The Assyrian Likened To A Tree, Ezek 31

Ezek 31 is a prophecy against Pharaoh king of Egypt.  The Lord likens the coming destruction of the king of Egypt to the destruction of the Assyrian king who died when the Babylonians, under Nebuchadnezzar, defeated the Assyrian Empire in 609 BC. The Lord uses a metaphor to describe the...

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Abolished, 2 Tim 1:10

Abolished 2 Tim. 1: 10  CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Six times you find the word abolish or abolished in your Bible.  Abolish in the Merriam Webster dictionary is defined as “to end the observance or the effect of (something, such as a law): to completely do away with (something); Annul. ...

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The Anointing Oil, Ex 29:7-9

The Anointing Oil Ex. 29: 7-9 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO You find anointing oil used for several purposes in the Bible.  The oil typifies the Holy Spirit.  By studying anointing, we can see what the Holy Spirit does in our lives when he anoints us. For instance, Jesus was anointed...

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Creator, Ecc 12:1

Five times the word “Creator” appears in your Bible.  In the context of each reference we learn why it is important to remember that God created us. Ecc 12:1, “Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth”.  According to the context of this verse, Ecc 11:9-10; 12:13-14, young...

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Disobeying the Will of God, Jonah 1-4

Disobeying the Will of God Jonah 1-4 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO God gave Jonah explicit instructions to “… go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me,” [Jon1:2].  Jonah disobeyed the will of God when he took a ship to go...

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Get Alone With God, Is 5:8

In Is 5:8, we read, “Woe to them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth”.  You need to get alone with God.  In Henry and the Great Society, by Herbert...

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Thou Art With Me, Ps 23:4

Ps 23:4 says, “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me”.  Ever since the devil fell, death has loomed over God’s creation.  Death entered into the world when...

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Bountiful Sowing, 2 Cor 9:6

In 2 Cor 9:6, Paul encouraged the Corinthians to give bountifully to the poor saints in Jerusalem.  He used the law of the land to demonstrate that bountiful sowing results in bountiful reaping and bountiful giving results in bountiful reaping, as well.   Whether people sow sparingly or bountifully both...

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Starting Right, Matt 6:33

18-01-01-Matt-6-33-Starting-Off-Right CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO After a season of gifts and family visits it is time to return to the business of living for the Lord.  So much attention is given to temporal and worldly things during the Holiday season that people drift away from the Lord.  It’s time to...

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Love the Lost, 1 Thes 3:12

The most effectual ministers of the gospel are those who love the people to whom they are ministering.  This love is not merely human love; it’s the love of God.  And it was most apparent in the ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ.  Not only did he dearly love his...

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