Category: Teaching

In 2 Chronicles 30, Hezekiah completes the repairs on the temple that his father Ahaz had defiled. The sacrifices are reconstituted and the city of Jerusalem is once more a city of joy and holiness. Hezekiah in his zeal reaches out to the northern tribes and invites them to come to Jerusalem to celebrate the […]

Numbers 33 (cont) Num 16-37 And they removed from the desert of Sinai, and pitched at Kibrothhattaavah. 17 And they departed from Kibrothhattaavah, and encamped at Hazeroth. 18 And they departed from Hazeroth, and pitched in Rithmah. 19 And they departed from Rithmah, and pitched at Rimmonparez. 20 And they departed from Rimmonparez, and pitched […]

In Numbers 33, Moses recites the wilderness journeying of the children of Israel. These are called the “stations of the wilderness.” From Ramses to the plains of Moab, the Lord led the children of Israel for forty years by the pillar of fire by night and the cloud by day. One would think this would […]

Deuteronomy 33 (cont): 12 [And] of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; [and the LORD] shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders. 13 And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the LORD [be] his land, for the precious things of […]

In Deuteronomy Chapter 33, we find the blessing of Moses over the people. Interesting enough several tribes are left out of this blessing and the birth order of the tribes is completely ignored. God doesn’t do things according to our idea of fairness. He blesses according to purposes can be discovered however if you look […]

Habakkuk 2 (cont) With Habakkuk standing with arms folded, confident in his argument against God, the Father answers in verse 2, telling him to get a stylus and tablet, and prepare to record the answer that will be given. The answer, God explains is for a time to come, but that it will surely be […]

In Habakkuk 2, Habakkuk indicts the Faithfulness of God. Have you ever wondered why God isn’t acting on His promise in your life? Do you feel you have acted in faith and believed to the best of your ability, and now it is time for God to move in your circumstance? Habakkuk feels the same […]

Habakkuk 1 (cont) In the first part of the chapter he describes the violence and deceit of the nation of Judah, contrasting it by pale comparison in v. 9 to the utter abandonment to violence, cruelty and brutality that typified the armies of Babylon in every nation that they invaded. In other empires, when nations […]

In Habakkuk 1, the prophet sees the coming invasion of the Babylonians, and questions God as to how He could ever allow such monumental suffering among His people. These are the same questions we ask ourselves during times of difficulty, therefore Habakkuk is a very relevant study for anyone facing contradiction to God’s promise in […]

Luke 2:25 And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name [was] Simeon; and the same man [was] just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him. 26 And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had […]