Category: Bible
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Studying 1 Samuel 11:1-7
In 1 Samuel 11, Israel is on the verge of war against the Ammonites, a surrounding enemy. At the beginning of the passage, the Ammonite king – Nahash – has the Israelite city of Jabesh-Gilead surrounded. The Israelites seek out a treaty with the Ammonites. 1 Samuel 11:1 says: Then Nahash the Ammonite went up…
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To live is Christ
A beloved verse from Paul’s letters to the Philippians comes from the 21st verse of chapter 1: “To live is Christ, and to die is gain. It’s truly profound. Living life on this side of heaven with everything revolving around Christ. Living for him, worshipping him, walking with him, been filled by His Spirit. Every…
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Seeing and believing. Studying John 4:43-48
A crisis John 4:43 begins right where the previous section left off where Jesus was among the Samaritan people. Verse 43 begins: After the two days he departed for Galilee. Jesus is making his way north. Galilee is the region where Jesus grew up. Nazareth was the town where he grew up, but Nazareth was in…
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Life after the flood. Studying Genesis 8:1-13
In Genesis 8, after the flood, God causes the waters to subside. It is a passage which points us to the gospel. Genesis 8:1: But God remembered Noah and all the beasts and all the livestock that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind blow over the earth, and the waters…
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Israel under siege. Studying 1 Samuel 11:1
A perilous beginning No president in American history inherited as perilous a situation as Abraham Lincoln. In response to his election to the presidency, and his opposition to expanding slavery to new territories, six states had secceded from the union prior to Lincoln taking the oath of office. Once he became president in March of1861,…
Josh Benner 