2 Chronicles 3:1-5:1

Now the LORD visited Sarah as he had said (Gen 21:1), I like this. and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken (Gen 21:1). I like that, "as He had said, and as He had spoken." I've got that underlined that just sort of hit me. "The Lord visited Sarah as he had said." The Lord keeps His word. The Lo... Read More

SOLOMON’S TEMPLE A FIGURE OF THE CHURCH; AND THE TWO PILLARS, JACHIN AND BOAZ, TYPICAL OF CHRIST. 1 KINGS 7:21 And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple: and set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin: and he set up the left pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz THESE ... Read More

Reading: Psalm 132 “Then Solomon began to build the house of the Lord at Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord appeared unto David his father, which he made ready in the place that David had appointed, in the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite” 2 Chron 3:1 There is much related Scripture whic... Read More

Abraham, My Friend The Making of a Praying Man_57 God is able In the National Gallery of the Heroes of Faith there is just one portrait that appears twice; Abraham’s. Hebrews 11 twice focuses on this extraordinary man as a God-given illustration of faith. First the writer tells us that it was ‘by fa... Read More

There is a great need in the body of Christ for consistent reading of the Holy Scriptures in their entirety, book by book, chapter by chapter, verse by verse. In this case we are encouraging a chronological reading of the Scriptures. Most of the confusion is created when certain teachers, groups, or... Read More

Prepared (2090) (hetoimazo from heteos = fitness - see study of related word hetoimasia) means to make ready, specifically to make ready beforehand for some purpose, use, or activity. Those entities that can be made ready or put in a state of readiness include (1) Things - The King's way, Mt 3:3, Mk... Read More

1 Chronicles 21:1-30 THERE is something very peculiar about this fragment or episode of Israel's history. It is abrupt, and in a manner isolated, though not wholly so. It has also some very remarkable points about it. It is the introduction to the history of the temple. It shews the way in which Dav... Read More

Being Emptied The way of the cross involves not only being broken but also being emptied. "It is no longer I", said Paul. He had allowed himself to be emptied of the "I", so that Christ might live and rule in him. Even Jesus emptied Himself when He came down from the Throne of God to the awful depth... Read More

The way of the cross involves not only being broken but also being emptied. “It is no longer I", said Paul. He had allowed himself to be emptied of the “I", so that Christ might live and rule in him. Even Jesus emptied Himself when He came down from the Throne of God to the awful depths of the cross... Read More

"God made known His ways to Moses, His acts to the sons of Israel" (Psa.103:7). "This is eternal life that they may know Thee the only true God and Jesus Christ Whom Thou hast sent" (Jn.17:3). There is a lot of difference between observing God's actions (even His miracles) and understanding His ways... Read More