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2 Corinthians 6:1-10 meaningSeptember 24, 2024
Paul continues in the defense of his ministry to the Corinthian believers. Rather than draw attention to his competence as a preacher, teacher, or writer, he lists his qualifications in terms of what he has and is going through to fulfill his calling as an apostle of Jesus Christ. He becomes vulnerable and open to his church, again declaring his love and affection for them.
Judges 3:31 meaningSeptember 23, 2024
Another judge, named Shamgar, delivers the nation from its enemies in a remarkable and unconventional way. His story is brief, yet it encapsulates the cyclical theme of Judges: God raises up unlikely individuals to deliver His people in times of need.
Judges 3:26-30 meaningSeptember 23, 2024
Ehud’s daring assassination of King Eglon of Moab serves as a turning point in Israel’s struggle against Moabite oppression. Ehud’s escape and the ensuing victory illustrate both his leadership and the divine deliverance of Israel from their enemies.
Judges 3:15-25 meaningSeptember 23, 2024
In response to Israel’s cry for help, God raises up Ehud, a Benjamite, as a deliverer. Using a clever and daring strategy, Ehud assassinates Eglon, the oppressive king of Moab, motivating Israel’s return to the Lord.
Judges 3:12-14 meaningSeptember 23, 2024
The Israelites fall back into sin, prompting God to strengthen Eglon, the king of Moab, who allies with Ammon and Amalek to defeat Israel. The Israelites are subjected to eighteen years of oppression under Eglon’s rule.
Judges 3:9-11 meaningSeptember 23, 2024
In response to Israel’s cry for help, God raises up Othniel, who delivers the Israelites from the oppression of Cushan-rishathaim. Empowered by the Spirit of the Lord, Othniel leads Israel to victory and ushers in a period of peace that lasts forty years.
Judges 3:7-8 meaningSeptember 23, 2024
The Israelites once again fall into idolatry, worshiping the Baals and Asheroth. As a result, God allows them to be oppressed by Cushan-rishathaim, the king of Mesopotamia, for eight years.
Judges 3:1-6 meaningSeptember 23, 2024
God allows certain nations in Canaan to continue to exist. This is an opportunity for Israel to grow in its faithfulness and learn how to defend itself. But these nations become a snare to Israel as they intermarry with the Canaanites and adopt their idolatrous practices.
Mark 1:40-45 meaningSeptember 21, 2024
A leper comes to Jesus, asking to be made clean. Jesus touches and miraculously heals the leper instantly. Jesus commands the man to tell no one and to show himself to the priest to make an offering for his cleansing.
Mark 1:35-39 meaningSeptember 21, 2024
Following a day and night dedicated to healings and exorcising demons, Jesus withdraws from the throngs of people to seek solitude. He informs them that He must carry on preaching in other towns.
Revelation 10:8-11 meaningSeptember 19, 2024
John eats the book in the hand of the angel, which was bitter in his stomach but sweet in his mouth, before being instructed to prophesy again concerning all peoples and tongues.
Revelation 10:5-7 meaningSeptember 19, 2024
The angel proclaims on behalf of God that there will be no further delay and that the mystery of God will be completed.
Revelation 10:1-4 meaningSeptember 18, 2024
An angel comes down out of heaven holding a little book. The angel cries out in a loud voice and seven peals of thunder reply, but John is instructed not to record what the thunder said.
Leviticus 3:12-17 meaningSeptember 4, 2024
Instructions for Peace offerings when the offering is a goat.
Leviticus 3:6-11 meaningSeptember 4, 2024
Instructions for Peace offerings when the offering is a lamb.
Leviticus 3:1-5 meaningSeptember 4, 2024
God introduces the process for His people to make Peace Offerings. This section focuses on when the offering is a cow or ox.
Luke 3:1-2 meaningSeptember 3, 2024
Luke continues his extended prologue by introducing the ministry of John the Baptist. He establishes that the word of God came to John, and broke the so-called, “four-hundred-year period of silence” during the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberias Caesar.
Judges 2:16-23 meaningAugust 26, 2024
Despite Israel’s repeated disobedience, God raises up judges to deliver them from their oppressors. However, the people persist in idolatry and corruption, leading to God’s decision to leave the remaining nations in the land as a test of Israel’s faithfulness.
Judges 2:11-15 meaningAugust 26, 2024
The Israelites fall into idolatry, abandoning the Lord to serve the Baals and Ashtaroth. This disobedience provokes God’s anger, leading to their oppression by enemies and severe distress, as He fulfills the warnings given to them.
Judges 2:6-10 meaningAugust 26, 2024
This passage from Judges provides a snapshot of the transition from Joshua’s leadership to the period of the judges, highlighting both continuity and change in Israel’s spiritual and societal landscape.
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