Learning in Troubled Waters

God can best guide us when we desire to be led by Him. Psalms 34:1 – 34:19 1 ([A Psalm] of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed.) I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise [shall] continually [be] in my mouth. 2 My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear [thereof], and be glad. 3 O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together. 4 I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. …

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31 The Parable of the Two Eagles

Now God adds to the parabolic form of communication for Ezekiel to communicate with the Jewish prisoners of war in Babylon. He introduces the riddle (Hebrew czeedah) to Ezekiel and has him speak a riddle within a parable. Riddles are generally known as word puzzles. The whole point of a riddle is for the listener to analyze the circumstances brought forth in the riddle to discover a hidden meaning. It is a test of wisdom, which requires careful thought in order to be interpreted or understood. The parable already contains no names or specific places and is used to make …

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LORD, DO WHATEVER IT TAKES

In John’s Gospel, chapter 6, we read about the multitudes who followed Jesus to get bread for themselves. Jesus did not perform the miracle of the loaves and fishes solely to feed them physically, but that was all they could see at the time and they wanted Him to do it again and again. But His reason for that miracle was to illustrate the most vital matter of relationship to Himself and the Father. They were interpreting what he did from a natural, physical point of view. He was speaking that which was spirit and life…out from heaven as a …

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JUDGMENT FOR BELIEVERS

  2 Corinthians 5:1-10 (KJV) 5 For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven: 3 If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked. 4 For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life. 5 Now he …

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Ezekiel 38 & 39 Message 2 Times of the Gentiles

In this video Dr Woodhead discusses theTimes of the Gentiles and the nations who Daniel Saw and wrote about in his Chapter 2 and 7. Particular attention is given to the last empire which is imperialism.The Fourth Empire is an Imperialistic Empire. Imperialism is simply a policy of extending a country’s influence through diplomacy or military force. This empire is diverse from all the rest. It goes through five distinct stages. Rome is only the first of the stages. Rome is not the name of the successive stages. I realize that some Bible teachers believe that there will be a …

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Ezekiel 38 & 39 Message 1 Nations Who Persecuted the Jews

Published on Apr 10, 2017 In this video Dr Woodhead discusses the various nations who persecuted the nation Israel. The Times of the Gentiles are also discussed. The biblical text as stated in Ezekiel 38:1-39:16 describe an invasion of Israel from the north and the subsequent total destruction of the coalition of invading forces once they reach the area of the mountains of Israel. It appears that there is a preemptive attack by the Israelites with a nuclear weapons exchange that results in a seven-year clean-up period. It is first necessary to look at all the details of the invasion …

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Question: “Why did the sacrificial system require a blood sacrifice?”

Answer: The whole of the Old Testament, every book, points toward the Great Sacrifice that was to come—that of Jesus’ sacrificial giving of His own life on our behalf. Leviticus 17:11 is the Old Testament’s central statement about the significance of blood in the sacrificial system. God, speaking to Moses, declares: “For the life of a creature is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for yourselves on the altar; it is the blood that makes atonement for one’s life.” A “sacrifice” is defined as the offering up of something precious for a cause …

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Through Troubled Waters

When hardship skews our judgment, we can depend on the Holy Spirit and Scripture to guide us in truth Psalms Chapter 25 1 (A Psalm of David.) Unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul. 2 O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me. 3 Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause. 4 Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths. 5 Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God …

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“Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins.”—Psalm 25:18.

IT is well for us when prayers about our sorrows are linked with pleas concerning our sins—when, being under God’s hand, we are not wholly taken up with our pain, but remember our offences against God. It is well, also, to take both sorrow and sin to the same place. It was to God that David carried his sorrow: it was to God that David confessed his sin. Observe, then, we must take our sorrows to God. Even your little sorrows you may roll upon God, for He counteth the hairs of your head; and your great sorrows you may …

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Divine Goodness

Mark 3:5 “And when He had looked around at them with anger, being grieved by the hardness of their hearts, He said to the man, ‘Stretch out your hand.’ And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored as whole as the other.’” _____________________________________________________________ Jesus, angry? This is the divine Lord, the merciful Jesus who is meek and lowly in heart. Yet, this was a rare moment…He was indeed angry. What could have upset Him so much? Jesus had trafficked all around the farm country of Galilee healing the sick, raising the dead and cleansing the leprous. He now …

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God’s Grace –Jerusalem’s Unfaithfulness Part III The Queen Becomes a Harlot

God Summarizes The Harlot’s Sins Ezekiel 16:35-36 35Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of Jehovah: 36Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Because thy filthiness was poured out, and thy nakedness uncovered through thy whoredoms with thy lovers; and because of all the idols of thy abominations, and for the blood of thy children, that thou didst give unto them (ASV, 1901); This begins the third section of the parable and is covered in verses 35-43. In this part of the parable the wronged husband is prepared to extract His vengeance from His faithless wife. Jerusalem the harlot is the queen that …

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Ezekiel 38 & 39 – The Allied Invasion Part 3. Scripture Ezekiel 38:1-9 Who are the people mentioned in these verses?

This is the text accompanying some of the video. In answer as to who is involved in this confederacy, it is Russia and the allied states of Iran, Ethiopia, Somalia, Germany and Armenia. So the Jews enemies of Germany, Russia and the Muslim are nations who have persecuted them in the past will now join forces to attack them in a once for all battle to annihilate the Jews. Finally the last two nations mentioned are Sheba and Dedan, which are countries in northern Arabia. These two regional entities appear to question the Russian presence in the Middle East. They …

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THE RESURRECTION NOT A “HOPE SO” BUT A “HOPE SURE” BECAUSE OUR REDEEMER LIVES!

THE RESURRECTION NOT A “HOPE SO” BUT A “HOPE SURE” BECAUSE OUR REDEEMER LIVES! Every saint’s great “hope is in the resurrection of the dead!” (Acts 23:6). When Christ arose, death died. The angel rolled away the stone from Jesus’ tomb, not to let the living Lord out but to let the unconvinced outsiders in. And so Christianity is a religion of the open tomb! Indeed, the best news the world has ever heard came from a Jerusalem graveyard! When Socrates lay dying, he was asked “Shall we live again,” to which he replied “I hope so!” Socrates’ hope was …

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