Day: May 9, 2017

Answer: What happened to the Ark of the Covenant is a question that has fascinated theologians, Bible students, and archeologists for centuries. In the eighteenth year of his reign, King Josiah of Judah ordered the caretakers of the Ark of the Covenant to return it to the temple in Jerusalem (2 Chronicles 35:1-6; cf. 2 Kings 23:21-23). That is the last time the ark’s location is mentioned in the Scriptures. Forty years later, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon captured Jerusalem and raided the temple. Less than ten years after that, he returned, took what was left in the temple, and then …

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Genesis 39 Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife 39 Now Joseph had been brought down to Egypt, and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, had bought him from the Ishmaelites who had brought him down there. 2 The Lord was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, and he was in the house of his Egyptian master. 3 His master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord caused all that he did to succeed in his hands. 4 So Joseph found favor in his sight and attended him, and he made …

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Dr. Arnold G. Fruchtenbaum PART 1:THE EDENIC, ADAMIC, NOAHIC AND ABRAHAMIC COVENANTS TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ………………………………………………………………..5 A. The Types of Covenants …………………………………………………5 1. Conditional Covenants ………………………………………………..5 2. Unconditional Covenants …………………………………………….5 B. The Covenants with Israel ………………………………………………6 C. The Principle of the Timing of the Provisions …………………….6 I. THE EDENIC COVENANT: …………………………………………………7 B. The Participants in the Covenant ……………………………………..7 C. The Provisions of the Covenant ……………………………………….7 D. The Status of the Covenant …………………………………………….8 II. THE ADAMIC COVENANT: ……………………………………………….9 A. Scripture: Genesis 3:14-19 ………………………………………………9 B. The Participants in the Covenant ……………………………………..9 C. The Provisions of the Covenant ……………………………………….9 1. The Serpent: …

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Joshua 3:4 “Yet there shall be a space between you and it (the Ark of the Covenant), about two thousand cubits by measure. Do not come near it, that you may know the way by which you must go, for you have not passed this way before.” _____________________________________________________________ “…that you may know the way by which you must go, for you have not passed this way before.” What a comfort this must have been to the children who had been born during Israel’s time of wandering in the wilderness. They had grown up seeing the benefits of God — the …

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