Let’s talk about chapter 11:17-19. King David is hiding from his enemies. He’s been fighting the Philistines with his army, and he’s thirsty. And here’s what the scripture says,”17David longed for water. He said, “I wish someone would get me a drink of water from the well that is near the gate of Bethlehem!” 18So…
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Jesus knows that he only has a couple of days left with his disciples, and he is giving them some final things to remember and look out for before he goes. It’s always been interesting to me that only the Father knows when Jesus will come again. We know that the Father, the Son and…
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Chapter nine gives us a glimpse into how the Temple operated. In verse 22 we see that some men were chosen to guard the gates. Some of them were responsible for guarding the utensils used in the Temple. Some were chosen to take care of the furniture. Some, the flour, wine, oil, incense and spices….
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Let’s talk for just a moment about Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem at the beginning of Mark 11. This is Sunday of His final week. Today we call it Palm Sunday, because when He rode into Jerusalem on a borrowed colt, the crowds threw palm and other branches on the road in front of Him. This…
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In this chapter we read about the tribes of Issachar, Benjamin Naphtali, Manasseh, Ephraim and Asher. I’ll just highlight what we learned about each one. Issachar was a large and hard working and fruitful tribe who grew to have over 145,000 men in their midst fit for battle. From the tribe of Benjamin came Israel’s…
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In verse one of chapter 9, Jesus said, “I can assure you that some of the people standing here will not die before they see God’s kingdom come with power.” What do you suppose Jesus was talking about here? Was He talking about His second coming? Was he talking about the rapture? If so, then…
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I am so thankful for the gift of music. Just in case you thought music was a human invention, it wasn’t. We are told that the angels sing God’s praises in Heaven. We are made in God’s image, and He instilled music in us. Of course, some of us are gifted in different ways. Some…
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Have you ever heard the advice: “Follow your heart”, or when pondering a difficult decision, have you been asked, “What does your heart say?”. You probably have. How does that jive with scripture? Jeremiah 17:9 says, “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” What did Jesus say about…
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Let’s look at the last three verses of the chapter, verses 23 through 26. Verse 23 says, “Now the sons of the half-tribe of Manasseh lived in the land; from Bashan to Baal-hermon and Senir and Mount Hermon they were numerous.” God had prospered them, and gave them a large amount of land. But listen…
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Let’s take a quick look at the end of chapter 6. Jesus sent His disciples across the sea of Galilee, while he wanted some time to himself to go up a mountain to pray. Here in California, we would probably call the mountain a hill. By the way. I had never looked this up until…
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