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WHAT’S THE POINT OF READING ABOUT ALL THESE ANCIENT KINGS?

September 22, 2022Uncategorized1 Kings, 2 Kings, 400, ancient Kings, Christ, David, dead, death, devil, evil, faithfulness, four hundred, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, history, Jerusalem, jesus, Jesus Christ, judged, King David, Matthew, new testament, obedient, Old Testament, reading, Satan, unfaithfulnessabarkley8

First and 2 Kings trace the history of Israel during the four hundred years from the death of King David to the destruction of Jerusalem. Each king is judged on whether he was obedient to God or did evil in His sight. Many lessons follow from these stories.

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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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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

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) →

GOD KNOWS OUR TEARS

February 19, 2019Uncategorizedancient, cites, custom, David, funerals, God, God knows our tears, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, jesus, Jesus Christ, Matthew, Matthew 10:30, mourners, New International Version, new testament, NIV, note, notes, Old Testament, One, ones, Psalm, Psalm 56:8, reading, reading tears, record, scroll, shed, shedding, wineskinabarkley8

David may have been referring in this psalm to an ancient custom observed by mourners at funerals. They would collect the tears they shed for departed loved ones in small flasks and place them in their tombs as memorials of their love. The New International Version renders this phrase as “list my tears on your scroll.” Continue reading GOD KNOWS OUR TEARS →

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