Posted: July 10, 2026
The thief and the false prophet were banished. “I looked again, and there before me was a flying scroll. And he said to me, ‘This is the curse that is going out over the whole land; for according to what it says on one side, every thief will be banished, and according to what it
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Posted: July 4, 2026
Snatched from the fire. “Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right side to accuse him. The LORD said to Satan, The LORD rebuke you, Satan! The LORD, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebuke you! Is not this man a burning stick snatched
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Posted: June 26, 2026
The dead in sin – revived. “After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will restore us, that we may live in his presence.” Hosea 6:2. About 750 years before the Messiah, Prophet Hosea predicted what God would accomplish for rebellious humankind in the body of Jesus Christ on the cross
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Posted: June 20, 2026
The gate of righteousness. “Open to me the gates of the just king’s temple! I will enter through them and give thanks to the Lord.” The opening of the gates of righteousness refers to Jesus Christ, the gate through which the righteous will enter. Psalm 118:19. What are the gates of righteousness? The ‘gates of
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Posted: June 13, 2026
God abandoned the Savior of the world. “Scorn has broken my heart and left me helpless; I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found none.” Psalm 69:20, 21. Long before the Messiah suffered on the cross at Golgotha, David prophesied what the Savior of the world would endure. On the
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Posted: June 5, 2026
He led the captives. “When you ascended on high, you have led captives in your train.” Psalm 68:18. In Psalm 47, David poetically describes the enthronement of Jesus Christ as the King of kings and Lord of lords on the day of his resurrection. The Bible does not specify who the captives are. Jesus ascended
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Posted: May 29, 2026
The Conqueror. “You ascended on high, you led captivity captive; You received gifts for mankind, truly for the disobedient, so they may dwell there. The Lord God be blessed;” Psalm 68:18. The Septuagint. Apostle Paul applied this verse to Jesus Christ. Paul states, “But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ
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Posted: May 22, 2026
The Christ’s temple. “Therefore, when Christ came into the world, he said: ‘Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me; with burnt offerings and sin-offerings you were not pleased. Then I said, Here I am – it is written about me in the scroll – I have come to
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Posted: May 15, 2026
The Son. “I will proclaim the LORD’s decree: He said to me, ‘You are my Son; today I have become your Father.’” Psalm 2:7. David was a shepherd, a warrior, a musician, a poet, and a king. Many unique experiences marked his life. Yet through it all, he learned that relying on the Lord was
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Posted: May 9, 2026
The source of our righteousness. In the Old Testament era, God repeatedly urged His people to trust Him and submit to His will. However, many, like Job and his friends, wrongly believed that doing what is generally accepted as right would lead to a righteous, blameless life. They failed to see that humankind’s spirit sinned
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Posted: May 1, 2026
Job defended his integrity. Continued. Occasionally, Job affirms that his hope is in the Lord, but because his friends insist he has sinned, he quickly defends his integrity and self-righteousness. He even dares to challenge God to a dialogue. “Only grant me these two things, O God, and then I will not hide from you:
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Posted: April 24, 2026
Job defends his integrity. Seeing that Job has lost everything and is suffering from painful sores, his wife advises him to curse God and die. “He replied, You are talking like a foolish woman. Shall we accept good from God and not trouble? In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.” Job
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Posted: April 17, 2026
Job continued. “In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil.” Job 1:1. The land of Uz lay in the southern part of the Transjordan region, also known as the East, because it lies east of the Jordan River.
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