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ii. Paul knew this by experience. He was once scandalized by a crucified Christ; it infuriated him that one obviously cursed by God (according toDeuteronomy 21:23) should be honored as Messiah and Lord. So, he persecuted the church before being confronted by Jesus on the road to Damascus ...
i. These same titles were applied to Israel (Exodus 19:5-6, Deuteronomy 4:20, Deuteronomy 7:6, and Isaiah 43:20-21). Now in Jesus we belong to God as His own special people. ii. “The description of the Church is systematic and exhaustive. It is a race, and this suggests its ...
with Paul probably drawing his idea fromDeuteronomy 32:8-9:When the Most High divided their inheritance to the nations, when He separated the sons of Adam, He set the boundaries of the peoples according to the number of the
i. In Deuteronomy 7:7-8, God explained the reason He set His attention on Israel to rescue them: The LORD did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any other people, for you were the least of all peoples; but because the LORD loves you, and...
i. The idea of do not be unequally yoked together is based on Deuteronomy 22:10, which prohibited yoking together two different animals. It speaks of joining two things that should not be joined. ii. In what ways had the Corinthian Christians become unequally yoked together with unbelievers...
i. Into your own land:“God didn’t give them the land because of their righteousness (Deuteronomy 9:6), and He won’t restore the land because of anything good they have done. God in His grace gives us what we don’t deserve.” (Wiersbe) ii. Throughout the Bible, God reveals His...
iii. “The word ‘image’ issemel,which occurs elsewhere only inDeuteronomy 4:16(where it is translated ‘figure’) and in2 Chronicles 33:7,15, of a special ‘idol’ set up by King Manasseh in the Temple. Although this idol was later removed, Ezekiel’s use of the word may mean tha...
i. In a strict sense their offering was against the Mosaic Law. First, they offered female animals to the LORD, which was forbidden (Leviticus 1:3;22:19). Second, they made a burnt offering to the LORD away from the tabernacle, which violated the command inDeuteronomy 12:5-6. Yet God...
iii. While it is true that it is wrong for a man to take the appearance of a woman (Deuteronomy 22:5), longer hair on a man is not necessarily an indication of this. It is far better for most preachers to be concerned about the length of their sermons instead of the length of peo...