That's a big part of the lessons given on the road to Emmaus. You can find it inLuke 24. It's also Paul's advice to Timothy: "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."2 Timothy 2:15...
11 And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which he shall offer unto the Lord. 12 If he offer it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and cakes mingled with...
Isaiah prophesied that the promised Messiah would be specially anointed with the Holy Spirit. The Hebrew word Messiah literally means “anointed one”: “There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots. And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest...
Jesus is going to die. He knows it, and somehow the woman who anointed him knows it. Now events move quickly with Judas enacting a conspiracy to betray Jesus to the chief priests. You can read the passagehere. Already in Mark 3:19, Judas Iscariot—Judas from the village of Karioth (...
Being the “anointed one” (Christ) was only the beginning of Jesus’s identity. He was much more! They would find out that He had the power over life and death: “I am the Resurrection” John 11:25 He had all knowledge I am the Truth; ...
Then in verses 38–40, Solomon is anointed and takes the throne. The crowd present erupts in cheering. Suddenly Solomon has become king. But what about Adonijah, and his party? In Jerusalem that day, literally just around the block from each other, there are simultaneous competing parties ...
Paul did not depend on plausible words of wisdom. He spoke depending on the Spirit and the power of the truth. And yet we know that Paul surely wasn’t soft! He was the apostle of the gentiles! The one who planted multiple churches, and guided many in their Christian lives. He influen...
s sons. The Bethlehem man made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. None of them pleased God. So, Little David was called from the sheep pasture and he passed before Samuel. After which, Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the site of his brothers. David was to become ...
Then Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, “Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over His inheritance?1 Samuel 15:28-29So Samuel said to him, “The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor who ...
This is the date Jesus was baptized by John (anointed) and he began his ministry as the prophecy predicted. Here is an important verse in connection with Jesus’ baptism: “When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, ...