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Biblical Principle #136: God Waited to Come Down at Sinai Because the People Weren’t Ready
Principle At Mount Sinai, God did not descend immediately because Israel needed time to prepare. Explanation We have previously established that, in Exodus 19, GOD offered Israel His covenant upon their arrival at Mount Sinai. We noted that GOD waited three days before descending upon Mount Sinai. Now let’s view the situation, as best we…
Biblical Baptism, Part 18 (Baptism and a Wedding)
Have you considered the role that baptism plays in the union of Christ and His bride, the church? This is pretty cool; check it out! Welcome to part 18 of my biblical baptism series. The posts build on each other, so check out the previous posts below: Download series as a PDF Apologies: I haven’t…
December 21 – Your Redemption Payment
Reading 1 Pet. 1:1-5:14 Devotional The apostle Peter wrote two letters which are included in the New Testament. Peter is believed to have died in 64 A.D., which would mean that his two letters were written sometime before then. Peter was familiar with Paul’s writings and Peter’s first letter is addressed to GOD’s elect scattered…
November 13 – The Final Week, Wednesday
Reading Matt. 26:1-5, 14-16; Luke 22:3-6 The Daily Bible section entitled, “Final Week — Wednesday” Luke 21:37-38 John 12:37-50 Luke 22:7-13 Devotional The exact timing of some of the events recorded in today’s text is impossible to determine. The editor of The Daily Bible has placed them on Wednesday, with a significant explanation given in…
October 22 – Jesus is Baptized, Commended, and Tempted
Reading Luke 3:1-6 Matt. 3:4-6 Luke 3:7-18 Matt. 3:13-17 Luke 3:21-23a Matt. 4:1-11 John 1:19-34 Devotional In about 27 A.D., John the Baptist received the word of GOD while in the desert. He then went into all the country around the Jordan River and preached baptism for repentance and forgiveness of sins. John’s mission was…
October 20 – Jesus is Born
Reading Luke 1:5-80 Matt. 1:18-25a Luke 2:1-38 Devotional Finally, after almost 10 months of daily reading, we reach the second most important event in human history—Jesus is born! (The most important event would be Jesus’ death, of course.) Let’s recap the major events of today’s reading. After 400 years of silence, GOD sends a message…
June 20 – Amos: Prepare to Meet Your GOD, O Israel
Reading Amos 1:1-4:13 Devotional In the days of Uzziah, king of Judah, and Jeroboam II, king of Israel, GOD called a shepherd named Amos from Tekoah, near Bethlehem, to prophesy. Not surprisingly, GOD is very displeased at the situation among the nations with all of the idolatry and violence, and He begins His message through…
June 13 – The Prophecy of Joel
Reading Joel 1-3 Devotional Around the time that Athaliah, mother of Ahaziah, took over the throne after Ahaziah was killed, GOD sends the prophet Joel with a message for Judah. These events occur about 835 years before Jesus is born. A recent swarm of locusts have infested the land and consumed their food, leaving the…