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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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THE MERCY SEAT

September 6, 2021Uncategorizedappeal, bronze, cherubim, Christ, cloud, earthly ministry, Father, fire, flaming torch, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, God's grace, gold, heard, heavenly temple, Hebrews, high priest, holy place, jesus, Jesus Christ, Lord, Matthew, mercy, most holy place, new testament, Old Testament, pillar, precise manner, shekinah, silver, smoke, Solomon's, the Lord Presence, The mercy seat, the tabernacle, visible presence, visible presence of God, voice, yearsabarkley8

God promised to be present upon the mercy seat (Exodus 25:22; see also 30:6, 36). The mercy seat was a kind of portable throne, carried along the poles of the ark and complete with an canopy of angel wings. The cherubim faced the center of the seat while their wings overspread if. The picture of God as King of Israel enthroned on the mercy seat is clear no matter where the ark might be: in the wilderness, in battle, or in his tent (the Tabernacle).

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EVERYDAY LIFE IN THE BIBLE TIMES (SACRED STONE “TO SET UP OR TO DESTORY” PT1)

August 17, 2021Uncategorized1 samuel, 2 Samuel, Bethel, Christ, everyday life in bible times, Exodus, God, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, hike, hiker's eye, hiking, Israel, jesus, Jesus Christ, Joshua, masseba, Matthew, memorial, memorial stone, Old Testament, pillar, Rachel, sacred stone, stacked, stone, victoryabarkley8

When contemporary hikers traveling the backcountry encounter places where the well-worn path gives way to solid rock, they often find cairns to guide their footsteps on an otherwise invisible path. Cairns are made from natural stones that have been stacked on top of one another in an unnatural way to catch the hiker’s eye. The ancient world had something similar, but it had nothing to do with hiking.

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BIBLE CUSTOMS & CURIOSITIES (SALT OF THE EARTH)

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Salt added flavor to food, and it was also used to preserve meat in a society in which refrigeration and cold storage did not exist.

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WOMEN OF THE BIBLE “LOT’S WIFE”A CAUTIONARY TALE ABOUT WORLDLINESS

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LUKE 17:32- “Remember Lot’s wife!”

Lot’s wife is one of the many unnamed characters of Scripture. We don’t know her background or how or where she and Lot met. We only know she was a mother of two daughters (see Gen 19:15) and that se lived with Lot in the notoriously wicked city of Sodom. Continue reading WOMEN OF THE BIBLE “LOT’S WIFE”A CAUTIONARY TALE ABOUT WORLDLINESS →

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