Purpose

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Exodus 13:1 – 13:16 (commentary)

It has been said that the wilderness wanderings had no place in  the purpose of God. This  is certainly not true as we see Him leading his people each step of the way. Some of His purpose for leading Israel to Canaan through the wilderness could be summarized as follows …

Paul’s Purpose Changed to God’s Purpose - Acts 26:12 – 26:23 (commentary)

Paul told about the day he left for Damascus with a purpose to arrest as many Christians as possible. He had documents, signed, and sealed by the High Priest (v. 12) that guaranteed the cooperation of Jewish officials. Certainly conversion to Christ was far from his mind when he …

Standing in The Faith - Jude 1:20 – 1:25 (commentary)

In addition to remembering what the Apostles had said Jude exhorts them to: Be building themselves up in the faith (v. 20).Be praying for hearers to be filled with the Holy Spirit (v. 20).Be keeping themselves “in God’s love” (v. 21).Be waiting or looking expec …

Paul gives his purpose for living - Titus 1:1 – 1:5 (commentary)

It is thought that Paul wrote this letter in between his first and second imprisonments in Rome and before he wrote 2 Timothy. Paul and Titus had obviously been together for a time on the island of Crete, preaching the gospel and instructing the Christians. Paul, a pioneer i …

Jesus is Rejected at Nazareth - Luke 4:14 – 4:21 (commentary)

This portion of Scripture could be titled - “Hometown Boy Returns Home.” The scene is in the synagogue at Nazareth. Visualize our Lord back in His home town in the synagogue where he had worshiped as a lad (vv. 14-17). The news had spread rapidly about the mir …

The Christian Life is a Battleground - Philippians 1:21 – 1:30 (commentary)

Because of Paul’s chains, Christ was known (v. 13), because of his critics, Christ was preached (v. 18), and because of his crises, Christ was magnified (v.20). Paul’s main purpose in living was to glorify Christ and yet he knew that if he was martyred he would also glori …

Enemies Will be Punished - Isaiah 14:24 – 14:32 (commentary)

The key word in the closing verses of this chapter is purpose. God is in sovereign control of the rise and fall of all nations, as He works out His divine purposes in the world. Isaiah shows us how Assyria was His tool to accomplish His purposes at this time in hist …