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March 3 - Evening
“Then all the peoples on earth will see that you are called by the name of the Lord, and they will fear you. The Lord will grant you abundant prosperity—in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your ground—in the land he swore to
your ancestors to give you.”
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Israel is chosen by God, but their blessings are conditioned on their obedience. The Lord has put his name on Israel, but their behavior determines if they are blessed or punished.
If Israel will be obedient then all the other nations, or “the peoples of the earth,” will be able to see the Lord has put his name on them by their prosperity. The nations will fear Israel because of the presence of their God.
The “name of the Lord” being given to Israel, or being placed on them, is the Lord’s sealing for ownership:
2 Chronicles 7:14
Jeremiah 14:9
Jeremiah 15:16
Amos 9:12
And, the opposite is seen in Isaiah 63:19 concerning the other nations.
The success of Israel was to be the greatest evangelical tool released on the earth. The nations are to see Israel’s great prosperity that was produced by their obedience to the Lord. But, instead the nations saw the great destruction the Lord brought because of Israel’s great disobedience. The words Nebuzaradan, the Babylonian general under Nebuchadnezzar, spoke to Jeremiah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC demonstrates this testimony:
“The Lord your God decreed this disaster for this place. And now the Lord has brought it about; he has done just as he said he would. All this happened because you people sinned against the Lord and did not obey him.” – Jeremiah 40:2-3
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"“If you obey God with your whole heart, you'll usually scare off the folks who want you to obey them.”
― Meg Moseley |
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Hermeneutics is the science of interpretation.
These guidelines and rules for interpretation or written documents apply to the text of Scripture as well as other written documents. The interpreter (or, the student) of scripture must consider:
a. Word definitions
b. Context of the writing
c. Literary type – poetry, parable, historical narrative, prophecy, dialogue, etc.
d. Historical analogy – compare points to
recorded history
e. Syntactical distinctives – importance of arrangement of words in the sentence |
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| Paraptoma (Gr) – Trespass (Eng) – paraptoma is a Greek word that is translated “trespass.” Paraptoma is a compound word made up of para, meaning “beside,” and ptoma, which means “a fall,” and “downfall” (or, ptoma as a metaphor means “a failure,” “a defeat,” and “a calamity”). So, the compound word paraptoma literally means “a fall beside.” Paraptoma refers to “an error,” “a false step” and “a blunder.” It is translated “trespass.” Paraptoma is used in Hebrews 6:6, Matthew 6:14, 15; Mark 11:25, 26; Romans 4:25 and 5:15 (2x). |
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Refuting Higher Criticism’s Claims Against the Old Testament
Higher criticism is full of high-sounding technical discussions that are based on these false presuppositions:
Archaeology, Linguistics, Anthropology, etc. confirm the Old Testament’s accuracy and refute the false presuppositions of higher criticism.
Here is Example #1:
CRITIC: Moses could not have written the Pentateuch because writing was unknown in his day (1400 BC).
RESPONSE: Archaeological discoveries have confirmed that writing was very common even among housewives before Abraham (2000 BC). Excavation in Abraham’s hometown of Ur has uncovered thousands of clay volumes and a library. |
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Do I realize God has choosen and called me for a purpose?
I will pursue this calling and seek to fulfill this purpose.
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"Do not be wise in your
own eyes;
fear the Lord and shun evil.
This will bring health to
your body
and nourishment to
your bones."
- Proverbs 3:7-8 |
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Safety on roads |
Attitude of
repentance |
USA and Israel relationship
(click on "World" or "Nation" for updates) |
Bangladesh
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The Sea of Galilee
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Details of the ancient church at Tabgha called the Heptapegon, or "The Seven Springs." Traditionally it is at this location on the north shore of the Sea of Galilee that Jesus ate his post-resurrection breakfast with the disciples and spoke to Peter about his calling and his future (John 21).
(Details here and here.) (click on image for larger size) |
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| Details and Explanation of Sets & Reps Devotional System Here |
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| Reps & Sets is a daily Bible devotional for Christians from Generation Word Bible Teaching used each morning and evening. |
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