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David and His Nephew Joab – Part 13: God’s Symmetrical Tapestry

2 Samuel 15:7-11; 2 Samuel 15:31-34,37 Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the LORD, in Hebron. For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at … Continue reading

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David and His Nephew Joab – Part 7: Grace

2 Samuel 11:26,27; 2 Samuel 12:1; 2 Samuel 12:26-31 And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband. And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his … Continue reading

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God Governing the Nations

Proverbs 14:34; Psalm 22:28—Job 12:23; Jeremiah 18:7,8 Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people. For the kingdom is the LORD’s: and he is the governor among the nations—He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he … Continue reading

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The Gospel of Jesus Christ in Three Prophetic Signs – Part 2

Exodus 4:6,7 And the LORD said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow. And he said, … Continue reading

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The Gospel of Jesus Christ in Three Prophetic Signs – Part 1

Exodus 4:1-9 And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not appeared unto thee. And the LORD said unto him, What is that in … Continue reading

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Man’s Natural Pride & Its Enmity Against God

Jeremiah 17:9; Obadiah 1:3; Psalm 10:4; Romans 8:7 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked. The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee. The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God … Continue reading

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What Thinkest Thou?

Ezekiel 11:5; Jeremiah 4:14 I know the things that come into your mind, every one of them. Wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee? ROBERT HAWKER (1753-1827): “How … Continue reading

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Stumbling Blocks

Leviticus 19:14—Romans 14:13 Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD.—Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man … Continue reading

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The Evils of Gossip & Backbiting

Leviticus 19:16; Proverbs 18:8; Psalm 15:1-3 Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people. The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. LORD, who … Continue reading

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Thought Crime

Psalm 119:113; Psalm 94:11,12; Psalm 119:67,71 I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love. The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity. Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out … Continue reading

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