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Torah: Exodus 10:1-13:16 Haftarah: Jeremiah 46:13-28 Road Map Review Two harlots Two choices: Esau and Jacob Two roles of Messiah Two oxen: shor and rey-em Two sticks W‌e spoke about two exiles -two exodus Hebrew = ibri ( Genesis 14:13 ) Bitterness Pride Shema 1. God and His Holiness. 2. The Nation and…

The purpose of God’s judgment is to reveal Himself to all, so that they might turn to Him and be saved and restored. God Has a Plan for the Oppression of His People ( Zeph. 2:4-7 , c.f. 2 Chron. 34:24-28 ) God uses your oppression to restore you to Him God Has a Plan for the Oppressors of His People…

Obadiah 1:1-21 Genesis 32:3-36:43 Review Picture of Malachkim 3 Then Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother in the land of Seir, the country of Edom. Picture of Shelach Summary of The Torah Portion: Genesis 32:3-36:43 Picture of Esau and Jacob Picture of Esau and Jacob - meaning Descendants…

1 The word of the Lord that came to Zephaniah the son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah. 2 “I will utterly sweep away everything from the face of the earth,” declares the Lord . 20 At that time I will bring you in, at the…

ZEPHANIAH | JEHOVAH HIDES There are 12 books that have been given this title of “Minor Prophets” Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi These 12 books cover a period of roughly 400 years. INTRO : The book written by Zephaniah was written some time around…

This Week’s Theme: LET’S GET SERIOUS This Week’s Word is Repent : It is defined as a change of mind leading to a change of action. It involves a sincere turning from sin to serve God and includes sorrow for, and confession of, sin and where possible restitution. At points, Scripture refers to God changing…

Zephaniah, the name itself means “the Lord hides,” Likely written around 621 B.C. Josiah began to make major policy changes as he “began to seek the God of David his father” ( 2 Chr 34:3 ). Apparently, this indicates that he renounced the gods of Assyria and rejected completely the syncretistic policies…

Welcome to Heartland Christian Church. if this is your first time here we are happy to have you. Let’s get started. Please Stand. Somebody give him thanks for something He is or does. Today we’ll be reading Psalm 51 . Psalm 51 says: To the choirmaster. A Maskil of David, when Doeg, the Edomite, came…

This Torah Portion: Gen 47:28 - 50:26 Introduction In a previous Torah portion we discussed how this was a picture/ type of the End Times, with Joseph in power In our last Torah Portion, we talked about what it means to draw near to God - walk in His ways We also talked about: The story of Jacob coming…

God’s Entourage Children often ask, “what was there before the world?” The answer most Christian adults would give is that GOD was there. That is true but incomplete. God has company. And I am not talking about the other members of the Trinity. The heavenly host existed before creation The Biblical answer…

Introduction to book We start now into 3 prophets who are focused on Judah. Zepheniah in the time of a great reform in actions by Josiah, but Judah, much like Israel lacked heart and the reform actions did not take. So the background: Zephaniah means “ Jehovah hides ” Zephaniah is great-great grandson…

Introduction So far we have discussed the book of Deuteronomy as the briefing Moses is giving the children of Israel, concerning the Law of God, given at Sinai. Last week, we talked about how words have power and meaning . We made emphasis on the following: Covenant = 27x love = 25x Remember =14x (9x…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

Introduction Seek, Seek, Seek! Seek the Lord Because He is Mighty Good! What will we find if we go looking for the presence of God? Dr. Blackaby tells us that we will find God working. Reverend Spurgeon said “It must be a blessed thing to seek, or we should not be thus stirred up to do so.” What will…

It was February of this year that we began this journey through the scriptures. We have been looking at the consistency and flow of the scriptures book by book in OVERVIEW. As we look over the Word of God we are seeking to discover several key things: who God is ( revelation ) what God wants from us…

1. The Warning of Certain Judgment, 2: 1-2a. 1 — Jerusalem, like many other ancient cities, had walls and towers from which guards could be on the lookout for approaching armies. The “trumpet” is the shofar or ram’s horn which was used to call people to worship and celebration, cf. Num. 10:10 “Also in…

Welcome to Heartland Christian Church. If this is your first time here we’re happy to have you. Let’s get started. Please Stand Somebody give the Lord thanks for something He is or does. Before we get started let’s read from Psalm 23 A Psalm of David. 1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He…

Summary In the book that bears his name, Jude has compared the false teachers he opposes to the heavenly villains of Genesis 6:1-4 (see Part 3). In this episode, Jude continues this literary and theological strategy by comparing the false teachers to the wicked in Sodom and Gomorrah. While we associate…

Lech Lecha Introduction This Torah Portion: Genesis 12:1-17:27 Isaiah 40:27-41:16 John 8:51-58 In our previous Torah portion we studies Noah and the deluge We presented hidden meanings like the Broken Olive branch the dove took on her beak being Israel We spoke about how and why Noah found favour on…

Genesis 3:14-15 Dec 17, 1927 8 year old S class submarine conducting tests off coast of MA. 2273 Any Hope Of Rescue? Someone has said that if you could convince a man there was no hope, he would curse the day he was born. Hope is an indispensable quality of life. Years ago the S-4 submarine was rammed…

Introduction Well good morning once again. It’s good to be with you today. Go ahead and turn in your Bible to the book of Hebrews, chapter 3. We are going to be diving into verses 7-19 this morning. As you do that I want to call your attention to a couple of additional announcements. On June 26 we are…

God dispersed the people for their own good, then later He united the peoples out of His mercy.

Does anyone know what this picture represents? This might be the most amazing data picture you see in a lifetime! It shows the 63,779 cross-references in the Bible. The white bars along the bottom represent each Bible chapter, Gen. 1 - Rev. 22 . The line’s color shows the reference’s distance from the…

Good morning, Gateway! Scripture: Psalm 31 . Prayer Intro Good morning, again! August 5, 2001 was a beautiful night in Cleveland, Ohio at Jacobs Field, especially if you were a Seattle Mariners fan. The Mariners coming into the game were 80-30, they had won the first two games of the series, and seemed…