Last week, I led a Bible study, with my church, at the local rescue mission. From the week prior, we had decided on continuing on to Matthew 3. So I dove into the chapter and came up with the following from my studies.
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Vicious Cycle
As Nehemiah is leading the rebuilding effort of Jerusalem, he is forced to confront poverty and injustice amongst the people. The nobles and officials, fellow countrymen, were causing a vicious cycle to transpire. Their price gouging was causing their fellow Jews to sell their own family members into slavery in order to eat.
Afternoon Puzzle of Biblical Proportions
My friend Jon sent this clever puzzle to me today (not sure of its origins). So far, I’ve managed to find 13 out of the possible 30 books of the Bible in this paragraph. Can you do better? ————————————————- There are 30 books of the Bible in this paragraph. Can you find them? This isContinue reading “Afternoon Puzzle of Biblical Proportions”
Preoccupation
Notice how distracted Haman is with Mordecai. Instead of focusing on what he had been given, Haman became preoccupied with a single man. This preoccupation with Mordecai and the annihilation of the Jews would eventually lead to Haman’s downfall.
Signs of Life: Day 1
As of Easter Sunday, my church has started going through David Jeremiah’s Signs of Life book. The goal with the book is to have everyone read an entry during the week and then on Sunday’s hear a message that ties everything we have read together.
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