, Jesus Christ, Joshua, land, lights, Matthew, mesopotamia, NASB, new testament, NT, Numbers, Old Testament, OT, Palestine, praises, Psalm, pure, reality, spoils, three hundred, victory, warrior, warriors, writersabarkley8

The Hebrew word for “war” occurs more than 300 times in the OT. The strategic position of Palestine between Mesopotamia and Egypt made war a harsh reality for most of its inhabitants during biblical times. Israel gained a foothold in this land by means of a war of conquest, and thereafter, by frequently defensive actions against intruders and invaders. Unfortunately, the history of war in Israel also included several civil conflicts.

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MANNERS & CUSTOMS OF THE BIBLE (MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS)

August 23, 2022Uncategorized1 Chronicles, 1 corinthians, 1 samuel, 2 Chronicles, 2 Corinthians, 2 Kings, 2 Samuel, 2 Samule, balil, bazora, bore, Christ, customs, cymbals, festivities, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Hebrew music, horn, instruments, Isaiah, jeremiah, jesus, Jesus Christ, Jubal, Kinnor, manners and customs, manners and customs of the bible, Matthew, menanaim, metal, meziltaim, Music, musical instuments, musicians, nebel, new testament, Numbers, Old Testament, percussion, pip, pipe, possessed, qeren, reed, religious, sheep-gut, shophar, skin bottle, sound, soundbox, stringed, temple, tof, trumpet, woddenabarkley8

Music was very much a part of religious life, and musicians had always been important. They were classed along with smiths and those who possessed flocks and herds. Jubal was recognized as the father of all who played the pipe (Gen 4:20-21). We therefore find many examples of music in Bible times. The instruments that were played are not always easy to identify from their Hebrew names, but the following instruments (arranged alphabetically) are the most important ones used:

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DEFINITION OF DAY (LAYING ON OF HANDS)

July 27, 2022Uncategorized1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, 2 Timothy, acts, apostles, Authority, bless, burnt, definition, definition of the day, definitions, definitions of the day, hand, hands, heal, laying, laying on of hands, Leviticus, ministry, Numbers, paul, prayer, self-discipline, sinned, sinners, sober, violenceabarkley8

Symbolic ceremonial act used to invoke a divine blessing or establish a connection for the purpose of sacrifice, ordination, or to impart spiritual gifts.

OLD TESTAMENT: A primary used of laying on of hands in the OT was sacrifices. In Lev 16 the Lord instructed Moses and Aaron concerning the Day of Atonement. At a particular point Aaron was told to place his hands upon a live goat and “confess over it all the wickedness and rebellion of the Israelites-all their sins-put them on the goat’s head” (Lev 16:21), transferring the sins of Israel to the goat.

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DEFINITION OF THE DAY (MESSENGER)

July 27, 2022Uncategorized1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Christ, definition of the day, definitons, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Haggai, humanity, Isaiah, jesus, Jesus Christ, John the Baptist, Lord's coming, Luke, Malachi, master, Matthew, new testament, Numbers, Old Testament, prophetic, sense, travelabarkley8

One sent with a message. Messenger is often used in the literal sense (Gen 32:3,6; Num 20:14; 24:12; Deut 2:26). In an extended sense, the prophets (2 Chron 36:15-16; Isa 44:26; Hag 1:13) and

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MANNERS AND CUSTOMS IN THE BIBLE (WAR AND RELIGION)

June 1, 2022Uncategorized1 samuel, 2 Samuel, Book of the Wars of the Lord, burned, burning, Christ, death, degree, Deuteronomy, Exodus, fire, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Habakkuk, Isaiah, jeremiah, jesus, Jesus Christ, Jew, jews, Joshaua, Joshua, Lord of Hosts, new testament, Numbers, Old Testament, Religion, under the curse, Vicotry, war, war and religion, warfareabarkley8

It was not possible to separate warfare from religion. The connection of the two was evident in many aspects of military practice. To the Jews, God was the Lord of Hosts who went before them into battle (Exo 15:3; Judg 4:14; 1 Sam 17:45; Isaiah 42:13). There was a sacred “Book of the Wars of the Lord” (Num 21:14). Before going to war, the men had to keep themselves ritually clean, not even engaging in sexual relationships (2 Sam 11:11). Health laws were involved in the commandments concerning ceremonial uncleanliness, but there were other laws in operation as well as those (Deut 13:13-14).

