What God revealed to Isaiah was so horrifying it caused the prophet intense physical pain.
Revelation 6: The First Seal
The Lamb was now moving the scroll into position and opening the first of its seven seals.
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Revelation 5: Heaven and Nature Sing
This is how the curtain might fall on the final act of a Wagnerian Opera, the stage vibrant with rich colors, a shimmering backdrop of gold and iridescence as the rainbow radiating from the magnificent throne of God.
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“What Did the Ancient Israelites Eat? Diet in Biblical Times”
After reading the whole book (including endnotes), I realized how important understanding food, famine, and feasting factor into the formation of people groups since time immemorial, and particularly the Israelites.
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Isaiah 19-20: An Oracle Against Egypt
he prophet Isaiah announced, there would be another cataclysmic contest between God and the gods of Egypt. Just as in the days of Exodus, God’s judgment of Egypt would be complete:
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Isaiah 18: An Oracle To Cush
Isaiah had now gone through all four compass points—Philistia to the west, Damascus to the north, Moab to the east and now Cush to south. In no quarter could Judah make a military alliance. They could only look up to the Lord.
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Revelation 5: Daniel’s Vision Fulfilled
Daniel was sixty-seven years old in 553 BCE, when Nabonidus appointed his son Belshazzar as his co-regent over the Babylonian empire.
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Revelation 5: A New Song
even as John stared in wonder at the fantastic image before him, the Lamb moved to the throne and took the scroll from the One sitting there. When that happened, an eruption of Sensurround experiences poured forth.
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“The 5 Minute Archaeologist in the Southern Levant”
Well-named, each essay really did take about five to fifteen minutes to read and was both engaging and informative.
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Isaiah 17: An Oracle Against Damascus
After beginning with Moab to the south, the prophet Isaiah turned his gaze northwards to the alliance of Israel – called Ephraim in the text, the Northern Kingdom – and Damascus. Isaiah addressed them together, as they were allied in opposition to both Assyria and to Judah.
