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Mankind Judged

2025-02-18T10:47:00.006-06:00

Mankind Judged

The Days Before the flood

The flood was so significant that Jesus used its lessons to teach about His second coming.

Eating and Drinking

Note that there was no mention of God in their lives, just carnal things.

Mat 24:37-44 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two women shall be grinding at the mill: the one shall be taken, and the other left. Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. Therefore, be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
Phil 3:17-19 Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample. (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)

Marrying and Giving in Marriage

Some people believe that the godly line of Seth began to marry with the blood line of Cain. Others believe that this refers to angels who left their place and took the daughters of men.

Gen 6:1-2 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose. They had forgotten God's judgment of Adam, Eve, and Cain.
Jude 1:6 And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their proper dwelling—these he has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day.
2 Peter 2:4 For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell, putting them in chains of darkness[b] to be held for judgment;
2 Pet 3:3-7 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep. all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

Buying, Selling, Planting, and Building

Jesus expanded the comparison with the days immediately preceding His coming by including the days of Lot.

Luke 17:26-30 And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. Likewise, also as it was in the days of Lot: they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.

They knew not; So Shall also the Coming of the Son of Man Be.

Mat 24:39 (KJV) And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
People have been saying that Jesus is coming for years, yet the Bible says:

Mat 24:27 For as the lightning cometh out of the cast, and shineth even unto the west so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

The same extreme Wickedness

Today's wickedness is like it was in the days of Noah
There will be no advanced notice of Jesus' coming.

Matthew 24:36-37 “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.
2 Timothy 3:1-4 But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God—

Noah Prepared

There were probably many jokes about Noah as he built the ark, but when the flood came he and his family were safe inside.
Those on the outside were destroyed

Hebrews 11:7 By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith.

As Jesus said:

Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it. What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul? If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.”

Righteous Family Preserved

2025-02-15T08:24:00.152-06:00

The Righteous Family Preserved

Faith and Obedience Required

While God made a way of escape for Noah, He required obedient faith.
God gave Noah specific instructions on how the ark was to be built.

Gen 6:14-16 Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits. A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.

Ark Features

1 Door
3 floors
450 feet long
45 feet high
75 feet wide

Gen 7:1 And the LORD said unto Noah, come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.

God even told Noah how many and what type of animals to take.

Gen 7:2 Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female.

One Plan of Escape

God has never spared those who were disobedient to His word.

Because of Adam and Eve's sin, they had to leave the garden.
Because of Cain's sin, a mark was upon him, and he was banished from the presence of the Lord.

1 Pet 3:20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
2 Pet 2:5 And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly:
God has said,

Gen 6:3 And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man...

The Place of Safety

One week before the flood, God led Noah. the animals and his family into the ark.
God closed the door.

Gen 7:15-16 And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life. 16 And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.

The rains came for 40 days; the water stayed at a level for 110 days.
At the end of 150 days the ark rested upon the mountains of Ararat.
After 40 days, Noah opened the window and sent out a raven and a dove.

Noah Receives a Promise

One of the first things that Noah did upon leaving the ark was to build an altar upon which he offered burnt offerings to the Lord.
This was not the end of God's communication with Noah.
God told Noah and his family to multiply and fill the earth.
He said from that time forward animals would fear humans and could be used for food.

Gern 9:1-4 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon al! the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered. Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have, I given you all things. But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof. shall ye not eat.
Before this time only plants were eaten.

Gen 2:8-9 And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
Remember death was a result of sin. That included the death of animals.

God also instituted human government

Gen 9:9-13 And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you; And with every living creature that is with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth. And I will establish my covenant with you, neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there anymore be a flood to destroy the earth. 12 And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.

CARROT LATKES (Fried Carrot Patties)

2025-02-14T03:00:00.005-06:00

CARROT LATKES

Ingredients:

3 eggs
2c. grated carrots (6-8 carrots)
2 c. breadcrumbs or flour
1/2 cup water
1 tsp. cinnamon
½ tsp. salt
oil for frying

Directions:

Put eggs in bowl and beat with fork.
Wash and peel carrots, and grate into bowl or place in food processor and process until mostly shredded.
Add rest of ingredients and mix well.
Heat oil in frying pan.
Form batter into patties and fry on both sides until brown (about 3 minutes each side).
Drain on paper towels.

Serves 4-6

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the orgin of languages & The beginning of Nations

2025-02-13T17:28:00.079-06:00

The Origin of Languages & The Beginning of Nations

After the Flood

After the flood, God commanded Noah and his sons to replenish the earth. In fulfilling this command, the human race was to spread out gradually over the face of the entire earth to repopulate it. Once again, however, the overwhelming majority of humanity disobeyed the voice of God. Instead of spreading out over the earth, they located in one specific area and decided to stay there and build a city.

The Tower of Babel

"'And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there. And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar. And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth" (Genesis 11:1-4).

The Self-Centeredness of the People

Let us notice the self-centeredness of these people and their disregard for God's commandment. He wanted them to Scatter over the whole earth to replenish it, but they wanted to build a city and a tower as a center of humanity to prevent themselves from scattering! In other words, their desire was exactly the opposite of God's Word.

Different Languages Introduced

Up to this time, everyone on the earth spoke the same language. Essentially, there was only one nation upon the face of the earth. This made the people's goal of constructing a great city all the more possible.
But the Lord observed their disobedience and said, "Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language: and this they begin to do; and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do. Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech' (Genesis 11:6-7).
By introducing different languages among the people, the Lord stopped their sinful effort. They could no longer communicate sufficiently to complete such an ambitious project, and they began to spread over the face of the earth, each person finding his place with those with whom he could talk.

The Judgment of God in Dispersing the People

The judgment of God caused the origin of languages and the beginning of nations. As a result, the earth was repopulated by the descendants of Noah as follows:

Shem's Sons

Shem's sons were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
Some of the nations that sprang from these sons were the Persians, Assyrians, Chaldeans, Hebrews, Lydians, and Syrians.
They settled in Assyria, Syria, Persia, northern Arabia, and Mesopotamia.

