WE REACH the end of the Old Testament today, the Book of Malachi, and with that we have completed our first journey through the entire Bible.
We discuss God’s condemnation of faithless rituals and the priests that perform them, His anger at those who had “married the daughter of a foreign god,” and His promise to return on “the great and awesome day of the Lord.”
Continue readingFiled under Old Testament, Virtual Meetings
NEHEMIAH DISCOVERED what God had known for centuries (well, since the beginning of time, actually): His people were a stubborn lot.
After returning from a visit to the Persian king Artaxerxes to report on the work that had been done in Jerusalem, Nehemiah discovered that the reforms he and Ezra the priest had instituted, a return to the Law given to Moses, had already been forgotten. Jerusalem was open for business on the Sabbath, with people buying, selling, and working through their day of rest.
Continue readingFiled under Old Testament, Virtual Meetings
PERSEVERANCE IN the face of opposition is one of the lessons from our reading today. The Samaritans, Ammonites, and Arabs in Nehemiah’s day tried to discourage the Jews through threats, political pressure, and even a conspiracy to assassinate Nehemiah.
With the work completed, Ezra led the people in a reading of the Law and a restoration of the Feast of Tabernacles, which, we were surprised to learn, hadn’t been observed since the Exodus!
Continue readingFiled under Virtual Meetings
Derek and Sharon Gilbert, L.A. Marzulli, Pastor Carl Gallups, Russ Dizdar, Dr. Michael Lake, Pastor Paul Begley, Pastor Caspar McCloud, and more!
Derek and Sharon Gilbert, Tom Horn, Dr. Michael Heiser, Pastor Carl Gallups, Dr. Michael Lake, Josh Peck, Steven Bancarz, Donna Howell, Joel Richardson, Jim Barfield, Shelley Neese, music by Dino Karstonakis, and more!
Derek and Sharon Gilbert, Jonathan Cahn, L.A. Marzulli, Bill Salus, Jim Barfield, music by John Schlitt, and more!