Annette Chichinski

John 1:1-18

Mathematical logic leads to a conclusion! In John 1:1-4 are statements which are presented as facts. These are John1:1: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.…

Beautiful Psalm 23: 1-6

In this beautiful and well-known Psalm 23, the Lord is presented to us as a shephard. A shephard's tools are very simple--a rod, or a stick, and a staff, or a walking stick are all one really needs. A…

Solomon's temple to the Lord is razed, and Jerusalem burnt to the ground!

2 Kings 25: 1-30. King Nabuchadnezzer of Babylon surrounds Jerusalem, "and they built forts against it round about." King Zedekiah was ruling Jerusalem at the time until there was severe famine. The Chaldees…

life keeps interfering

Dear reader, it was my plan to jot down a few notes, maybe write a short essay about what I had read to learn it better and to share it with you. But life keeps interfering. I get behind on my plan then…

Urging the heart to be perfect.

KING Solomon urges the hearts of the Isrealites to be perfect...

Judges 6: Gideon, a Mighty Man of Valour!

The children of Isreal sinned again and thus were delivered for 7 years into the hands of the Midianites. The Midianites were so oppressive that the children of Isreal hid and, "made them the dens which…

Jael, a woman, pierces Sisera'a head with a nail hammered in from temple to temple!

Judges basically chronicles the ebb and flow of the Isrealite's dedication to God's laws. This time, in Judges 4, they are given over to Jabin, king of Canaan, whose captain was named Sisera. Now, Deborah…

Joseph the dream interpreter ...

Even in prison Joseph is favored by God and this is recognised by the captain of the guards who treats Joseph well. One day the Pharoah's chief butler and baker both wind up in prison as well. After a…

Joseph spends years in prison!

Genesis 39 Joseph is favored by God in Potiphar's household and is put in a position of responsibility 2nd only to Potiphar. All is going well until Potiphar's wife sets her eyes on Joseph and wants him…

Young Joseph sold!

Joseph, at the age of 17, is hated by his 11 brothers. He is already having prophetic dreams. He is Isreal's favorite--the son of his old age--and Isreal has made Joseph a coat of many colors to wear.…

Jacob and Esau reconcile; Jacob's name is changed to Isreal

Genesis 32 1-32 and 33 1-20 Jacob reconciles with Esau by giving him a great amount of animals. They forgive each other in tears. Later that night Jacon wrestles with an angel of God and does not stop…

Genesis 32:1 (KJV), Genesis 33:1 (KJV), Genesis 33:2 (KJV), Genesis 33:3 (KJV), Genesis 33:4 (KJV), Genesis 33:5 (KJV), Genesis 33:6 (KJV), Genesis 33:7 (KJV), Genesis 33:8 (KJV), Genesis 33:9 (KJV), Genesis 33:10 (KJV), Genesis 33:11 (KJV), Genesis 33:12 (KJV), Genesis 33:13 (KJV), Genesis 33:14 (KJV), Genesis 33:15 (KJV), Genesis 33:16 (KJV), Genesis 33:17 (KJV), Genesis 33:18 (KJV), Genesis 33:19 (KJV), Genesis 33:20 (KJV)

Hagar is sent away

Picture yourself as a slave girl named Hagar. Your mistress has told you to go ahead and have a child with her husband Abraham (formerly Abram). You do and you give him a son named Ishmeal. Then your…

Abrams promised

Genesis 15: 1-21 this is an amazing passage with alot going on. 1) Abram has a vision concerning the word of the a Lord which said, "Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward."…

Abram leaves the plains of his father according to the word of the Lord, who still came down from heaven to meet with man, namely Abram. the Lord promises to bless all generations through Abrams obedience. twice on Abrams journey he built alters to God. Then they traveled into Eygpt due to famine. Abram asks his wife Sara to pretend to be his sister for she was very beautiful and Abram worried the Egyptians would kill him to get Sara. she agrees and the Pharoh takes her in and bestows on her family wealth food and animals. however the Lord plagues Pharoh and he discovers the deceit. he asks Abram to take his wife and leave Egypt and they do. notice that just by unknowingly separating man from wife causes great problems for pharoh; how much more then will a person suffer thr Lord's consequences when he or she attempts to seperate a marriage.

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Genesis 12:1 (ASV), Genesis 12:2 (ASV), Genesis 12:3 (ASV), Genesis 12:4 (ASV), Genesis 12:5 (ASV), Genesis 12:6 (ASV), Genesis 12:7 (ASV), Genesis 12:8 (ASV), Genesis 12:9 (ASV), Genesis 12:10 (ASV), Genesis 12:11 (ASV), Genesis 12:12 (ASV), Genesis 12:13 (ASV), Genesis 12:14 (ASV), Genesis 12:15 (ASV), Genesis 12:16 (ASV), Genesis 12:17 (ASV), Genesis 12:18 (ASV), Genesis 12:19 (ASV), Genesis 12:20 (ASV)

the tower of babel

the people were as one and spoke one language as the began building their city with its tower to reach the heavens. God came down from heaven and realized the people were unstoppable in any of their ambitions.…

Genesis 11:1 (ASV), Genesis 11:2 (ASV), Genesis 11:3 (ASV), Genesis 11:4 (ASV), Genesis 11:5 (ASV), Genesis 11:6 (ASV), Genesis 11:7 (ASV), Genesis 11:8 (ASV), Genesis 11:9 (ASV)

the flood

never again will the Lord destroy all living things. day and night heat and cold and the seasons will keep as long as the earth lives. before the flood a foglike mist watered the earth daily; with the…

Genesis 8:1 (ASV), Genesis 9:1 (ASV), Genesis 9:2 (ASV), Genesis 9:3 (ASV), Genesis 9:4 (ASV), Genesis 9:5 (ASV), Genesis 9:6 (ASV), Genesis 9:7 (ASV), Genesis 9:8 (ASV), Genesis 9:9 (ASV), Genesis 9:10 (ASV), Genesis 9:11 (ASV), Genesis 9:12 (ASV), Genesis 9:13 (ASV), Genesis 9:14 (ASV), Genesis 9:15 (ASV), Genesis 9:16 (ASV), Genesis 9:17 (ASV)

violence and corruption

Everything, God said, had become corrupted with violence before the Flood. Everything.

Genesis 6:5 (ASV), Genesis 6:6 (ASV), Genesis 6:7 (ASV), Genesis 6:8 (ASV), Genesis 6:9 (ASV), Genesis 6:10 (ASV), Genesis 6:11 (ASV), Genesis 6:12 (ASV), Genesis 6:13 (ASV), Genesis 6:14 (ASV), Genesis 6:15 (ASV), Genesis 6:16 (ASV), Genesis 6:17 (ASV), Genesis 6:18 (ASV), Genesis 6:19 (ASV), Genesis 6:20 (ASV), Genesis 6:21 (ASV), Genesis 6:22 (ASV), Genesis 7:1 (ASV)

God's love for sinner

Even after Adam and Eve sinned in the garden if Eden God still loved them enough to clothe them in animal skins. God loves us sinners enough to provide for us.

Genesis 3:1 (ASV)