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Exodus 27:20-30:10 Review In our last Torah Portions We have talked about different topics The Torah is the manual how to serve God- gives a sense of direction, like a compass W/o direction you do not know where you are going or what you are doing. the yes, I do The unanimous and unhesitating response…

This Torah Portion: Gen 25:19 - 28:9 Introduction In the previous Torah portions we talked about God calling Abraham out of his country and family We talked about the tests that Abraham faced - tests which are not passing or failing tests, but a benefit to us We also heard last two weeks how Messiah…

49:1-3 - The Servant’s identity called from the womb - identity comes from God (what are the sources we look to for our identity?) - this calling is connected to speaking for God, words that will act as a sword or an arrow, driving God’s words home into the hearts of those that hear Him Jesus’ identity…

Isaiah 63 Jesus echos the words of the prophet Isaiah in: 16 He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. He stood up to read, 17 and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where…

Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. For centuries Israel offered sacrifices to God for sin. Over and over, blood flowed, testifying that the penalty of sin was death. But over and over, a substitute stood in place of the sinner. Countless animals died under the priestly knife as…

Messiah as Ideal Israel 1 Listen to me, O coastlands, and give attention, you peoples from afar. The Lord called me from the womb, from the body of my mother he named my name. 2 He made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand he hid me; he made me a polished arrow; in his quiver he hid…

Last week, we began to look into Isaiah 42 , one of 4 “Servant Songs” found in Isaiah. It speaks of the servant of the Lord, and further scripture in the New Testament tells us that the servant of the Lord is Jesus. And appropriately, we can look at this passage as a reminder to us of the Christmas story…

Summary This episode in our series on John’s use of the Old Testament in the book of Revelation looks at Rev 1:7-20 . In these verses John repurposes the divine council scene in Daniel 7 , specifically the descriptions of the Ancient of Days and the Son of man. He also takes readers to Isaiah 11 and…

THE DISPUTE (1-6) THE DEFENSE (6-18) PAST (6-11) PRESENT (12) FUTURE (13-18) THE DECISION (19-35) THE DISPUTE (36-41) DOCTRINAL DISAGREEMENT DIFFERENCE OF OPINION CHAPTER 14 ENDED... Open door of faith to the gentiles (27) Some Jews believed (1) Gentiles believed (1,21) Congregations were established…

God Is Faithful 5 And now the Lord says, he who formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob back to him; and that Israel might be gathered to him— for I am honored in the eyes of the Lord , and my God has become my strength— 6 he says: “It is too light a thing that you should be my servant…

Introduction I) Christ in the Covenant (v. 8) Jesus is our Greatest Possession He is the property of every believer He is ours in all His attributes 2 natures God Man He is ours in all His offices Prophet Priest King Savior Peace He is ours in all His Works He is ours, in the very person of Christ A…

The Beginning State in Genesis 1 Is Nonfunctional If existence in the ancient world was best defined in functional terms rather than material ones, as suggested in previous chapters, and “create” is the activity that brings the transition from nonexistence to existence, then “creation” would also be…

Isaiah 49-50

The Tower of Babel Spread out over the Earth So let’s look at what happened. In the beginning God created everything and the first people he created was Adam and Eve. After he created Adam and Eve he told them to multiply and spread out over the earth. 28 God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful,…

Retribution from God 1-39 Restoration by God 40-66 Section 1- Restoration by Cyrus Chapters 40-48 “There is no peace for the wicked,” says the Lord . Section 2- Restoration by Jesus Chapters 49-57 There is no peace for the wicked,” says my God. Section 3- Restoration by the Hand of God Chapters 58-66…

Psalm 45:6–9 (ESV) 6 Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of uprightness; 7 you have loved righteousness and hated wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions; 8 your robes are all fragrant with myrrh…

Genesis 3:14-15 Dec 17, 1927 8 year old S class submarine conducting tests off coast of MA. 2273 Any Hope Of Rescue? Someone has said that if you could convince a man there was no hope, he would curse the day he was born. Hope is an indispensable quality of life. Years ago the S-4 submarine was rammed…

Introduction Well good morning once again. It’s good to be with you today. Go ahead and turn in your Bible to the book of Hebrews, chapter 3. We are going to be diving into verses 7-19 this morning. As you do that I want to call your attention to a couple of additional announcements. On June 26 we are…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 15, Session 1 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources. Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., Jan. 2023. Summary and Goal In the previous unit, we explored why God would judge the sins of His people.…

Romans 6:14 provides us a summary and explanation of the commands expressed in verses 12 and 13, that sin shall not be master over we who died to sin, for we have been transferred to the reign of grace.

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 15, Session 1 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources. Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., Jan. 2023. Summary and Goal In the previous unit, we explored why God would judge the sins of His people.…

The Wonder of HOPE — Jesus is the FULFILLMENT of things to come — FORGIVENESS we need — The one to FOLLOW The Wonder of PEACE — Sheep…who like us need a Shepherd Jesus CALLS us by name — LEADS us out — GATHERS us in — GOES ahead Is it Christmas yet? Anxious — Advent (waiting) — Carols? Today we jump…

Summary Revelation 21-22 is John’s climactic vision of the new Jerusalem and new earth. In Part 1 we looked at how Israelites thought about the concept of “temple” and how that concept led John to conflate the expectation of a new temple and see fulfillment of that expectation in a city (the new Jerusalem)…

God dispersed the people for their own good, then later He united the peoples out of His mercy.