Author Paul identified himself as the author on 1:1. Paul wrote a total of 13 letters in the NT, all the letters were addressed to local churches, except 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus, which were addressed to an individual. Some modern liberal scholars suggested these three letters were written by not by Paul, but by a Paulinist one or […]
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v4: Everything God created is good. However in today’s world, we human have created many food and polluted our food chain so drastically that a lot of what we called food are no longer the food originally created by God. I am referring to highly processed food, genetics modified organic, hormone given our animals and extensive pesticides. May the Lord gives […]
Jesus gave Himself as a ransom for all men (v6) Ransom means redemption price. It is a price paid to release a slave from his master.This verse does not mean all men and women are saved, because the rest of the bible clearly teaches that only those who believes (John 3:16; Rom 10:9) are saved. What this verse means is […]
“But when envoys were sent by the rulers of Babylon to ask him about the miraculous sign that had occurred in the land, God left him to test him and to know everything that was in his heart”(v31). Hezekiah was one of the five good kings of the southern kingdom. He was probably the greatest among them because he did […]
Revival By a Young and Godly King – Hezekiah Hezekiah’s father, King Ahaz was the most wicked king of all the kings of the southern kingdom. Yet Hezekiah did not follow his father’s foot step. It seems to me that Hezekiah has been wanting to do what is right in the eyes of the Lord, however he had no authority […]
Do you feel weak as christian some times? Do you have the desire to be a powerful christian? How can we become powerful christians? This chapter tells us that Jotham grew powerful because he walked steadfastly before the LORD his God. This is a hint to us. If we want to be powerful, we need to walk steadfastly before our […]
Two verses caught my attentions: v2: “He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not wholeheartedly.” God not only desires us to do the right things in His eyes, He desires us to do it whole heartedly. The Lord told the Church in Laodicea He would spit them out of His mouth because they were lukewarm […]
King Good Bad Rehoboam (41+17) Prophets: Shemaiah, Iddo 11:2 He obeyed God’s command when God told him not to flight with brothers 11:17 walked in the ways of David and Solomon 12:12 He repented and God forgave him 10:14 listened to young friend instead of elder and put heavy burden on people. As a result 10 tribes decided to follow […]
Discussions Rehoboam’s heart to follow God changed multiple times during his life. He obeyed God’s command not to flight against his brothers in the beginning of his reign (11:4), he led the people for three years walking in the ways of David and Solomon (11:17), but then he abandoned the law of God, unfaithful to God after he became strong […]
Discussions Jeroboam rejected the priests of God, he appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat and calf idols he had made (15). Those from every tribe of Israel who set their hearts on seeking God, followed the Levites to Jerusalem. They strengthened the kingdom of Judah and supported Rehoboam three years, walking in the ways of David […]