Brass For Gold The sermon text is 1 Ki 14:21-28.  Our particular interest is in v.25-28, where Rehoboam exchanged brass for gold when he replaced the shields Shishak, king of Egypt, took. When Solomon reigned, he built high places for the gods of the nations around Israel.  When his son,...

A Spiritual Famine Amos 8: 11 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Amos 8:11 Amos prophesied of a famine, not of bread and water, but a famine of hearing the words of the Lord.  This is a spiritual famine.   Israel went through several famines in the Bible.  Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob...

The Lord Defends Jerusalem Is. 31 1-9 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Isaiah 31 is a short chapter that explains what happens when the Lord defends Jerusalem.  It shows you why the Lord has to return and what he does when he gets here.  It will be easier for us to build a...

The Rebellious Children CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The first part of Isaiah 30 is about the rebellious children of Israel who run to Egypt for protection only to find that the nation on whom they depend can’t help them.  Only the Lord can help them and yet they will not...

Isaiah Walks Naked and Barefoot Is 20:1-6 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This prophecy is against Egypt and Ethiopia – Judah was supposed to take heed to this prophecy so that they would not put their confidence in Egypt when they were attacked.  As a sign in this prophecy Isaiah walks naked...

The Burden of Egypt Is 19 :1-25 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The burden of Egypt is a prophecy of what happens in Egypt right before and right after the second coming of Jesus. In Egypt, before Jesus comes, there will be: Discouragement – v.1 – their hearts are going to melt [Jos...

Woe to the Land Is 18:1-7 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This chapter is metaphorical and is therefore hard to understand until you can see to what the metaphors refer.  To study this passage, we are going to have to deal with the verses out of their chronological order.  We will first...

Brought Out Deut. 6:21-23 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The full title of this message comes from the text, “He brought us out to bring us in.”  We were brought out of “Egypt” and taken to “the Promised Land” when we received Jesus as our Savior. There were three things going on...

Genesis 47:27-31 The Jews Multiplied Exceedingly CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Israel had to move from Canaan to Egypt to get away from the famine.  They ended up residing in Goshen, the area where they remained for approximately 200 years before leaving to return to Canaan at the Exodus.  During this...

Genesis 12:10-20 Abram Journeys to Egypt CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In this lesson, we see how: A famine drove Abram out of Canaan into Egypt; Abram lied out of fear to protect himself; The devil attempted to mess up the “seed;” God blessed Abram in spite of his sin; God...