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Jonah the Prophet
This is the prophet Jonah of whom the book of Jonah is about.
Created 7 months ago
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Jehu kills nephew
Jehu is anointed king and kills the king of Israel and then kills his nephew who is king of Judah, but Jehu does not unite the kingdom. So, at this point both Israel and Judah, with the anointing of Jehoash…
Created 7 months ago
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When Helping Hurts Reference
Elisha could have just given the widow the oil, but he made her work and in the end she was able to provide for her family out of the Lord's provision. Aren't we doing the same thing. We provide for our…
Created 8 months ago
2 Kings 4:1 (ESV), 2 Kings 4:2 (ESV), 2 Kings 4:3 (ESV), 2 Kings 4:4 (ESV), 2 Kings 4:5 (ESV), 2 Kings 4:6 (ESV), 2 Kings 4:7 (ESV)
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Physical AND Spiritual
When I first read this passage and for a long time since I tried to make sense of the physical. I tried to understand the chemistry behind such an act. I asked the question, "What about salt in a new…
Created 8 months ago
2 Kings 2:19 (ESV), 2 Kings 2:20 (ESV), 2 Kings 2:21 (ESV), 2 Kings 2:22 (ESV)
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Christians should be aware of Jesus return
I have always heard 1 Thess 5:2, but maybe for the first time I am seeing it in context. I love how you can read scripture over and over again and see something new every time. Anyway, Paul seems to…
Created 8 months ago
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Believe and Obey
In a day and time when our language has evolved to the point where written English is incapable of communicating the essence of one's expression; where one can love the Dodgers, love Lamborghini's, love…
Created 9 months ago
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Obeying the voice of the Lord
Saul was doing a good thing in his eyes and yet this good thing was disobedient, and disobedience always out trumps a "good thing." How often do we chase good things, especially when those good things…
Created 10 months ago
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Jesus was submissive to his parents
The humbling of God in Jesus Christ goes so far as to have Jesus place himself under the authority of what He had created for the sake of saving it. It is an awesome thought.
Created 10 months ago
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Parables not meant to convince unbeliever
It seems here that Jesus doesn't want some to repent, or at least the intention of illustrating the Kingdom of God is not to bring repentance. Instead the law is to bring conviction of sin in the life…
Created 11 months ago
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Horses from Egypt and Many Wives
The warning future kings were given was obviously ignored by the time Solomon becomes king, and it was after his death that the Kingdom split into two.
Created 12 months ago
Deuteronomy 17:14 (ESV), Deuteronomy 17:15 (ESV), Deuteronomy 17:16 (ESV), Deuteronomy 17:17 (ESV)
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Strong Cravings
Desire cannot be the item that tips the scale in favor of action or word. The way of the disciple calls us to control our desire and to place it under the authority of the will.
Created about 1 year ago
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Humanities Condition
People in poverty are wicked. We want to think that if we just helped out a little they would make better decisions, but typically they are unable to make good choices because their hearts are wicked.…
Created about 1 year ago
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Success
Might it be by chance that anything happens. Big breaks come because someone was in the right place at the right time. Some may put themselves in those places more often, but in the end it is not a guarantee.…
Created about 1 year ago
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Uncricumcised Heart
God reveals to the Israelites the key to living under His authority. An uncircumcised heart is humbled.
Created about 1 year ago
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Who are the gleaners?
I have always been a guy that gets his money's worth. I used to eat at buffets because I made sure I ate more than I paid for, and then that practice caught up with me requiring a lot of exercise. I always…
Created about 1 year ago
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The entire community is at stake
We can read the OT and be awed at God's actions toward sin and disease. But God knew that the security of the whole community was at stake if action wasn't taken.
Created about 1 year ago
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Left Behind, the righteous
Evidence that Jesus understood that those who are taken away and separated are not the children of God, but the children of the evil one. So, when it comes to the Rapture these are verses I must consider.…
Created over 1 year ago
Matthew 13:41 (WEB), Matthew 13:42 (WEB), Matthew 13:49 (WEB), Matthew 13:50 (WEB)
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Being sorry is not repentance
Esau definitely lamented his decision to sell his birthright, and regretted it even to tears. However, he cast the blame on his brother and failed to accept responsibility for his own selfishness that…
Created over 1 year ago
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I wonder what the "One God" Doctrine people think about Hebrews 11:26.
Here the writer of Hebrews understands that Moses suffered for Christ and it is understood that Moses had faith in Christ. This understanding seems to strike a blow to the "One" doctrine that does not…
Created over 1 year ago
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Are Samaritans the injured?
http://vimeo.com/13258678 (http://vimeo.com/13258678) After preaching on Luke 17:11ff this past weekend I can only wonder if the promise to heal the injured is a promise to the Samaritans. It makes…
Created almost 2 years ago
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Six Days
As I read through Exodus this verse stuck out to me. Although Moses most likely also wrote Genesis here he records that God proclaims to have created in six days, and it is God who proclaims that as a…
Created over 2 years ago
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Life: Spiritual vs. Physical
http://www.robertglennsmith.com/2009/10/22/life-spiritual-vs-physical/ (http://www.robertglennsmith.com/2009/10/22/life-spiritual-vs-physical/) I grapple with the question, "How did they know that the…
Created over 2 years ago
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The Gospel and Playground Economics
http://www.robertglennsmith.com/2009/11/12/the-gospel-and-playground-economics/ (http://www.robertglennsmith.com/2009/11/12/the-gospel-and-playground-economics/) Getting picked last, every schoolchild's…
Created over 2 years ago
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