Tag: Bible
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Jesus, the Son of Abraham. Studying Matthew 1:1
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. -Matthew 1:1 In the last two posts, we’ve looked at the identity of Jesus in Matthew 1:1. We’ve seen Jesus as the Christ. We’ve seen Jesus as the Son of David, the promised Messiah of the Old Testament. In…
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Jesus the Son of David. Matthew 1:1
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. -Matthew 1:1 In my last post, I talked about how Jesus is a prophet and priest. In this post, I will talk about how Jesus is also a king. In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus is referred to as the…
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Sermon: The first gospel – Genesis 2:8-3:15
It’s a passage that gives us a glimpse of a perfect world before the fall. After the fall, it’s a passage that points us to a glimmer of hope in a newly fallen world as the good news of the gospel is proclaimed for the first time in scripture in Genesis 3:15. It sets forth…
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Immanuel Prophecy in Isaiah. Part 2: A sign given
BACKGROUND Isaiah 7:10-25. We’re around the year 735 B.C. The Kingdom of Judah is home to the chosen people of God and the promises of God. It’s the home to Jerusalem and the family line which leads to Christ. A man named Ahaz is the King of Judah. Though they’re God’s chosen people, he’s a…
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The rest Jesus gives – Genesis 2:1-3
From creation, we see that God had established a pattern for rest. Of the seven creation days, only the Sabbath is blessed by God. What the Lord has been given to us as a blessing is so often a challenge in a restless world. In today’s study, we also see the rest which Jesus provides.…
Josh Benner 