Ham's Sons

Ham's sons were Cush, Mizraim, Phut, and Canaan.
Some of the nations to spring from these men were the Ethiopians, Egyptians, Libyans, and Canaanites.
Ham's descendants settled in Africa and Arabia.

Japheth's Sons

Japheth's sons were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
From them came the Russians, Germans, Britons, Scythians, Medes, Ionians, Athenians, Iberians, and Thracians.
They settled in Asia Minor, Caucasia, and Europe.

2 Kings

2025-02-12T13:04:00.136-06:00

2 Kings

2 Kings 21:10-12(NKJV)

And the LORD Spoke by His servants the prophets, saying, Because Manasseh king of Judah has done these abominations (he has acted more wickedly than all the Amorites who were before him. and has also made Judah sin with his idols), therefore thus says the LORD God of Israel: 'Behold, I am bringing such calamity upon Jerusalem and Judah. that whoever hears of it, both his ears will tingle.

Author

The author of 1st and 2nd Kings is unknown but the writing if these two books are attributed to Jeremiah
Jeremiah is also called the weeping prophet.

Date

560-538 B.C.

Theme

Lessons from the ruin of Israel and Judah
Disobedience and Rebellion bring Captivity and Bondage

Purpose

The apostasy of the divided kingdom brings captivity and bondage.
Judgment on the kingdom of Israel came through Assyria
Judgment on the kingdom of Judah through Babylon.
The kingdoms experience short periods of revival under the rule of godly kings.

Content

Elijah and Elisha: 2 Kings 1:1-8:15

2 Kings 2:9(NKJV) And so it was, when they had crossed over, that Eljah said to Elisha, "Ask! What may I do for you, before I am taken away from you?" Elisha said, "Please let a double portion of your spirit be upon me."

Kings of Israel and Judah: 2 Kings 8:16-17:6

Israel Captive to Assyria: 2 Kings 17:7-41

2 Kings 17:6-9(NKJV) In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria took Samaria and carried Israel away to Assyria, and placed them in Halah and by the Habor, the River of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes. For so it was that the children of Israel had sinned against the Lord their God, who had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and they had feared other gods, 8 and had walked in the statutes of the nations whom the Lord had cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they had made. 9 Also the children of Israel secretly did against the Lord their God things that were not right, and they built for themselves [a]high places in all their cities, from watchtower to fortified city.

Judah Survives Assyrian Rule: 2 Kings 18:1-23:37

2 Kings 18:1-7(NKJV) Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea the son of Elah, king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz, king of Judah, began to reign. 2 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Abi the daughter of Zechariah. And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father David had done. He removed the [b]high places and broke the sacred pillars, cut down the [c]wooden image and broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made; for until those days the children of Israel burned incense to it, and called it Nehushtan. He trusted in the Lord God of Israel, so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor who were before him. 6 For he held fast to the Lord; he did not depart from following Him, but kept His commandments, which the Lord had commanded Moses. The Lord was with him; he prospered wherever he went. And he rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.

Judah Captive to Babylon: 2 Kings 24:1-25:30

2 Kings 24:8-12(NKJV) Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father had done. At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged. And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city, as his servants were besieging it. Then Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his servants, his princes, and his officers went out to the king of Babylon; and the king of Babylon, in the eighth year of his reign, took him prisoner.

Christ In 2nd Kings

Elijah the forerunner for Christ
Elisha as a type of Christ

John 14:12(NKJV)

Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.

Return to 1 Kings

Old Testament Survery

El Consejo Eterno de Dios: Revelaciones Bíblicas

2025-02-12T12:57:00.000-06:00

El Consejo Eterno de Dios: Revelaciones Bíblicas

El Olam -El Dios Eterno- El Dios de la Eternidad

El Alfa y la Omega: el principio y el fin

El primero y el último: el autor y el finalizador

Isaías 46:9-10 Acordaos de las cosas pasadas desde los tiempos antiguos; porque yo soy Dios, y no hay otro Dios, y nada hay semejante a mí, que anuncio lo por venir desde el principio, y desde la antigüedad lo que aún no era hecho; que digo: Mi consejo permanecerá, y haré todo lo que quiero;

Isaías 48:3-53 Lo que pasó, ya antes lo dije, y de mi boca salió; lo publiqué, lo hice pronto, y fue realidad. Por cuanto conozco que eres duro, y barra de hierro tu cerviz, y tu frente de bronce, 5 te lo dije ya hace tiempo; antes que sucediera te lo advertí, para que no dijeras: Mi ídolo lo hizo, mis imágenes de escultura y de fundición mandaron estas cosas.

El Consejero

... El determinado consejo y la presciencia de Dios...

El Consejo del Señor permanece para siempre, los planes de Su corazón para todas las generaciones.

(Hechos 2:23; Salmos 33:11)

El consejo del Señor

Gradería

Isaías 46:10-11 Aque anuncio lo por venir desde el principio, y desde la antigüedad lo que aún no era hecho; que digo: Mi consejo permanecerá, y haré todo lo que quiero; 11 que llamo desde el oriente al ave, y de tierra lejana al varón de mi consejo. Yo hablé, y lo haré venir; lo he pensado, y también lo haré.
Proverbios 19:21 Muchos pensamientos hay en el corazón del hombre;Mas el consejo de Jehová permanecerá.
Salmo 33:11Muchos pensamientos hay en el corazón del hombre;Mas el consejo de Jehová permanecerá.

