The defenders and inhabitants of Jerusalem who were directly addressed by Rabshakeh's taunting message. Teaching PointsThe Power of WordsRabshakeh's speech was designed to instill fear and doubt. As believers, we must be discerning about the messages we hear and focus on God's truth.Faith ...
The Canaanites were the inhabitants of the land promised to the Israelites, representing both a physical and spiritual challenge. The question reflects the ongoing struggle to fully possess the land, as commanded by God (Deuteronomy 7:1-2). This inquiry also foreshadows the tribal conflicts and...
85The final prayer makes a distinction between the earthly, spiritual, andheavenly Jerusalem, and detaches the Christian congregation from any continuity withthe inhabitants of Jerusalem. The congregation is not identified with the Jerusalem inLuke 19, but rather exists in the spiritual Jerusalem, on...
And the first inhabitants who dwelt in their possessions in their cities were Israelites, priests, Levites, and the Nethinim.
"when Your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness." Likewise,Hosea 5:15reinforces this idea: "I will go and return to my place, until they acknowledge their offense and seek my face; in their affliction, they will seek me early." ...
Subscribe to The Jerusalem Post Newsletter Subscribe Now “In celebrating Thanksgiving Day with the other inhabitants of this city, he said, ‘I conceive we are more called upon to return thanks to benign Goodness in placing us in such a country where we are free to act, according to the ...
Judahite Maccabean dynasty and its Hasmonean high priestly family; it was the Edomite Herods (and eventually also the Romans) who then appointed all of the high priests (including Annas) – took over the gov’t of the Judeans, and finally lined up with Titus in the siege of Jerusalem. ...
These forces, led by Satan who has been released from his prison, encircle the camp of God's people and the beloved city, Jerusalem. This leads to a final confrontation where fire comes down from heaven and consumes them, and Satan is then thrown into the lake of fire. In this ...
Moses tells the people to not be afraid of the inhabitants of the Promised Land while in battle; Adonai will be with them. Before battle, the Cohanim (Priests) were to encourage the troops to trust in God. “When you are about to go into battle, the priest shall come forward and addre...
And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one...