Archive for July, 2004
Not only did Nehemaih lead the people to rebuild the laws of Jerusalem, he also lead them to rebuild their lives through the power of the Word of God. Nehemiah called al of the people together to hear the word of the Law that had been handed down from Moses. These were the Holy scriptures [...]
God had given his people the opportunity to go back to their ancestral lands, but the people who lived there did not want them to become a strong nation again. They opposed the rebuilding and caused trouble. Nehemiah, however, would not let this deter him and the Jewish people. He had half the people work, [...]
The walls of Jerusalem were broken down. None of the remnant had taken the initiative to repair them. God placed it on the heart of Nehemiah to make this happen. It always amazes me that God often has to move someone from where they are at to where they need to be to accomplish his [...]
The Israelites disobeyed God. They intermarriage with non-Jewish people. At first glance, my reaction was to wonder why it mattered if the Jews married non-Jews. Then I remembered how God told his people to accept as brothers and sister foreigners who joined with them in faith. However, the people who married foreign wives did not require [...]
The temple is rebuilt over many years in Jerusalem. Part of me looks at this from a human standpoint and feels that the Jews did not put enough attention to this matter and therefore they failed. However, we must also remember God is the one who controls the timing. The Jews began [...]
I am always amazed when I read in the word of God an unbelieving pagan listen to and obeying God. Yet we how on a number of occasions God compels pagan leaders to do things to help the Jews. What is even more interesting is they do not do this mysteriously. They [...]
In our society and even our churches giving is a sore subject. People don’t like to talk about their money. However, this just shows the problem. People are not talking about their money, they are talking about the money God has given them to be stewards over. Paul talks very strongly [...]
In 2 Corinthians 4, Paul talks about how each day our body is dieing, but our spirit is increasing in strength when we are following Christ. This makes so much sense. It makes me think of the Godly saints who are lying on their death beds. Their bodies are weak, but their [...]
