1st Samuel 4 — Loving God’s symbols rather than Him
By Daniel | November 1, 2008
Israel’s high priest at the time, Eli, witnesses two horrible outcomes of his indulgence of the immorality of his sons and that effect on the nation: their deaths and the capture of the LORD’s symbolic throne on earth, the Ark of the Testimony.
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Genesis 4:8-15 — ‘Mark of Cain’ is mercy not racism
By Richard | November 1, 2008
Many have thought the "mark of Cain" is dark skin or some other physical trait. Actually, it was a mark of mercy. That mercy claimed the life of Messiah Yeshua.
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Acts 7 — Sanhedrin v. Stephen and Israelite history
By Jeff | October 25, 2008
Stephen, one of seven exceptional men the 12 selected as special ministers for the needs of the congregation in Yerushalayim, is accused of blaspheming God and Moshe and speaking against the temple and “the law,” specifically, saying that Yeshua would destroy the temple and “alter the customs Moses handed down to us.” Was Yeshua Messiah or manipulator? Stephen responds with a Peter-like cutting-to-the-heart retelling of Israel’s history.
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Genesis 4:1–7 — the first murder & the root of rebellion against God
By Richard | October 25, 2008
Gen. 4:1-7 — First Murder & Root of Rebellion Against God [50:53m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadIn Gen. 4:1-7 we read about the the first murder. Many readers of the Bible are confused about why God rejected Cain, and some think it was over something "petty." Yet the real reason underlies the downfall of all people.
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Sukkot — What is the Truth?
By Hallel Fellowship | October 21, 2008
Day 5 — "I will walk in Your truth" (Psa. 86:11). One of the teachings of Sukkot is that the Truth tabernacled with mankind so show us how to really live, how to walk in truth.
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Sukkot — Solomon dedicates the temple and foreshadows his fall and that of the temple
By Jeff | October 17, 2008
Day 2 — Solomon’s life mirrors my own to a certain extent, minus the world-inspiring wisdom and riches plus hundreds of nuptials of geopolitical convenience.
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Sukkot — dedication of the first temple
By Richard | October 17, 2008
Day 2 — King Solomon’s dedication of the first temple of Israel, described in 1st Kings 8, gives us a picture of some of what God is teaching through the Feast of Tabernacles, which points to Messiah as "God with us."
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