Se acerca

Isaías 5:19 Que dicen: Apresure, y apresure su obra, para que la veamos; y se acerque y venga el consejo del Santo de Israel, para que lo sepamos.
Secretos revelados

Daniel 2:28 Mas hay un Dios en los cielos que revela los misterios, y da a conocer al rey Nabucodonosor lo que ha de ser en los postreros días. Tu sueño, y las visiones de tu cabeza sobre tu lecho, son estos;

Amós 3:7 Ciertamente el Señor Dios no hará nada, sino que revela su secreto á sus siervos los profetas.
Proverbios 3:32 Porque el perverso es abominación á Jehová, Mas su secreto está con los justos.
Salmo 25:14 El secreto del Señor está con los que le temen; y él les mostrará su pacto.
Deuteronomio 29:29 Las cosas secretas pertenecen al Señor nuestro Dios, pero las cosas reveladas son de nosotros y de nuestros hijos para siempre, para que cumplamos todas las palabras de esta ley.

Guías

Salmo 32:8 Te instruiré y te enseñaré el camino por donde has de andar: Con mis ojos te guiaré.
Isaías 28:29 Esto también viene del Señor de los ejércitos, el cual es admirable en consejo, y excelente en obrar (guía).
Salmo 73:24 Con tu consejo me guiarás, y después me recibirás para gloria.

Planes Establecidos – Wages War

Proverbios 20:18 Todo propósito se establece por consejo, Y con buen consejo hagan la guerra
Proverbios 24:6 Porque con sabio consejo harás tu guerra: Y en la multitud de consejeros hay seguridad.

Herencia – Predestinado – Obras todas las cosas

Efesios 1:11-12 en quien también hemos obtenido herencia, siendo predestinados según el propósito de aquel que hace todas las cosas según el designio de su voluntad: que seamos para alabanza de su gloria, el que primero confió en Cristo.

Inmutable – No Miente – Esperanza puesta ante nosotros – Ancla

Hebreos 6:17-20 En lo cual Dios, queriendo mostrar más abundantemente a los herederos de la promesa la inmutabilidad de su consejo, lo confirmó con juramento: Para que por dos cosas inmutables, en las cuales era imposible que Dios mintiera, tuviéramos un fuerte consuelo los que hemos huido en busca de refugio para asirnos de la esperanza puesta delante de nosotros. La cual esperanza tenemos como ancla del alma, segura y firme, y que entra en lo que está detrás del velo; Donde está el precursor para nosotros entró, Jesús mismo hecho sumo sacerdote para siempre según el orden de Melquisedec.

Percibir – Oír – Marcar – Llamar

Jeremías 23:18 Porque ¿quién ha estado en el consejo de Jehová, y ha entendido y oído su palabra? ¿Quién se fijó en su palabra y la oyó?
Jeremías 33:3 Llámame, y yo te responderé, y te mostraré cosas grandes y poderosas que no sabes.

Ahora a Él

Romanos 16:5-27 Y al que tiene poder para confirmaros conforme a mi evangelio, y a la predicación de Jesucristo, según la revelación del misterio, que había permanecido oculto desde el principio del mundo, pero ahora se ha manifestado, y por las Escrituras de los profetas, según el mandamiento del Dios eterno, dada a conocer a todas las naciones por la obediencia de la fe: Al solo Dios sabio, sea la gloria por medio de Jesucristo por los siglos. Amén.

Happy Valentine's Day!

2025-02-12T08:58:00.009-06:00

Happy Valentine's Day!

There is a special day it called Valentine's Day. It is when we give gifts and cards to our friends, to show we care for them. Valentine's Day is a great day because it's a day to show we care. We have parties with heart shaped cookies with red icing on them. Valentine's Day colors are red, pink, and white. My favorite part is to help people. We sometime learn to say friend in another language and or just another way. Here is a way I like to say it, amigo, ami, buds, and chum; we will be friends forever no matter what comes.

Oh, Valentine's Day was not aways happy. Saint Valentine is remembered on Valentine Day. He was killed by a king, but I am getting ahead of myself. Saint Valentine was a good man. He helped people get married. Oh, he did miracles. he healed a blind girl, the daughter of a guard. Saint Valentine told the guard about Jesus. The guard asked if he could heal his daughter and tell her about Jesus and heaven above. So, Saint Valentine did both. Saint Valentine went in and out of jail all because he told people about Jesus. Saint Valentine fell in love with the guard's daughter, but the mean king did not like him. So, he was put to death. However, he had wrote a letter to his love, the guard's daughter. Saint Valentine died on February 14th. So, we remember him on February 14th. Saint Valentine gave to people, and he helped people before he died. He gave little hearts to people to remind them of their faith in God. So now we give cards to our friends to remember him and his faith in God and how he helped others on Valentine's Day.

By Bell

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1 Kings

2025-02-11T11:47:00.211-06:00

1 Kings

1 Kings 18:21(NKJV)

And Elijah came to all the people, and said, "How long will you falter between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him." But the people answered him not a word.

Author

The author of 1st and 2nd Kings is unknown but the writing if these two books are attributed to Jeremiah

Date

560-538 B.C.

Theme

Lessons from the divided kingdom

Purpose

The books of 1 and 2 Kings originally existed as one volume in the original Hebrew text.
These books cover the history of the Israelites from the death of King David to the captivity of Judah.
King David is presented as the good example and King Jeroboam as a bad example of godly leadership.
1 Kings covers the reign of Solomon through the reign of Jehoshaphat and Ahaziah.

Solomon's name means peace

Content

The Reign of Solomon: 1 Kings 1:1-11:43

1 Kings 1:37(NKJV) As the LORD has been with my lord the king, even so may He be with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord King David.
The Prayer of Solomon

1 Kings 3:5-9(NKJV) At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, "Ask! What shall I give you?" And Solomon said: "You have shown great mercy to Your servant David my father, because he walked before You in truth, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with You; You have continued this great kindness for him, and You have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day. Now, O LORD My God, You have made Your servant king instead of my father David, but I am a little child: I do not know how to go out or come in. And Your servant is in the midst of Your people whom You have chosen, a great people, too numerous to be numbered or counted. Therefore, give to Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people, that I may discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?"

Solomon's Wisdom:

1 Kings 4:29-30(NKJV) And God gave Solomon wisdom and exceedingly great understanding, and largeness of heart like the sand on the seashore. Thus, Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the men of the East and all the wisdom of Egypt.

