cities, and festivals mentioned in the Bible – sometimes when historians didn't think such people or places existed. For example, the Gospel of John tells of Jesus healing a cripple next to the Pool of Bethesda. The text even describes the five porticoes (walkways) leading to the pool. S...
This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: Treasury of Scripture But God said to me, You shall not build an house for my name, because you have been a man of war, and have shed blood. Thou shalt 1 Chronicles 17:4 Go and tell ...
Geneva Study BibleFor this {1} Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and {a} blessed him; (1) Declaring those words, According to the order of Melchizedek upon which the comparison of the priesthood of Christ...
Patience is not an absence of action; rather it is "timing" it waits on the right time to act, for the right principles and in the right way. — Fulton J. Sheen 239 When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing t...
proper name for one particular pagan deity, “Baal” starts to be used as a name for one particular pagan deity. This god is found as having other names in other places. The most closely—“allied” isn’t the right word, but the most closely derivative one is the god Hadad in Syria...
the story of Abraham and Isaac banishes that horror forever from Hebrew history. Slavery was universal, but the law of the Jubilee Year made an end of domestic slavery in Israel. The family was foundationless; the wife’s rights rested wholly on the caprice of her husband; but that law of...
Likewise we are heirs in Christ of the blessing of Abraham, we are sons and daughters of Abraham, just as well called children of God. Each is correct. The elect is an id such as in business some are the President but another business call one the CEO. All can be the same. -1 ...
Who is Moses? In this lesson, learn about the story of Moses in the Bible and his significance in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Christianity in the Old Testament was calledTHE WAY There is no difference between the Old Testament and the New (the only thing different is that the priesthood and sacrificial rituals expired when Christ died). The Bible is written by, to, for and about the children of Adam. The people ...
Strange, I feel like a poet reaching for the stars. I wonder if this is what the dawn of the new year inspires in me. I am full of hope, and I believe in hope. I am full of trust, because I believe in the One who is most trustworthy, who gives the promise, and makes the pr...