Tag: in the Old Testament
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From Adam to Noah
We saw God create the world. We saw Him create humankind in His image. We saw Him promise Eve that her descendants would trample those of the serpent. We saw the seed of the serpent strike the heel of the seed of the woman as Cain killed Abel. We saw the seed of the woman…
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RElationships vs MElationships
We spend much of our lives trying to become independent or trying to remove ourselves from under the authority of others. As teenagers, we long to become adults and move out of our parents’ houses. Then, we strive to work hard enough to no longer work. If we ever experience the blessing of marriage, it…
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Tobit- Missing the Bible’s Point
Tobit 6:10-13 Raphael reveals to Tobias that there is a woman named Sarah who is without a husband and that Tobias is entitled to her and her father’s estate under the Law. Therefore, Raphael instructs Tobias that they must stay at Sarah’s father’s house. The Law in Numbers 27:1-11 and 36:1-13 prescribes the responsibility of…
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Tobit- Will I Go To Hell If I Take My Own Life?
Tobit 3:7-15 The scene of Tobit shifts to another location, Ecbatana in Media rather than Nineveh, and the voice shifts from first to third person. Sarah, like Tobit, is depicted as being righteous. Even though she is righteous, Sarah endures the burdens of an unrighteous person. She, like Tobit, pleads with God on the basis…
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Is The Law Valid if We Are Saved By Grace?
One of the great things about walking through Scripture and really taking our time to study the text sincerely is that we are guarded from unsound doctrine. By preaching and teaching the Scriptures, we avoid the temptation to merely use the Scriptures as we teach or only teach from the Scriptures. There is a big,…
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The Bible Series, Episode 6 Interaction
In May, we started watching the Bible Series again. This time with our church family at Grace. I wanted to share a few reflections on each episode. Episode 6 There is much said about prophecy in this episode, particularly the prophecy that the Messiah would come and that His coming would be accompanied by a…