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When God’s Glory Leaves: What 1 Samuel 4 Teaches About Losing God’s Presence

https://hallel.info/wp-content/uploads/file/081101%201st%20Samuel%204%20-%20Loving%20symbols%20rather%20than%20the%20Source.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 51:18 — 8.8MB)Subscribe: RSSThe study of 1 Samuel 4 exposes a sobering truth: you can carry the Ark of God into battle, shout until the ground shakes, and still be utterly defeated. Why? Because Israel trusted the symbol instead of the Source. As the Ark is captured, […]

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Genesis 4:8-15 — The Mark of Cain Explained: Justice, Mercy, and the God of Second Chances

https://hallel.info/wp-content/uploads/file/081101%20Genesis%204vv8-15%20-%20mark%20of%20Cain%20is%20mercy%20not%20racism.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 55:41 — 9.6MB)Subscribe: RSSDiscover why the “mark of Cain” in Genesis 4:8–15 is not a curse of racism but a profound act of divine mercy. In this in-depth Bible study, Richard Agee explores how Cain’s deliberate sin, Abel’s righteousness, and the cry of innocent blood reveal God’s justice, mercy, and faithfulness from […]

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Acts 7 for Beginners: Understanding Stephen’s Message to the Religious Elite

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

https://hallel.info/wp-content/uploads/file/081025%20Genesis%204vv1-7%20-%20First%20Murder,%20Root%20of%20Rebellion.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 50:53 — )Subscribe: RSSIn 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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1st Samuel 3 — When You’re Afraid to Tell the Truth: Samuel, Eli, and Courage Before God

https://hallel.info/wp-content/uploads/file/081004%201st%20Samuel%203%20-%20call%20of%20Samuel%20and%20fall%20of%20Eli.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 45:33 — 7.8MB)Subscribe: RSSIn this in-depth study of 1 Samuel 3, we explore Samuel’s first encounter with God, the tragic fall of Eli’s house, and the mysterious symbolism of the lamp of God and the almond-blossom menorah. Discover how rare revelation, failed spiritual leadership, and courageous truth-telling […]

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Acts 6:9 – 7:2 — What Is Blasphemy? Lessons from Stephen Before the Sanhedrin

Stephen, one of the seven servants the 12 picked to serve the Yerushalayim congregation, is brought before the Sanhedrin on a number of serious accusations that the law of God indicates are worthy of death. Before looking at his defense in Acts 7, we should look at what blasphemy is.

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Genesis 3:14-24 — Curses for Man, Woman & Serpent

https://hallel.info/wp-content/uploads/file/080927%20Genesis%203vv14-24%20-%20Curses%20on%20Man,%20Woman,%20Serpent.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 47:00 — )Subscribe: RSS  The curses on Adam, Eve and the Serpent are well-known but misunderstood. For example, how many snakes eat dirt? Is a husband to be a dictator for his wife? The original language of Gen. 3:14-24 holds the answers.