So who is this Jezebel woman, and what earned her such an end? Here’s what Today’s Dictionary of the Bible has to say about her: “Jezebel was the daughter of Ethbaal, the king of the Sidonians, (Side note: Ethbaal means “with Baal”). She was the wife of Ahab, the king of Israel. This was the…
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Some people have the idea that when Jesus was here, he was a milquetoast kind of guy. Always soft in word and deed. Weak even. These are people who have never read these chapters. Jesus is the King of kings and the Lord of lords. He is the Beginning and the End. Remember His night…
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Timing is everything. When circumstances line up, we often think “Wow! Wasn’t that lucky?” But of course, for those who’s life is in God’s hand, there is no such thing as luck. “Lucky” timing is really God’s timing. The woman who’s son was raised back to life by Elisha came back to Israel and into…
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I don’t know how many times I have either read or heard this chapter. Hundreds of times, I’m sure. And you know how you can hear something, and understand the words just fine, but not really understand? Well as I looked again at this chapter, specifically verses 14-17, all of a sudden I said to…
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In chapter 6, when the army of the king of Aram had Elisha’s place surrounded, his servant was afraid and said, “Alas! (Or ‘Oh no!’) my master! What shall we do?” Elisha’s answer was perfect. He said, “Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” And…
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Value For Value – The Buttons Are Now Working! (Thanks Wayne Henderson!) I’m not going to talk much about value for value, but I did want to mention that longtime friend Wayne Henderson messaged me yesterday on FB to tell me that one of the giving buttons at support.lifespringmedia.com was not working. So if you…
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So this Naaman was an important guy, commander of the army of Syria. Note that Syria is not part of the Promised Land, and the Syrians are not part of God’s chosen people. As a matter of fact, one of the key people in this chapter was a young girl that was from Israel that…
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If it’s ok with you, I’d like to bow out of making any post-reading comments. This was a very full weekend, and as I record this, it’s Sunday night at about 7:30. I’m working on a total of about 10 hours sleep this weekend, and to be honest, I am not up to writing a…
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Today we’re going to read 2 Kings chapter 4, and then we’re going to do something different after the reading. Please be sure you stick around to listen. I guarantee you will be blessed. I had the honor today (which was yesterday, if you are listening on the day this episode is published) of running…
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High standards, huh? Have you ever been angry with another believer, or insulted them? Jesus said you will be judged. Have you ever given a tithe or offering at church, but were aware that you were on the outs with another believer? Jesus said to work things out before you give to the church. Ever…
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