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David is a Man After God’s Own Heart
This psalm is a prayer of David as he was surrounded by enemies but encouraged by his faith in God. Danger was pressing in on him, so help from the Lord was urgently needed. He would not have been a man after God’s own heart, had he not been a man of prayer. Sometimes Scripture …
Punishment of The Guilty, Widows And Amalek
When two people had a dispute they could not settle by themselves they could bring it before the judges who would determine who was guilty. The guilty person was to then be beaten in front of the presiding judge with 40 lashes of the whip…
Jesus Heals Jairus Daughter
While Jesus is still talking, someone comes with the news that Jairus’s daughter is dead (v.35). This person also accuses Jesus of not caring, otherwise, He would have hurried to help the girl, and here He is just talking. He implies that they should not fool with this Jesus. Jesus …
Uzziah Ruled as King For 52 years
Uzziah, son of King Amaziah, becomes King of Judah at age 16, at the death of his father (vv. 1-3). He ruled 52 years from Jerusalem and during his rule he recaptured and rebuilt the town of Elath. He obeyed the Lord, as his father Amaziah had done (v. 4). Zechariah was his advisor and …
The Parable of the Lost Son
Again we find in this passage that something is lost, the lost is found and because of it there is great rejoicing. This is the parable of: The lost son (vv. 11-24) – The son is willfully lost. He wanted to have his own way so he rebelled against his own father and brok …
Only One Way to Experience Salvation
There is only one way to experience salvation and become a child of God and that is through God’s power (v. 12). There are three ways by which you cannot become a child of God (v. 13)."Which were born not of blood.” This means you are not a child of God by regular birt …
Mary Magdalene Returns to the Tomb
It seems that Mary returned to the tomb after Peter and John had returned home (vv.10-11). Probably she had not seen or talked with these two disciples since they had been to the tomb, and therefore, had no knowledge of their conclusion about the Lord’s resurrection. Mary still t …
Judgment on Judah And Jerusalem
In this chapter Isaiah denounces the sins of the people and especially those of the different upper class. He warns the people of Judah that God will take away their leadership and everything they have been depending on for their survival (vv 1-3). In place of their nationa …
A futile invasion attempt
God assures Moses that he has forgiven the sin of disobedience by the people, but this forgiveness does not prevent the consequences. These results are as follows:The nation wanders in the wilderness for forty years, one year for each day the spies had spent spying out the land.E …
Training Children to Obey
Children are to obey (v. 1) and (Col. 3:20). There ia a difference between between obeying and honoring. To obey means to obey means to do as one is told, to honor means to respect and love. Paul gives three reasons children should oben their parents:1. Because it is the right th …