Solomon Builds the Temple

1 Kings 6:1(NKJV) And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD.

Solomon Turns His Heart from the Lord

1 Kings 11:1-4(NKJV) But King Solomon loved many foreign women, as well as the daughter of Pharaoh: women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites from the nations of whom the LORD had said to the children of Israel, "You shall not intermarry with them, nor they with you. Surely, they will turn away your hearts after their gods." Solomon clung to these in love. And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart. For it was so, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned his heart after other gods; and his heart was not loyal to the LORD his God, as was the heart of his father David.
Deuteronomy 17:14-17(NKJV) When you come to the land which the LORD your God is giving you, and possess it and dwell in it, and say, "I will set a king over me like all the nations that are around me,' you shall surely set a king over you whom the LORD your God chooses; one from among your brethren you shall set as king over you; you may not set a foreigner over you, who is not your brother. But he shall not multiply horses for himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt to multiply horses, for the LORD has said to you, you shall not return that way again. Neither shall he multiply wives for himself, lest his heart turn away; nor shall he greatly multiply silver and gold for himself.

Rehoboam and Jeroboam: 1 Kings 12:1-14:30

The Divided Kingdom

Rehoboam

Judah the Southern Kingdom

Judah, Benjamin, Levites

Jeroboam

Israel the Northern Kingdom

The other 10 Tribes

Kings of Israel and Judah: 1 Kings 15:1-16:34

Elijah and Ahab: 1 Kings 17:1-19:21

Elijha's Mount Carmel Victory: 1 Kings 18:20-46

1 Kings 18:21 And Elijah came to all the people, and said, “How long will you falter between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.” But the people answered him not a word.

Elijah and Elisha

1 Kings 19:19 So he departed from there, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he was with the twelfth. Then Elijah passed by him and threw his mantle on him.

Ahab and Jezebel 1Kings 20:1-22:53

1 Kings 21:7 Then Jezebel his wife said to him, “You now exercise authority over Israel! Arise, eat food, and let your heart be cheerful; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”

Christ in the 1st Kings

The Need for King Jesus

The queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and indeed a greater than Solomon is here.

Elijah the Forerunner for Christ

Matthew 11:13-14: For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. And if you are willing to receive it, he is Elijah who is to come.

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From the Fall to the Flood

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From the Fall to the Flood

Adam and Eve outside the Garden

In their new state of consciousness of good and evil, Adam and Eve began their life outside the Garden of Eden. Existence was quite different from before. Previously, in the peace of the garden, the first man and woman had been charged with dressing and keeping a true paradise. Now Adam was hewing out a living by the sweat of his brow, battling unendingly against weeds and briars.
Eve discovered the truth of God's Word. He had said, "I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children'' (Genesis 3:16). The first child that Eve brought into the world was a son named Cain. She said, 1 have gotten a man from the LORD'" (Genesis 4:1). Then Eve gave birth to another son, Abel. The wording here seems to suggest that the two boys may have been twins. In the other places in the Bible it also says that the man knew his wife and she conceived. Here it says, "and again she bare his brother".

The Difference Between the two brothers

As often happens with brothers in the same family, these two were quite different. Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiler of the ground. According to Genesis 4:3-7, there were also spiritual differences between these two men.

Worship Taught

Adam and Eve had obviously taught their sons about God's existence and about the need to worship Him and to offer sacrifices to Him. As time passed by, Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord. Abel also brought an offering of the firstborn of his flock.

Sacrifice Accepted and Rejected

The Lord accepted Abel's offering but not that of Cain. This disturbed Cain, and he became angry.
The Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. Genesis 4:6-7
In His mercy and willingness to forgive Cain's error, the Lord appealed to him. He told Cain that his offering could be accepted as well as that of Abel if he, too, would do the right thing. The only thing that would prevent Cain from doing right would be sin.

Blood Sacrifice, a Requirement

What was wrong with Cain's offering? Cain's offering did not include a blood sacrifice. He had brough an offering of fruit of the ground. From the very first, God's plan called for a blood sacrifice.
In the garden, God had slain animals in order to provide skins to cover the nakedness of Adam and Eve. (See Genesis 3:21.) In other words. for sins to be covered, blood had to be shed.

Jesus Christ is the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world (Revelation 13:8)
The reason God chose a blood sacrifice is that the wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23).
Without the shedding of blood, sins cannot be remitted (Hebrews 9:22).

Adam must have given taught his sons or Abel would not have known what to bring. We do know that Cain brought an improper sacrifice.
Early in Scripture we see that sincerity alone does not put a person in right standing with God. The one thing God will honor is obedient faith, it is not enough to do what we think is right or the best we know how. We must do what God commands.

Abel obeyed God out of faith. Hebrews 11:4 says, "By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Caln, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh!"

The Punishment of Disobedience

Sadly, Cain did not accept God's offer to try again but instead murdered his brother, Abel.

The Lord, who sees and knows all things, asked, "Where is Abel thy brother?""
Cain lied, "I know not; am I my brother's keeper?'"
Then God pronounced the penalty for Cain's sin: "What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground. And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand; when thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth!"

Scientists have discovered that DNA, which is in blood, gives off a vibration. This could be what is referred to as " the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground".

Cain replied, "My punishment is greater than I can bear. Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that everyone that findeth me shall slay me" (Genesis 4:13-14).
The Lord answered, therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold" (Genesis 4:15). Then the Lord set a mark on Cain to prevent anyone who found him from killing him.

God still was showing mercy to Cain by setting a mark to prevent anyone from killing him.

As a result of his sins of murder and refusal to obey God, Cain left the Lord's presence and went to live in the lonely land of Nod on the east of Eden.

Men Who Walked with God

Seth

Adam and Eve had more children, but it was not until she gave birth to a son whom they named Seth that Eve said, "For God hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew'' (Genesis 4:25).
It was in the days of Seth, who was evidently a godly man with a desire to serve God as Abel had, that people began to call upon the name of the Lord (Genesis 4:26).

