the prophet Samuel, anoint Saul as king. One of Saul's sons, Ish-bosheth became Israelite king after Saul. Following Saul, David became king of the Israelite people and made Jerusalem the capital. Solomon followed David and soon after the United Kingdom of Israel split into Judah and ...
Romans 7:24-25:“Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord!” Theological Application: Redemption and transformation of the heart come solely through God’s grace. 4. God’s Role as the Knower of Hearts ...
Today, the Feast of Booths, or Tabernacles or Sukkot, is celebrated by a growing number of groups, includingMessianic Jews, Church of God groups, and Apollo Quiboloy's Kingdom of Jesus Christ church in the Philippines, as well as the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ). Can you...
As we explain below, circumcision has to do with developing manners and societal codes of conduct, and "the not-circumcised" are the sort of folk that is still active in society today: people who proclaim that politeness and manners are a thing of the past and we should all just say what...
This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. New Living Translation This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged...
Jesus knew the full value of human life, so he knew exactly what it would take to save the lost, hurting, desperate people God loved. It would take a life. A total, selfless sacrifice. And that is strength. That poor baby born in a manger a long way from home became the mightiest...
Deuteronomy 32:32— Moses refers to bitter clusters of grapes in speaking of the moral corruption of the nations in Canaan. 2 Samuel 17:8—“Bitter of soul” is the description of David’s mental attitude and menacing disposition. Jeremiah 4:18— The prophet Jeremiah describes Judah’s wicke...
Other prophets use the imagery as a warning to Israel or its leaders and for them, the day of the Lord will meandestruction for the biblical nations of Israel and/or Judah. This concept develops throughout Jewish and Christian Scripture into a day of divine, apocalyptic judgment at the end...
2"Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. 3Whoever is among you of all his people, may his God be with him, ...
Attempted tosmudgethe issue of Jesus’s Jewish identity. Little gives away there is an unhealthy agenda at work here more than this entry. In 1660 Jews suffered attacks in bothTiberiasandZefat. The usercomplained that becausethe towns are near to each other – and it was part of the same...