As I read these words in Greek (slowly) I could feel this starburst of fascination and horror spreading throughout my chest, with pinpricks all over my head and arms as my hairs stood on end.
The Prophet Huldah
Huldah, as one of the five women prophets listed in the Hebrew scriptures, was perhaps the most influential prophet of her day. The fate of her people, her nation, and her king hung on the oracle she would deliver. #Hulda #Josiah #WomanProphet
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Isaiah 42: Blind and Deaf, Blessed and Beloved
After speaking of God’s Covenant Servant, Isaiah now turned to a different kind of servant. servant. First, the prophet described what was wrong
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Isaiah 42: The First Servant Song
Have you ever heard of “fool’s gold"? Its real name is pyrite. Like pyrite, idols are a fool’s god. They may appear impressive, but they have none of the divine properties of God. They cannot deliver. #ServantSong #Isaiah42
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The Cross: Symbol of Victory
Is the cross a symbol about death or life? defeat or triumph? humiliation or glory? Or all those things? As I searched for answers, I became drawn to how Christians depicted crosses a thousand years ago and more, and that search became this fifteen minute video on the ancient symbols of Christianity.
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Revelation 11: The Beast (Other Views)
If the Beast is not taken to be an actual, literal dangerous wild animal, then what does it represent? And why is there such jubilation when it is able to slay the witnesses? #TheBeast #Revelation11 #TwoWitnesses
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Revelation 11: The Beast (A Futurist View)
Revelation 11: The Beast, A Futurist View
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Meditation for the Lenten Season: Joy Made Complete
Looking to Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith, who for the sake of the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God. (Hebrews 12:2, NRSV)
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Isaiah 41: An Exposé
People gravitate towards whatever it is we think is reliable, that will take care of us, that will give us some sense of confidence and meaning, that will make us feel happy. Idols feel real because we can see them. But, much more importantly, we think we can make them do what we need.
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Isaiah 41: Three, Three, and Three
The Lord turned to God’s people and gave them three exhortations, three promises, and three reasons to believe. The physical promises of land and prosperity were to a specific people, the descendants of Abraham, Israel. From this perspective, God is keeping these promises to this day, as miraculously, Israel is once again a nation located on the very land God promised to Abraham. But the apostle Paul said that spiritually, these promises are intended for all those who know Abraham as their spiritual father, who have been grafted into the nation of Israel as God’s people through faith.