Enoch

One of the most interesting men to live in the Book of Genesis was Enoch. He loved God and was obedient to Him. The Bible says, "'And Enoch walked with God; and he was not; for God took him' (Genesis 5:24).
Hebrews 11:5 offers further information on this unusual event: "By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God!"

Noah

In the days of Enoch's great-grandson, Noah, God saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth and that every imagination of the thoughts of their hearts was only evil continually. They were so wicked and lawless that God was grieved for making them.

He said, "I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them'" (Genesis 6:7).

There was one man, however, who found grace in the eyes of the Lord: Noah. While others thought continually about evil things and practiced all kinds of wickedness, Noah believed in God and obeyed Him.

Hebrews 11:7 puts it this way: "By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith."

What did Abel, Seth, Enoch, and Noah have in common? Obedient faith. They believed God and obeyed Him. From the beginning, faith has been God's requirement. As Hebrews 11:6 points out, "Without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him."

The Snowflake

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Little snowflake oh how swiftly you are like a swan.

How graceful you are like a dancer dancing in the moon light.

You are as white as a beautiful pale white rose.

How beautiful you are snowflake.

by Isabella

Poems

Donuts

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Ingredients:

½ c. water
1 stick of butter or margarine (1/4 cup)
4 Tbsp. sugar
2 pkg. dry yeast
3-4 C. flour
2 eggs, beaten
Dash of salt
oil for frying
1/2 C. Sugar

Directions:

Combine water, butter, and 4 Tbsp. sugar in small pot.
Heat to melt butter.
Cool to lukewarm.
Add yeast, 3 c. flour, and beaten eggs.
Knead until smooth, adding more flour if necessary.
Cover with damp dish towel and let rise 30 minutes.
Punch down.
Divide into portions the size of a golf ball.
Shape into balls, rings, or braids.
Let rise 30 minutes more.
Heat 1 c. oil in frying pan.
Fry donuts, turning to brown on all sides.
Remove with slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
Put 1/2 C. Sugar in paper bag and shake warm donuts to cover (optional). Serve warm.

Makes 12-14

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Cheese Latkes (Fried Cheese Patties)

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CHEESE LATKES (Fried Cheese Patties)

Ingredients:

1 c. ricotta cheese (works best, but any shredded cheese will do)
4 eggs
3c. flour
½ tsp. salt
Cinnamon and sugar
2 Tbsp. margarine or oil for frying

Directions:

Put cheese and eggs in bow and mix well.
Add flour and salt and mix again.
Heat oil or margarine in frying pan over medium heat.
Carefully spoon batter by tablespoonfuls into pan.
Fry on one side until pancakes bubble. Turn and fry on second side until brown.
Drain on paper towel. Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar.

Serves 3-4

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English 1

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The 9th grade language arts student will study topics including:

grammar
vocabulary
literature
composition.
public speaking
literary analysis
citing sources
writing reports.
myths
drama
novels
short stories
poetry

Resources:

God's River of Love and Peace

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There is a river that flows with love and peace. It flows wide and deep. The river always runs so peacefully; it runs so sweetly. When sadness hits, it washes down the river and up comes happiness and peace. It runs through a peaceful valley with love for us. When we are sad, we come to the river to pray for help. Jesus gives us peace in our hearts.

There is peace in the valley for all of us. Look around and you can see the peace in the valley. There are birds singing in the trees above the river of love. O' see the boats rocking back and forth on the peaceful river of God, the river of Love and Peace.

By Isabella

Poems

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Algebra 1

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Algebra I is the math course that is typically covered in ninth grade, although some students may complete pre-algebra or geometry.

Algebra 1 students will cover topics such as:

real numbers
rational and irrational numbers
integers
variables
exponents and powers
scientific notation
lines
slopes
the Pythagorean Theorem
graphing
using equations to solve problems.

They will also gain experience in reasoning skills by working through reading, writing, and solving equations, simplifying and rewriting equations to solve problems, and using graphs to solve problems.

Resources:

Overview of the book of 2 Samuel

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2nd Samuel

2 Samuel 7:12-13(NKJV)

When your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, who will come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.

Acts 13:22(NKJV)

And When He had removed him. He raised up for them David as king, to whom also He gave testimony and said, "I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My Own heart, who will do all My will."

Author

The author of the book of 2 Samuel is uncertain. Samuel probably wrote portions of the book. It is possible that Abiathar the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Gad the seer also contributed to this book.

Date

Between 931 - 722 B.C.

Theme

King David the forerunner of the Messiah

Purpose

The book of 2 Samuel describes the history of the forty-year period of David's reign over the nation of Israel.
The first portion of the book (chapters 1-4) describes his reign over Judah and the remaining chapters (5-24) his reign over all of Israel.
Chapters 1-10 show David's triumphs and chapters 11-24 his troubles.

Content

David Appointed King of Judah: 2 Samuel 1:1-4:12

2 Samuel 2:4(NKJV) Then the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah...
1 Kings 2:11(NKJV) The period that David reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years he reigned in Hebron, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years.

David's Kingship: 2 Samuel 5:1-24:25

2 Samuel 5:3(NKJV) Therefore, all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD. And they anointed David king over Israel.
2 Samuel 5:12(NKJV) So David knew that the LORD had established him as king over Israel, and that He had exalted His kingdom for the sake of His people Israel. David's Reign as King
David's Reign as King

David defeats the Philistines

2 Samuel 5:17-25

David brings the Ark to Jerusalem

2 Samuel 6:1-23

David's desire to build a

temple/Covenant

2 Samuel 7:1-29

David's conquering and kindness

2 Samuel 8:1-10:19

David and Bathsheba

2 Samuel 11:1-27

David and Nathan the prophet

2 Samuel 12:1-25

Amnon and Tamar

2 Samuel 13:1-22

David and Absalom

2 Samuel 13:23-18:33

David's final years as King

2 Samuel 19:1-24:25

Christ in the book of 2 Samuel

King David the forerunner for the Messiah

2 Samuel 7:12-13(NKJV) When your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, who will come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
Revelation 22:16(NKJV) "I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star."

