In my recent regular reading through the Old Testament, I’ve been in Everyone’s Favorite Book™: Leviticus. The last time I read through Leviticus was probably 20 years ago. And wow! I had no idea how much I had never noticed before! Here’s one that jumped out at me like a giant, flashing neon sign. Lots …
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Malachi 4 (ASV)
{Malachi 3} For, behold, the day cometh, it burneth as a furnace; and all the proud, and all that work wickedness, shall be stubble; and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith Jehovah of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. But unto you that fear my name shall the …
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Malachi 3 (ASV)
{Malachi 2} Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom ye desire, behold, he cometh, saith Jehovah of hosts. But who can abide the day of his coming? and who shall …
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Malachi 2 (ASV)
{Malachi 1} And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you. If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith Jehovah of hosts, then will I send the curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings; yea, I have cursed them …
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Malachi 1 (ASV)
The burden of the word of Jehovah to Israel by Malachi. I have loved you, saith Jehovah. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob’s brother, saith Jehovah: yet I loved Jacob; but Esau I hated, and made his mountains a desolation, and gave his heritage to the jackals of the …
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Obadiah (RSV)
The vision of Obadi′ah. Thus says the Lord God concerning Edom: We have heard tidings from the Lord, and a messenger has been sent among the nations: “Rise up! let us rise against her for battle!” Behold, I will make you small among the nations, you shall be utterly despised. The pride of your heart …
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Haggai 2 (NRSV)
{Haggai 1} In the second year of King Darius, in the seventh month, on the twenty-first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by the prophet Haggai, saying: Speak now to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the remnant of …
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Haggai 1 (NRSV)
In the second year of King Darius, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by the prophet Haggai to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest: Thus says the Lord of hosts: These people say the …
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Haggai begins
After finishing Acts last Saturday, we are moving into the post-exhilic prophets, starting with Haggai. It promises to be yet another engaging time of study for my men’s group.
ending Acts
We started in August of 2014. And tomorrow we *think* we shall finish, as we read and discuss chapter 28. We don’t meet quite every other Saturday – but it is close 🙂
Acts 16
It’s been quite some time since I wrote anything on this blog. We’ve been steadily progressing through Acts in my men’s Bible study group – finishing chapter 15 this past Saturday. What a true joy it is to have a group of men you can study, discuss, and learn from (and with) in Christ! There …
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Acts ongoing
Or, to quote J B Philips, “The Young Church in Action“. We continue chapter 2 on 6 Sep.
Acts starts 9 August
As mentioned last time, we finished our study through Daniel. We are moving now into Acts – not sure how long this book’ll take us, but it’s going to be exciting to delve into the first years of the church!
Daniel is coming to an end
We’ve definitely covered Daniel proportionately-quicker than we did Matthew, but it has been a great study. 26 Jul will be our last session in Daniel, as we cover chapter 12 (the end of the 3 chapter prophecy and interpretation). Next up: Acts.
Daniel 12 (NASB)
{Daniel 11} “Now at that time Michael, the great prince who stands guard over the sons of your people, will arise. And there will be a time of distress such as never occurred since there was a nation until that time; and at that time your people, everyone who is found written in the book, …
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Daniel 11 (NASB)
{Daniel 10} “In the first year of Darius the Mede, I arose to be an encouragement and a protection for him. And now I will tell you the truth. Behold, three more kings are going to arise in Persia. Then a fourth will gain far more riches than all of them; as soon as he …
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Daniel 10 (NASB)
{Daniel 9} In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a message was revealed to Daniel, who was named Belteshazzar; and the message was true and one of great conflict, but he understood the message and had an understanding of the vision. In those days, I, Daniel, had been mourning for three entire weeks. …
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Daniel 9 (NASB)
{Daniel 8} In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of Median descent, who was made king over the kingdom of the Chaldeans — in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, observed in the books the number of the years which was revealed as the word of the Lord to Jeremiah …
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Daniel 8 (NASB)
{Daniel 7} In the third year of the reign of Belshazzar the king a vision appeared to me, Daniel, subsequent to the one which appeared to me previously. I looked in the vision, and while I was looking I was in the citadel of Susa, which is in the province of Elam; and I looked …
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Daniel 7 (NASB)
{Daniel 6} In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel saw a dream and visions in his mind as he lay on his bed; then he wrote the dream down and related the following summary of it. Daniel said, “I was looking in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of …
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how can a Christian tell if they are “called to the ministry”?
There is no shining light that will surround you like Jesus did to Saul on the way to Damascus. There is no envelope that will arrive by owl. There is something far simpler – there is Jesus’ own last command to His disciples: “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go …
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Daniel 6 (NASB)
{Daniel 5} It seemed good to Darius to appoint 120 satraps over the kingdom, that they would be in charge of the whole kingdom, and over them three commissioners (of whom Daniel was one), that these satraps might be accountable to them, and that the king might not suffer loss. Then this Daniel began distinguishing …
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Daniel 5 (NASB)
{Daniel 4} Belshazzar the king held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he was drinking wine in the presence of the thousand. When Belshazzar tasted the wine, he gave orders to bring the gold and silver vessels which Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem, …
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I apologize for having been a “grudge bear”
“You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the sons of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself; I am the Lord.” {Leviticus 19:18} Many years ago, shortly after the church I grew up in ordained 5th pastor (who made 3 current when it happened), there was a sermon he …
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Ecclesiastes 12:12b
there is no end to the making of many books, and much study wearies the body {{HCSB}}