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WHY WAS EZRA’S READING OF GOD’S LAW SO POWERFUL?

May 31, 2021Uncategorized7th month, book, booths, branches, chief, cities, drink, events, Ezra, fathers, fetch, forth, gate of Ephraim, grieve, grieved, Holy, Jeruslaem, Joshua, law, law of God, listening, Man, manner, message, Moses, mourning, nehemiah, olive branches, Olives, palm, Pray, praying, priest, read, reading, revival, scribe, scroll, seven days, seventh month, spake, spiritual, sweet, Tirshatha, water gate, woman, women, wordsabarkley8

The events that occurred at the Water Gate in Nehemiah’s time can be described as a spiritual revival. The people knew that God had made it possible for them to rebuild the city. Now they were ready to hear what else God would say to them. They listened intently. When Ezra opened the scroll of God’s law, they stood out of respect and anticipation over what they were about to hear.

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READING IN A SYNAGOGUE

November 20, 2019Uncategorizedbible customs and curiosities, bible studies, bible study, bible times, Christ, chronological, cities, city, community, Disciples, elected, galilee, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Isaiah, Israel, Jerusalem, jesus, Jesus Christ, law, local, Lord, Luke, Nazareth, new testament, NIV, Old Testment, Palestine, people, preach, prophet, read, scriptures, Synagogue, theology, towns, writtenabarkley8

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This synagogue in which Jesus read the Old Testament scriptures was in Nazareth, his hometown in the province of Galilee, Synagogues were built in towns and cities throughout Palestine. Their purpose was not to replace the temple in Jerusalem that served as the central place of worship and sacrifice for all Israel. Synagogues existed to reach the law to local people. Continue reading READING IN A SYNAGOGUE →

BIBLE CUSTOMS AND CURIOSITIES (ANCIENT WRITTEN RECORDS)

May 7, 2019Uncategorized1kings, 2kings, ancient, animal skins, Bible, bible customs and curiosities, Christ, clay, Ezekiel, generations, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Israel, jeremiah, jesus, Job, Job's, King Jahoram, lead tablets, Mesha, monuments, new testament, Old Testament, papyrus, pen, pens, read, reading, record, records, scrolls, stone, stone mounments, tablets, writtenabarkley8

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Job’s desire that his words be recorded for future generations shows three different ways that ancient records were written down. According to the New International Version, these methods were (1) writing on scrolls, (2) writing on lead tablets, and (3) writing on stone monuments. Continue reading BIBLE CUSTOMS AND CURIOSITIES (ANCIENT WRITTEN RECORDS) →

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