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Joseph and Mary Escape with Jesus to Egypt
A special divine revelation in the form of a warning was given both to the wise men and to Joseph in the form of a dream (vv. 13-15). He is warned to take Jesus and Mary and flee to Egypt (v. 13). The reason being that Herod would be searching for the child to kill him. The question might be, …
Vision of the Horns
Ezekiel’s job was to give God’s Word to the prisoners in exile. Many of the events of this book are in visions that God showed to Ezekiel. These visions were pictured to Ezekiel so that he would know what to tell the people He witnessed an awesome visual display. It blew hi …
Jesus Heals a Deaf Man With a Speech Impediment
Jesus now moves from Tyre through Sidon to Decapolis which was largely a Gentile area (v. 31). It seems that He went north before swinging south and some think that this journey may have stretched into as much as eight months. This would have given the Lord a lot of valuable time …
God Cannot Bear Unfaithfulness
The following is the outline of a message for this passage of Scripture I read from Brian Bill: 1. Keep faith with others: Don’t allow your relationships to rupture (v. 10). 2. Keep faith with God: Don’t unite with an unbeliever (vv. 11-12). 3. Keep faith with your spouse: Don’t get divorced (vv. 13- 16).
Judgment on The House of Jeroboam
Jeroboam was the most idolatrous king in Israel’s history, the worst of the lot because of his powerful influence. Jeroboam’s son Abijah became sick. We are not told what ailed the lad. Prompted by this sickness, Jeroboam told his wife to disguise herself and go to Shiloh and v …
Curses for Disobedience
Moses promised Israel that the severe judgement of God would come to them because of their disobedience. Each of the following judgements had one goal: to turn Israel from disobedience…
Rehoboam’s Folly
Rehoboam was installed as king in Shechem after his father died (v. 1). Shechem was a very fitting spot for the coronation of a king of Israel as it was the first place God appeared to Abraham (Gen. 12:6-7), Jacob settled there and (Gen. 33:18-20) and Joseph was buried there (J …
Commissioned to Witness Everywhere
“Witness†is a key word in the book of Acts, and is used 29 times as either a verb or a noun. Instead of knowing the times or dates, the Apostles were to be Christ’s witnesses to the ends of the earth (v. 8). A witness is someone who tells what he has seen and h …
Peace Under Difficult Circumstances
1. Plea (vv. 1-2). This opening section of Psalm 4 is divided in two: a. A Plea directed to God (v. 1).b. A Rebuke directed to the writers of people (v. 2). 2. &nbs …
The Biblical Principles for Church Discipline
Children are important to God. To demonstrate the importance God attaches to them, the Lord gave the disciples the following illustration (v. 10). Suppose a man who owns one hundred sheep suddenly discovers that one is missing (vv. 11-12). Will he not leave them and search for the one …