Tag: Old Testament
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The Flood
THE FLOOD About fifteen hundred years had passed since Cain slew Abel, during which time man had become more and more wicked. At length God saw “that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.” Then God said, “I will…
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Cain and Abel
What a sad story the Bible tells us in the fourth chapter of Genesis! Cain and Abel were brothers, the sons of Adam and Eve. How they should have loved each other! Yet we find that Cain killed Abel. Why did he do this? Cain was a husbandman, who tilled the ground; Abel was a…
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Adam and Eve
ADAM AND EVE In the beginning God made the heaven and the earth He also made the sun, moon, and stars; trees, flowers, and all vegetable life; and all animals, birds, fishes, and insects. Then God made man. The name of the first man was Adam, and the first woman was Eve. Both were placed…
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Exploring the Book of Esther: Themes and Historical Context
Esther: The last of the Books of History Esther 4:14For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” Author: Date:…
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Ezra’s Journey: Rebuilding the Temple in Jerusalem
Ezra 1:5Then the heads of the fathers’ houses of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests and the Levites, with all whose spirits God had moved, arose to go up and build the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem.
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The Importance of 1st and 2nd Chronicles in Biblical History
Intro: Why have another account? 1st and 2nd Samuel and 1st and 2nd Kings Chronicles Prophetic Perspective Priestly Perspective Political History Religious History Wars Prominent Temple Prominent Record of Both Nations Record of Judah Continuing History of Nation Continuity of David Man’s Failure God’s Faithfulness
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2 Kings: Lessons from the Divided Kingdom of Israel
2 Kings 2 Kings 21:10-12(NKJV) And the LORD Spoke by His servants the prophets, saying, Because Manasseh king of Judah has done these abominations (he has acted more wickedly than all the Amorites who were before him. and has also made Judah sin with his idols), therefore thus says the LORD God of Israel: ‘Behold,…
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Understanding 1 Kings: The Kingdom Split
1 Kings 1 Kings 18:21(NKJV) And Elijah came to all the people, and said, “How long will you falter between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.” But the people answered him not a word. Author The author of 1st and 2nd Kings is unknown but the…
