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8 hours ago · Old Testament Insights. The Old Testament highlights joy as a deep, abiding emotion connected to God’s presence. Psalm 16:11 expresses that joy comes from knowing God, stating, “In Your presence is fullness of joy.” This emphasizes the importance of cultivating a relationship with the divine.
8 hours ago · City of Refuge in the Old Testament. In the Old Testament, God commanded the Israelites through Moses to establish cities of refuge. These cities were meant to offer a safe haven for people who committed accidental murder, allowing them to escape from the avenger of blood until they could stand trial before the assembly.
8 hours ago · Jesus in the Old Testament – Abraham – 13. October 15th, 2024. Jesus in the Old Testament is a series of posts that will offer my readers a chance to consider pictures or shadows of Jesus in the Old Testament. As mentioned in the introduction to this series, some may be obvious, some may be not so obvious, and some may simply be a facet of ...
8 hours ago · Let’s get our bearings on where we’re at in our text study. When we last left off (the day before yesterday), a blood feud had been established between Avner and Yo’av. Avner was Ishbosheth’s military commander and the man who was the real power of the northern tribal alliance. Yo’av was David’s military commander and the […]
8 hours ago · The Eucharist (/ ˈjuːkərɪst / YOO-kər-ist; from Koinē Greek: εὐχαριστία, romanized: evcharistía, lit. 'thanksgiving'), also known as Holy Communion, the Blessed Sacrament and the Lord's Supper, is a Christian rite that is considered a sacrament in most churches, and as an ordinance in others. Christians believe that the rite ...
8 hours ago · See what Jesus said he came to do: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, TO PROCLAIM LIBERTY TO THE CAPTIVES and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed…”. Luke 4:18 Take this passage and pray it every day.
1 day ago · In the New Testament, the words Satan and diabolos are used interchangeably as synonyms. [74] [75] Beelzebub, meaning "Lord of Flies", is the contemptuous name given in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament to a Philistine god whose original name has been reconstructed as most probably "Ba'al Zabul", meaning "Baal the Prince". [76]
