Jeremiah 27:5-6

The Sword and the Trowel By Paris Reidhead* Our theme this morning, The Sword and the Trowel. I shall begin reading with the 12th verse, and conclude with the 18th verse, in order to give background for the text. Nehemiah 4:12 - 18: 12And it came to pass, that when the Jews which dwelt by them came,... Read More

By faith, Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. By faith, Jacob when he was a dying blessed both the sons of Joseph, and worshipped leaning on the top of his staff. By faith, Joseph when he died made mention of the departing of the children of Israel, and gave commandment concernin... Read More

"Seventy weeks are decreed upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most holy.[1] Know therefore and discern, ... Read More

THE distinction between the Hebrew and the Chaldee portions of the writings of Daniel[1] affords a natural division, the importance of which will appear on a careful consideration of the whole. But for the purpose of the present inquiry, the book will more conveniently divide itself between the firs... 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

Might (2479) (ischus) (see note by Wayne Barber ischus) refers to “power as an enduement.” Ischus is the inherent ability which stresses the factuality of the ability, not necessarily the accomplishment. Ischus is inherent power or force. A muscular man’s big muscles display his might, even if he do... Read More

Do, done, did, doing; Make, made, makes, making; Perform, Practice (4160) (poieo) occurs 568 times, primarily in the Gospels and in a wide variety of contexts, which makes it difficult to do a simple word study. BDAG says poieo is "a multivalent term (possessing many meanings), often without pointed... Read More

(Compare Mark 10:28–31; Luke 18:28–30) DISCOVERY OF THE FACTS 1. The Reward of Sacrifice for Christ, 19:27–30 What occasioned Peter’s question? (vv. 21, 22, 23–26.) What did Peter say they had done? Was that true? (Luke 5:11, 27, 28.) Who must forsake all? (Luke 14:33.) What makes it very easy to fo... Read More

THE SEED ROYAL IS PRESERVED. The New Testament opens with the genealogical proof that Jesus Christ is of David’s royal line; yet the Old Testament foretold that He should suffer and be put to death before He took the throne; and thus it came to pass: He was cut off out of the land of the living; God... Read More

The Treasury of David Charles Spurgeon PSALM 2 Verse 1. We have, in these first three verses, a description of the hatred of men against the Messiah. No better comment is needed upon it than the apostolic song in Acts 4:27,28: "For of a truth against your holy child Jesus, whom you have anointed, bo... Read More