David's combining of the offices of prophet, priest, and king speak of Jesus as our Prophet, Priest, and King of Kings

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1 Samuel

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1 Samuel

1 Samuel 3:19-20(NKJV)

So, Samuel grew, and the LORD Was with him and let none of his words fall to the

ground. And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel had been established as a

prophet of the LORD.

Samuel was a Judge, a Prophet, and a Priest

Author

The author of the book of 1 Samuel is uncertain. It was probably written by Samuel and Abiathar the priest.

Date

The book of 1 Samuel covers a period of time of about 140 years beginning with the birth of Samuel and ending with the death of Saul.
Written between 931-722 B.C.

Theme

God's work in the history of Israel

Purpose

The book of 1 Samuel describes the transition from the rule of Judges to the appointment of Kings.
The three main characters in this book are Samuel, Saul, and David.
Originally 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel were together as one book.

Content

Eli the Priest & Judge/ The Birth of Samuel: 1 Samuel 1:1-4:22

Hannah wept bitterly for a son and Eli spoke that God had granted her petition (1 Samuel 1:17). She dedicated Samuel to the work of the Lord.

1 Samuel 1:18(NKJV) And she said, "Let your maidservant find favor in your sight." So the woman went her way and ate, and her face was no longer sad.

The Corruption of Eli's sons

1 Samuel 3:12, 13(NKJV) In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end. For I have told him that I will judge his house forever for the iniquity which he knows, because his sons made themselves vile. and he did not restrain them.

The death of Eli and his sons and the capture of the Ark of Covenant

1 Samuel 4:19(NKJV) Now his daughter-in-law, Phinehas' wife, was with child, due to be delivered; and when she heard the news that the ark of God was captured, and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and gave birth, for her labor pains came upon her.
1 Samuel 4:21(NKJV) Then she named the child lchabod, saying, "The glory has departed from Israel!" because the ark of God had been captured and because of her father-in-law and her husband.

Samuel the Leader:1 Samuel 5:1-8:22

The return of the Ark

1 Samuel 6:11-12(NKJV) And they set the ark of the LORD on the cart, and the chest with the gold rats and the images of their tumors. Then the cows headed straight for the road to Beth Shemesh, and went along the highway, lowing as they went, and did not turn aside to the right hand or the left. And the lords of the Philistines went after them to the border of Beth Shemesh.

Samuel's sone walk in disobedience

1 Samuel 8:1(NKJV) Now it came to pass when Samuel was old that he made his sons judges Over Israel.
1 Samuel 8:3(NKJV) But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside after dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.
1 Samuel 8:4, 5(NKJV) Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah, and said to him, "Look, you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now make us a king to judge us like all the nations."

Saul the First King: 1 Samuel 9:1-15:35

King after the flesh

1 Samuel 9:1-2(NKJV) There was a man of Benjamin whose name was Kish the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power. And he had a choice and handsome son whose name was Saul. There was not a more handsome person than he among the children of Israel. From his shoulders upward he was taller than any of the people.
1 Samuel 15:1(NKJV) Samuel also said to Saul, "The LORD Sent me to anoint you king over His people, over Israel. Now therefore, heed the voice of the words of the LORD.

Saul's disobedience was not killing all of the Amalekites and sparing King Agag

1 Samuel 15:26(NKJV) But Samuel said to Saul, will not return with you, for you have rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD has rejected you from being king over Israel."

David the Second King and Saul: 1 Samuel 16:1-30:31

1 Samuel 16:7(NKJV)

But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not look at his appearance or at his physical

stature, because l have refused him. For the LORD does not see as man sees; for man

looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."

1 Samuel 16:13(NKJV)

Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and

the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel arose and went

to Ramah.

Major Events

David kills Goliath 1 Samuel 17

Saul becomes jealous of David
David's friendship with Jonathan (Saul's son)
David flees from Saul

Death of Saul: 1 Samuel 31:1-13

Saul's death in the battle against the Philistines

1 Samuel 31:6(NKJV) So, Saul, his three sons, his armorbearer. and all his men died together that same day.

Christ in the Book of 1 Samuel

Samuel as a type of Christ

Both were promised children

Samuel was a Judge, a Prophet, and a Priest compared to the fact that was Jesus is a Prophet, the High Priest, and the King
David's kingdom of the lineage of Christ's kingdom
David as a shepherd and Jesus as the Chief Shepherd

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Overview of the Book of Ruth

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Ruth

Ruth 3:13(NKJV)

Stay this night, and in the morning it shall be that if he will perfom the duty of a close

relative (kinsman-redeemer) for yo-good; let him do it. But if he does not want to

perform the duty for you, then I will perform the duty for you, as the LORD lives! Lie down

until morning."

Author

The author for the book of Ruth is unknown. Jewish tradition ascribes it to Samuel

Date

Ruth 1:1(NKJV) Now it came to pass, in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehem, Judah, went to dwell in the country of Moab, he and his wife and his two sons.
The days when the judges ruled
Different beliefs on the date (1150-1100 B.C.) or (1050-1 000 B.C.)

Theme

God's sovereign intervention brings universal redemption
Kinsman-redeemer

Purpose

The book of Ruth is written to demonstrate the sovereignty, mercy, and love of God. It begins with famine, death, and loss but ends in redemption and fruitfulness.
The book of Ruth was historically read during the Feast of Harvest because much of the story takes place during the harvesting of barley.

Content

Naomi's Departure and Return: Ruth 1:1-22

Ruth 1:1(NKJV)Now it came to pass, in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehem, Judah, went to dwell in the country of Moab, he and his wife and his two Sons.
Ruth 1:6(NKJV) Then she arose with her daughters-in-law that she might return from the country of Moab, for she had heard in the country of Moab that the LORD had visited His people by giving them bread.

