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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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MEN OF THE BIBLE (SAMSON: A STRONG AND WEAK MAN)

October 29, 2019Uncategorized1000, alcohol, Ashkelon, begs, bible studies, bible study, blind, burn, burning, Christ, Christian, christian studies, christianity, christians, clothing, cocky, collapsed, cut, delilah, donkey, enemies, enemy, fire, food, forbidden, fox, garments, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, gold, groves, hair, Holy Bible, Israel, Israelites, jaw-bone, jesus, Jesus Christ, Judges, Judges 13:5, killed, leader, linen, Man, marriage, married, marry, Men of the Bible, military, nazirite, new testament, notorious, off, Old Testament, olive, Philistines, pride, proud, Samson, silver, sleep, Son, strong, theology, thousands, unclean, vineyards, warrior, warriors, weakabarkley8

Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Those words would have made a good motto for Israel during its period of the judges. The seemingly endless cycle in which the Israelites found themselves went like this: The people of Israel would rebel against God, so God would allow their enemies often the Philistines-to mistreat them. After serval decades of oppression, the Israelites would call out to God for help. Then God would send a judge-a military leader-to deliver them from their enemies. One of the last of these judges was Samson. Continue reading MEN OF THE BIBLE (SAMSON: A STRONG AND WEAK MAN) →

MEN OF THE BIBLE (BARAK: CLAIMING THE FULL BLESSING)

March 5, 2019UncategorizedBarak, blessing, Christ, Deborah, devil, evil, Faith, Faith Hall, faith in God, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, great men, hand, hands, Hebrews, Israel, jesus, Jesus Christ, Judges, Judges 4:8-9, leader, Lord, lost, Men of the Bible, milirary, new testament, Old Testament, Satan, tribes, warriorsabarkley8

The Bible depicts Barak, a military leader during the time of the judges in Israel, as a great man of faith-so great that he is mentioned by name in the Faith Hall of Fame in Hebrews 11 (v32). Continue reading MEN OF THE BIBLE (BARAK: CLAIMING THE FULL BLESSING) →

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