Articles
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Forgiveness
Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; Psalm 103:3 (KJV) Forgiveth – Did you know that God practiced forgiveness prior to the coming of Yeshua? Did you know, like the Psalmist writes, that this forgiveness was for ALL thine iniquities? Yep, all of them. Well all except the ones that He chose…
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A Questioning Punctuation
Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Genesis 3:1 (KJV) ? – By now you should realize that ancient Hebrew doesn’t have punctuation, right?…
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A Tale of Two Digressions
There’s an interesting parallel I’d like to draw attention to in Genesis. They involve two different digressions that happen within the two major stories of Genesis.
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God’s Story of Creation
And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. Genesis 1:2 (KJV) Waters – Have you ever watched the movie HOME by The Goodplanet Foundation? It’s a movie full of beautiful cinematography, and vibrant colors,…
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I Change Not
For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed. Malachi 3:6 (KJV) Change – God doesn’t change, right? It’s silly to suggest otherwise when there’s a verse straight from Scripture where God declares exactly that. But maybe I can ask, what about God doesn’t change? Would you answer,…
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Mankind is Secondary
And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. Genesis 2:15 (KJV) Dress – Did you know this is just a repeat of verse 8? In between these two very same verses, there’s a detour about geography. He names a few rivers…
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Fudging the Numbers
So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations. Matthew 1:17 (KJV) Fourteen generations – I know Matthew, chapter 1, is a pretty boring chapter. It details the genealogy…
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Tree of Life
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her. Proverbs 3:18 (KJV) Tree of life – Have you ever thought about what the tree of life might symbolize? There is plenty of commentary expounding upon the tree of the knowledge of good and…
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