"Visited His People means that God came to the aid of His People

Ruth 1:22(NKJV) So, Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess her daughter-in-law with her, who returned from the country of Moab. Now they came to Bethlehem at the beginning of barley harvest.

Ruth the Young Moabite: Ruth 2:1-3:18

Ruth 2:6(NKJV) So, the servant who was in charge of the reapers answered and said, "It is the young Moabite woman who came back with Naomi from the country of Moab.

Boaz Redeems Ruth: Ruth 4:1-22

Ruth 4:13(NKJV) So, Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife; and when he went in to her, the LORD gave her conception, and she bore a son.

Christ in the Book of Ruth

Boaz as a type of Christ functioning in the role of the kinsman-redeemer paying the full price of freedom

Jesus turning our mourning into dancing

Bitterness into Better-ness

Ruth a Moabite in the genealogy of Jesus (Matthew 1:5) GrOld Testament Survey eat-Grandmother of David

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Overview of the Book of Judges

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Judges

Judges 2:7-10 (NKJV)

So, the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders

who outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the Lord Which He had done

for Israel. Now Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died when he was one hundred

and ten years old. And they buried him within the border of his inheritance at Timnathheres, in the

mountains of Ephraim, on the north side of Mount Gaash. When all that generation had been gathered to their fathers, another generation arose after them who did not know the LORD nor the work which He had done for Israel.

Judges 2:16 (NKJV)

Nevertheless, the LORD raised up judges who delivered them out of the hand of

those who plundered them.

1. Author

The author is unknown
It is believed that Samuel wrote a portion of the book of Judges

2. Date

About 1050-1000 B.C.

3. Theme

Disobedience brings oppression
Repentance
God's Provision of Deliverance

4. Purpose

The book of Judges tells of the history of the Israelites from the death of Joshua until the ministry of Samuel (approximately 350 years).
During this time the people repeatedly turned from following God. Their disobedience brought bondage and oppression.
God raised up fifteen Judges to bring deliverance to His people. The best-known Judges are Deborah, Gideon, and Samson.
The book of Judges covers 13 of the 15 Judges.

5. Content

Condition of the Israelites: Judges 1:1-3:6

Judges 2:17-18(NKJV)

Yet they would not listen to their judges, but they played the harlot with other gods,

and bowed down to them. They turned quickly from the way in which their fathers walked,

in obeying the commandments of the LORD; they did not do so. And when the LORD raised up judges for them, the LORD Was with the judge and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for the LORD Was moved to pity by their groaning because of those who oppressed them and harassed them.

Ruling Judges: Judges 3:7-16:31

Judge	Reference	Judge	Reference
Othniel	Judges 3:7-11	Jair	Judges 10:3-5
Ehud (the only left-handed judge)	Judges 3:12-30	Jephthah	Judges 10:6-12:7
Shamgar	Judges 3:31	Ibzan	Judges 12:8-10
Deborah	Judges 4:1-5:31	Elon	Judges 12:11-12
Gideon	Judges 9:1-57	Samson	Judges 13-16
Tola	Judges 10:1-2

Idolatry and Civil War: Judges 17:1-21:25

The worship of foreign gods (Judges 17-18)
The attack on the tribe of Benjamin because of the Levite's concubine (Judges 19-21)

6. Christ in the book of Judges

Christ as our deliver and righteous judge

2 Timothy 4:8(NKJV)

Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the

righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have

loved His appearing.

Acts 17:31(NKJV)

because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by

the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from

the dead.

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The Hummingbird

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The Hummingbird

Hummingbird oh how you fly like a butterfly to each little morning glory that opens their doors. You are like a beautiful rainbow with all your colors. You are so very little, Hummingbird, but so beautiful as you and your hummingbird friends around. You come from flower to flower. You do not sing that is true, but hum so very beautifully. You are the best as you are as God made you, Hummingbird.

by Isabella

Poems

Overview of the Book of Joshua

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Joshua

Joshua 1:1-3(NKJV)

"Ater the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, it came to pass that the LORD

spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' assistant, saying:

"Moses My servant is dead. Now, therefore. arise. go over this Jordan, you and all this

people, to the land which l am giving to them-the children of Israel.

"Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you, as I said to

Moses."

Author

It is believed that the majority of the book of Joshua was written by Joshua himself
It is possible that a scribe recorded some of the events of the book of Joshua that actually occurred after his death

Date

400-1375 B.C.

Theme

The central theme of the book of Joshua is "Possessing the Inheritance"
Victory through Faith

Purpose

The book of Joshua describes the conquest of the land promised to Abraham, the land of Canaan.
Joshua's name means "the Lord saves" or "the Lord is salvation". The Greek translation of the name Joshua is Jesus.

Genesis 15:18-21(NKJV)

On the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying: "To your

descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river

Euphrates-

the Kenites, the Kenezzites, the Kadmonites.

the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim,

the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.

Content

Preparation for Possession: Joshua 1:1-5:15

Joshua 1:11(NKJV)

"Pass through the camp and command the people, saying, 'Prepare provisions Tor

yourselves, for within three days you will cross over this Jordan, to go in to possess the

land which the LORD your God is giving you to possess.

Circumcision of the Second Generation: Joshua 5:1-1
The Conquest: Joshua 6:1-12:24

Joshua 10:40(NKJV)

So, Joshua conquered al the land: the mountain country and the South and the

lowland and the wilderness slopes, and all their kings; he left none remaining, but utterly

destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD God of Israel had commanded.

The Division of the Land: Joshua 13:1-22:34

Joshua 21:43-45(NKJV)

So, the LORD gave to Israel all the land of which He had sworn to give to their fathers,

and they took possession of it and dwelt in it.

The LORD gave them rest all around, according to all that He had sworn to their

fathers. And not a man of all their enemies stood against them; the LORD delivered all

their enemies into their hand.

Not a word failed of any good thing which the LORD had spoken to the house of

Israel. All came to pass.

