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The danger that Timothy faced in Ephesus came from people in the church who were following Greek philosophers who taught that the body was evil and that only the soul mattered. Good appearances are not enough. If a teaching contradicts the Bible, it is false. Paul warned Timothy …

This passage centers around the duties of the Priests and Levites. The Priests and Levites had different jobs in and around the temple. The Priests were authorized to perform the sacrifices while the Levites were set apart to help the Priests. The Levites did the work of el …

This psalm can be divided into two major parts. First we can see the Lord celebrating as the reigning One (vv. 1-9) and then as the righteous One (vv. 10-12). One who will not only reign with invincible power, but with absolute integrity. As great as this victory was, it wa …

Joab is told of David’s “weeping” and “mourning” for his son Absalom (vv. 1-2). Instead of majoring on their triumph as an occasion for celebration the people sneak back into the city because cowardice has forced them to flee the battlefield (v. 3). …

God instructed Moses to meet Him at the tabernacle and to bring Joshua, his successor with him. Speaking from the glory cloud, the Lord told the two men that Israel would turn from the true and living God and worship idols, and that He would turn away from them and send the judgment …

This chapter explains why Jerusalem’s judgment would come (vv. 1-16), how it would come (vv. 17- 22), and who would be judged by it (vv. 23-31). The leaders were especially responsible for the moral climate of the nation because God chose them to lead. A very strong indic …

In the previous passage, we were told that the body is buried in corruption because it is going to decay; but it is raised so that it cannot decay. With this change there is no decay or death in heaven. The expression “last Adam,” was coined by the Apostle Paul as a reference to Christ (v. 45). Today …

In this passage Solomon looks back (vv. 1-11). It seems that God’s appearance in “thick darkness” (v. 1) reminded Solomon that God had made His presence known to Moses (5:13-14) in a much more modest tabernacle. Now, however, the Lord … would dwell in a more permanent and …

Israel’s condition was critical (vv. 12-15). Her wound appeared incurable, and no one was available to provide a remedy for her sore (v. 12). The allies in whom the nation had placed such great hope had forgotten her (vv. 13-14). Even God had struck her as an enemy and puni …

Today’s passage covers the first in a series of 8 parables that Jesus shared with his followers. A parable is an earthly story with a heavenly meaning, used to arouse the listener’s curiosity and gain their attention. In this passage Jesus uses such familiar figures as soil, seed, birds, thorns …