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  • The word of God goes forth

    To the Hebrews, God's word encompasses the ideas of divine command, prophecy, and long-awaited judgment. Here in the servant song of Isaiah, God's word and His Servant are sent hand-in-hand to accomplish…

    Created 11 months ago

    Isaiah 53:10 (NASB), Isaiah 55:11 (NASB), John 1:1 (NASB), John 17:12 (NASB)

  • The Cloak and Dagger of the Last Supper

    Judas didn't act alone, but operated under the full possession of Satan, Luk 22:3. His intent was to prevent the crucifixion by expediting the arrest, inciting a riot, halting the crucifixion. The private…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Mark 14:15 (NASB)

  • Devour widows

    The scribes were able lawyers, and could divest a defenseless widow of everything she had left. It could have been taking advantage of hospitality to the point of leeching. They robbed those of deficient…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Mark 12:40 (NASB)

  • The corrupt temple and the victimized widow

    Devour widows. The scribes were able lawyers, and could divest a defenseless widow of everything she had left. It could have been taking advantage of hospitality to the point of leeching. They robbed…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Mark 12:40 (NASB), Mark 12:44 (NASB)

  • Matthew 21:23

    Matthew 21:23 (ESV)
    And when he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching, and said, "By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?"

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • The counsel of Balaam

    Balaam had failed to curse Israel outright. Apparently he had subsequently advised Balak of an alternative tactic, a covert operation of moral corruption from within. Balak sent Moabite women to mingle…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Numbers 25:1 (NASB), Numbers 31:16 (NASB), Revelation 2:14 (NASB)

  • Ignorance in unbelief

    It is common that one supposes unbelief to result from ignorance. But Scripture is clear concerning sinful nature that the inverse is true - unbelief causes ignorance. By his own admission, Paul's pre-conversion…

    Created about 1 year ago

    John 3:8 (NASB), John 3:10 (NASB), 1 Timothy 1:13 (NASB)

  • Numbers 23:21

    Numbers 23:21 (NASB)
    "He has not observed misfortune in Jacob; Nor has He seen trouble in Israel; The Lord his God is with him, And the shout of a king is among them.

    Created about 1 year ago

  • Trouble in Israel

    There's a lot of sinning in Israel through their history so far. But this pronouncement refers not to their state of rebellion, but their standing before their Protector YHWH. Even so, our righteousness…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Numbers 23:21 (NASB), Galatians 3:27 (NASB)

  • John 3:9

    John 3:9 (NASB)
    Nicodemus said to Him, "How can these things be?"

    Created over 1 year ago

  • Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note

    2011-02-27

  • Balaam's greed leads him to madness

    The donkey is restraining Balaam's headlong rush into greedy destruction. Sin has made him so blind that his donkey was more perceptive than he.

    Created over 1 year ago

    Numbers 22:29 (ESV), 2 Peter 2:16 (ESV)

  • Mark 12:1

    Mark 12:1 (NASB)
    And He began to speak to them in parables: "A man PLANTED A VINEYARD AND PUT A WALL AROUND IT, AND DUG A VAT UNDER THE WINE PRESS AND BUILT A TOWER, and rented it out to vine-growers and went on a journey.

    Created over 1 year ago

  • Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark

    2011-02-17