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THE MOST HOLY PLACE

August 30, 2021Uncategorizedark of the covenant, blood, Christ, devil, Exodus, fifteen feet, God, God is King, God of the Universe, God the Son, God's People, guidance, Hebrews, Holy of Holies, holy tent, incense, jesus, king of kings, Lord, Man, Matthew, meeting place, most holy place, Nation, nations, once a year, people, priests, Protection, room, Satan, section, Sin, sinned, tabernacle, ten cubits, tent, tribes, veilabarkley8

The Tabernacle must have been a great mystery for people. Even priests did not know everything about this holy tent. A place where only one man, once a year, entered; where God’s powerful presence was visible; where the high priest brought blood and incense to do a ritual of atonement for the sins of the all the people; the Tabernacle was a place of wonder.

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BIBLE CUSTOMS AND CURIOSITIES (A HOUSE ON A WALL)

February 21, 2019Uncategorized2 Samuel, 2 Samuel 18:24, acts, Acts 9:24, around, believers, Bible, bible customs and curiosities, bible times, bottom, build, building, built, Christ, city wall, Damascus, dirt, enemies, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, house, inner, inner wall, Jericho, jesus, Joshua, Joshua 2:6, kill, killed, killer, maximum protection, new testament, Old Testament, paul, Protection, Rahab, rubble, spies, strenght, strengthen walls, the, top, wall, wall house, walls, windowabarkley8

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Some walled cities of Bible times had an inner wall and an outer wall for maximum protection (see note on 2 Samuel 18:24). To strengthen these walls, the space between them was filled with dirt and rubble at selected points. Houses were sometimes built right into the city wall by placing them on top of these piles of rubble. Continue reading BIBLE CUSTOMS AND CURIOSITIES (A HOUSE ON A WALL) →

HOW DOES THE “ARMOR OF GOD” PROTECT A CHRISTIAN?

February 12, 2019Uncategorizedarmor, armor essential, armor of God, Christ, equipment, flourish, God's armor, God's word, Jesus Christ, life, Matthew, Matthew 4:1-11, protect, protect christian, Protection, victoryabarkley8

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The armor of God is Paul’s vivid illustration of the spiritual equipment that Christ provides to those who trust Him. These pieces of armor are essential to survival and victory in the spiritual warfare that is a real (though invisible) part of each life. Continue reading HOW DOES THE “ARMOR OF GOD” PROTECT A CHRISTIAN? →

BIBLE SIGNS AND SYMBOLS (TOWER)

September 14, 2016UncategorizedBible, city, Damascus, Design, God, Holy, Isaiah, Jesus Christ, Luke, Protection, Proverbs, Psalm, song of solomon, tower, towersabarkley8

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In the ancient world, towers were built to protect crops, roads, and cities. They were used both domestically to watch over a landowner’s fields and militarily in the defense of a city. Watchmen stood in towers, armed and ready to sound the alarm if enemies threatened their territory. The more towers a city had, the stronger it was thought to be (see Ps 48:12-14). The tower at the center of a city would have also served as a storehouse.

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