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ISRAEL AT SINAI

September 17, 2021Uncategorized1 Kings, 2 Kings, abraham, blood, Christ, covenant, creatures, descendants, desert, dominates, earth, foot, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, holy nation, honey, Isaiah, Israel, James, jesus, Jesus Christ, land, Lord, Matthew, midst, milk, Moses, Mount sinai, mountain, new testament, Numbers, Old Testament, Pharaoh, priests, relationship, Sinai, slave, slaves, Ten Commandments, theophany, validatingabarkley8

Exodus 19 describes Israel arriving at Sinai. This chapter is important for understanding the events at Sinai, where Israel spent over two years (Numbers 10:11). God addressed the people as “the house of Jacob. . . the people of Israel . . .” (Exodus 19:3) as a way to remind them that they were the people of the covenant, the descendants of Abraham. What was about to happen at Sinai was not a new covenant with the people but an extension of the covenant God made with Abraham.

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EVERYDAY LIFE IN BIBLE TIMES (STONING “AS A FORM OF EXECUTION” PT2)

September 17, 2021Uncategorized1 Chronicles, 1 samuel, 2 Chronicles, 2 Kings, 2 Samuel, anger, angry, Christ, David, dead, death, executed, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, God's Word, Gospel, jesus, Jesus Christ, Jesus's death, Joash, John, Joshua, Leviticus, Matthew, mob, Moses, Naboth, new testament, Numbers, Old Testament, paul, Rehoboam, Sin, sinned, sinner, sinners, sins, Stephen, stone, stone them, stoned, stoning, stoning women, violenceabarkley8

These laws sound rigid and austere in their proclamations, and we cannot say for sure how often this particular punishment was employed. What we can say for sure is that exceptions were allowed, as illustrated by Jesus. He did not demand that the woman caught in adultery be executed but instead disarmed her executioners and urged her to leave her lift of sin (John 8:3-11).

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THE BEATITUDES

September 10, 2021Uncategorizedannoying, arguement, beg, begging, blamelessness, crave, desire, Disciples, eagerly, eduction, forgive, frightening, frustrating, gentle, gentleness, God, God promises, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, greek, happy, helpless, humility, hunger, hunger and thirst, innocence, Isaiah, Jew, John, lacking, lacking education, lowly, Luke, meaning, meek, meek person, merciful, Moses, new testament, Numbers, Old Testament, peacemakers, persecuted for righteousness, poor in spirit, powerful people, powerless, Psalm, pure in heart, reward, sad, sadness, The Beatitudes, thirst, trust Godabarkley8

WHAT DO THE BEATITIUDDES MEAN?

Jesus surprised his disciples by telling them what kind of people would be blessed by God. His list of traits are called the Beatitudes, meaning “to bless” or “to make happy.”

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DEFINITION OF THE DAY (HEMORRHAGE)

September 8, 2021Uncategorizedbirth, birthing process, blood, blood flow, Christ, clean, definition, definitions of the day, flow, fountain of blood, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, greek, Hebrews, hermorrhage, Israel, Issue of blood, jesus, Jesus Christ, KJV, Leviticus, Mark, Matthew, Mosaic law, new testament, NKJV, Numbers, Old Testament, woman uncleanabarkley8

Heavy or uncontrollable bleeding the KJV translates the underlying Hebrew and Greek terms as “issue of blood” (Lev 12:7; Matt 9:20) or “fountain of blood” (Mark 5:29). Modern translations render these terms as hemorrhage, flow, or discharge of blood, Mosaic law said any discharge of blood, whether associated with the birthing process (Lev 12:7), with menstruation (Lev 15:19), or continued bleeding (Lev 15:25; Matt 9:20) rendered a woman unclean.

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