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David and His Nephew Joab – Part 12: Idolatry

2 Samuel 15:1-6 And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him. And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was … Continue reading

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David and His Nephew Joab – Part 11: Narcissistic Vanity

2 Samuel 14:25,26; 2 Samuel 14:28-33 In all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in … 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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Absalom’s Memorial & Absalom’s Hair

2 Samuel 14:25,26; 2 Samuel 15:1-6; 2 Samuel 18:9-11,14,15,17,18 In all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was … Continue reading

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Vain Foolish Boasters

James 3:3; Proverbs 15:2,4; Psalm 94:4 The tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness…A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but … Continue reading

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Sanctified Thought Control

Psalm 94:11; Proverbs 24:9; Jeremiah 4:14; Psalm 119:113        The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.        The thought of foolishness is sin.        How long shall vain thoughts lodge within thee?        I hate vain … Continue reading

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