▪︎ Vengeance is Mine – Heb 10:30; ▪︎ Leave room for God – Rom 12:19; ▪︎ In due time – Deut 32:35, 41, 43;▪︎ The Day of vengeance – Isa 61:2    (full text – )

Nicodemus: ▪︎ He was a ruler of the Jews, a Pharisee – John 3:1; ▪︎ He came to Jesus by night – John 3:2, ▪︎ The teacher of Israel – John 3:9-10; ▪︎ A disciple of Jesus- John 7:50, 51-52; John 19:38, 39;   (full text – ) Nicodemus may have taught:▪︎ Serpent in the wilderness – … Read more

The exodus out of Egypt:▪︎ After a long period of plagues, God finally got the attention of Pharaoh in the death of all Egyptian firstborn sons – Exod 12:30;▪︎ The Egytians gave their wealth to motivate the Israelites to leave Egypt – Exod 12:35, 36;   (full text – ) The return from Babylonian exile:▪︎ The good … Read more

▪︎ It is not too difficult – Deut 30:11 ▪︎ Nor is it too far away – Deut 30:12; ▪︎ It is near, in your mouth – Deut 30:14; ▪︎ Choose life – Deut 30:15; ▪︎ Choose to follow God – Deut 30:16; ▪︎ Otherwise you will surely perish – Deut 30:17-18;    (full text – … Read more

▪︎ Weakness – 2Cor 12:9, 10;▪︎ Foolishness – 2Cor 12:11;▪︎ Weak things of the world – 1Cor 1:27;▪︎ Base things of the world – 1Cor 1:28;▪︎ This eliminates boasting – 1Cor 1:29;▪︎ Brings praise to God – 1Cor 1:31;

Blessings:▪︎ Blessed among nations – Deut 28:1, 2;▪︎ Victorious over enemies – Deut 28:7;▪︎ No hunger – Deut 28:8, 12▪︎ Be God’s holy nation – Deut 28:9; Curses:▪︎ All these curses come – Deut 28:15;▪︎ Cursed city and country – Deut 28:16;▪︎ Cursed everywhere – Deut 28:19, 20;▪︎ Hunger – Deut 28:17;▪︎ Sickness – Deut … Read more

▪︎ Eyes moving to and fro looking for ways to help His children – 2Chron 16:9 ▪︎ God set in motion all that was needed to bring Israel back from exile, no small matter – Zech 4:10; ▪︎ Note the comparison to Satan who goes about, to and fro, accusing the saints, night and day … Read more

▪︎ Judged by the results of our deeds, by our fruit – Jer 21:14;▪︎ Known by our fruit – Matt 7:16, 20    (full text – ) ▪︎ Fruit that remains – John 15:16;▪︎ Fruit of the Spirit – Gal 5:22-23;

▪︎ The spirit of a pagan king – Ezra 1:1;▪︎ The spirit of God’s children – Ezra 1:5;▪︎ God fulfills prophesy – 2Chron 36:21   (full text – )▪︎ Jeremiah’s prophesy – Jer 25:12;   (full text – ) ▪︎ Ezra fulfills prophesy – Ezra 1:1, 5    (full text – )▪︎ Zerubbabel rebuilds God’s house, the Temple – Hag … Read more

▪︎ Victory – Jer 20:10, 11, 13;▪︎ Yet Jeremiah still experienced depression – Jer 20:14    (full text – ) ▪︎ Even so, God also brings comfort – 2Cor 7:5-6, 7;

Mockery in the Old Testament – a group of words in Hebrew meaning to burn, set on fire, deride, scorn… in its various forms – ▪︎ לָעַב ►   • Mocked prophets – 2Chron 36:16;▪︎ לָעַג ►    • Jerusalem mocks – 2Kings 19:21;   • Men mock rebuild – Neh 2:19; 4:1;   • Men mock Messiah- Ps 2:2-3, … Read more

▪︎ Church Age started when Messiah, Jesus Christ initially came the first time – Dan 9:24    (full text – ) ▪︎ End of Church Age will come as a thief in the night – Matt 24:27, 31;▪︎ So, be alert – Matt 24:42; Mark 13:33;▪︎ You dont know the day or the hour – Matt … Read more

▪︎ If our earthly body dies we will receive a new glorious body if we believe in Jesus Christ – 2Cor 5:1;  ► Salvation –   ► Resurrection –   ► Glorified Bodies – ▪︎ Our earthly tents, naked – 2Cor 5:2-3; ▪︎ Burdened, unclothed, to be swallowed up by life – 2Cor 5:4;▪︎ Holy Spirit is our … Read more

▪︎ Ps 105:37-38, 43;    (full text – )▪︎ Joseph confirms it was all God’s doing – Gen 50:20 ▪︎ Tested, refined as in a crucible – Prov 27:21; Ps 105:19; Isa 48:10;    see also …God Calls His Children Out of the Furnace to Be His People