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READ: Romans 10 BACKGROUND: In the chapters leading up to this, Paul spends a great deal of time talking about Israel. He desperately wants to [...]
June 7, 2012
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READ: Matthew 15-16 BACKGROUND: By Verse – 15:2 – When they say “tradition of the Elders” they’re referring to the fact that during the [...]
June 6, 2012
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READ: Genesis 25 and 26 BACKGROUND: The narrative of Genesis shifts here, as Abraham dies and Isaac, his son, inherits the promise that God made [...]
June 5, 2012
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READ: Psalm 18 BACKGROUND: This is a Psalm written by David upon the occasion of him being saved from the hand of Saul, who kept trying to kill [...]
June 4, 2012
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READ: Proverbs 11 BACKGROUND: By Verse 1 – The law required that weights – used in the marketplace – be just and fair. But people didn’t [...]
June 3, 2012
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READ: Judges 1-2 BACKGROUND: Judges covers the historical period between the death of Joshua and the first Israelite king, Saul – from about [...]
June 2, 2012
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READ: Genesis 23-24 BACKGROUND: These 2 chapters advance the narrative of Abraham and his family. It is obvious that the culture they’re living [...]
June 1, 2012
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READ: Isaiah 24-26 BACKGROUND: These chapters are a part of Isaiah’s apocalyptic vision. He begins by talking about the judgment of the world [...]
May 31, 2012
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READ: Matthew 14 BACKGROUND: By Verse: 1 – Herod the tetrarch = Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great, who ruled from 4 B.C. to 39 A.D. 3 – [...]
May 30, 2012
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READ: Psalm 17 BACKGROUND: This is a prayer of David where he appeals to God as the righteous judge who will protect him from attack from ungodly [...]
May 29, 2012