The Death of Joshua: Joshua 23:1-24:33

Joshua 23:14(NKJV)

"Behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth. And you know in all your hearts

and in all your souls that not one thing has failed of all the good things which the LORD

your God spoke concerning you. Al have come to pass for you; not one word of them has

failed.

Joshua 24:14, 15(NKJV)

""Now therefore, fear the LORD, Serve Him in sinceriy and in truth, and put away the

gods which your fathers served on the other side of the River and in Egypt. Serve the

LORD!

And if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves this day whom

you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of

the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my

house, we will serve the LORD.

Christ in the book of Joshua

The very name of the book speaks of Jesus our savior as the name of Joshua means, "the Lord saves" or "the Lord is salvation."
Christ revealed as the Commander of the Army of the Lord

Joshua 5:13-15(NKJV)

"And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted his eyes and looked,

and behold, a Man stood opposite him with His sword drawn in His hand. And Joshua

went to Him and said to Him. "Are You for us or for our adversaries?"

So He said, "No, but as Commander of the army of the LORD I have noW Come.

And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshiped, and said to Him, "What does

my Lord say to His servant?"

Then the Commander of the Lord's army said to Joshua, "Take your sandal off your

foot, for the place where you stand is holy." And Joshua did so.

The Redemptive work of Christ on the Cross

Joshua 2:17, 18(NKJV)

So, the men said to her: "We will be blameless of this oath of yours which you have

made Us swear, unless, when we come into the land, you bind this line of scarlet cord in the window

through which you let us down, and unless you bring your father, your mother, your

brothers, and all your father's household to your own home.

Christ as a fulfillment of all of God's Promises

Joshua 23:14(NKJV)

Behold, this day l am going the way of all the earth. And you know in all your hearts

and in all your souls that not one thing has failed of all the good things which the LORD

your God spoke Concerning you. All have come to pass for you; not one word of them has

failed.

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God Made Pets For us to Love

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God made all pets for us to love, and care for. He made dogs and cats for us to love. We need them and they need us. We need each other, to get thought it all. God knew this, so he made them and us for each other to care about each other and love each other. God loves us and them, too. He does, he really does love us all. We need pets because we tell them our feelings and they listen to us and to our feelings. When we feel blue, they make us feel so good inside. We love our pets, and they love us.

By Isabella

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O' What an Amazing World We Live In

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O' what an amazing world we live in. O' the places we could go. All because God made them for us. Look around and you will see them. God has made them just for us, if you look around you will see God's amazing works. In the amazing world we live in. Just stop and listen you can hear them all around us like the river running and the birds singing in the wonderful word we live in. You can hear them all around us and smell the wonders in the amazing word; like the smells of the flowers budding out, the bees buzzing around, and the butterflies flying from flower to flower, in the amazing word we live in that our God made for us.

By Isabella

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Overview of the Book of Deuteronomy

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Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 17:18-19(NKJV)

Also, it shall be, when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write for

himself a copy of this law in a book, from the one before the priests, the Levies. Shall be with him, and he shall read it all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear the LORD his God and be careful to observe all the words of this law and these statutes,

Author

Moses (120 years old)

Date

About 1400 B.C.
Just before the death of Moses and Joshua's leading the people into Canaan

Theme

Remembrance of the Law
Obedience & Blessings
Disobedience & Cursing

Purpose

The title of the book of Deuteronomy comes from the Greek meaning "second law." The Israelites spend forty years wandering in the wilderness. During this time all those who were twenty and above died according to the Word of the Lord in Numbers 14:29 (except for Joshua and Caleb).
Moses reminds this new generation of Israelites of their history, what God had done for them, and God's laws. The book of Deuteronomy is a reminder of God's faithfulness and a challenge to possess the promise land.

Content

Moses Reviews Israel's History: Deuteronomy 1:1-4:43

Deuteronomy 1:1(NKJV) These are the words which Moses spoke to all Israel on this side of the Jordan in the wilderness, ..

Moses Reviews the Law: Deuteronomy 4:44-11:32

Deuteronomy 4:44(NKJV) Now this is the law which Moses set before the children of Israel

Guidelines for Daily Living: Deuteronomy 12:1-26:19

Burnt Offerings
Clean and Unclean Meat
Cancellation of Debt and Bondservants
Review of the Feasts
Priesthood
Cities of Refuge
Offerings and Tithes

Obedience and Disobedience: Deuteronomy 27:1-28:68

Deuteronomy 28:1(NKJV) "Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the LORD your God will set you high above all nations of the earth.
Deuteronomy 28:15(NKJV) "But it shall come to pass, if you do not obey the voice of the LORD your God, to observe carefully all His commandments and His statutes which I command you today, that all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:

Renewal of Covenant: Deuteronomy 29:1-30:20

Deuteronomy 29:1(NKJV) These are the words of the covenant which the LORD Commanded Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab, besides the covenant which He made with them in Horeb.
Deuteronomy 30:19(NKJV) "I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore, choose life, that both you and your descendants may live;

Moses' Blessings and Death: Deuteronomy 31:1-34:12

Joshua the new Leader: Deuteronomy 31:17
Deuteronomy 33:1(NKJV) Now this is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
Deuteronomy 34:5(NKJV) So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the Word of the LORD.
Deuteronomy 34:6(NKJV)And He buried him in a valley in the land of Moab., opposite Beth Peor; but no one knows his grave to this day.
Deuteronomy 34:10(NKJV) But since then there has not arisen in lsrael a prophet like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face,

Christ in the book of Deuteronomy

Christ Jesus the Prophet

Deuteronomy 18:15(NKJV) The LORD Your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your midst, from your brethren. Him you shall hear,
Christ's emphasis on the Word and Obedience
Jesus' Quotes from the book of Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 6:5: Matthew 22:37, Mark 12:30
Deuteronomy 6:13, 10:20: Matthew 4:10
Deuteronomy 6:16: Matthew 4:7, Luke 4:12
Deuteronomy 8:3: Matthew 4:4, Luke 4:4

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