Views from the Eastside of the Garden
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The Bronze Snake
Numbers 21 Chapter study. “One thing I love about doing Bible study with my fellow brothers and sisters is the occasional epiphany. By this, I mean a discovery in the text that illuminates your understanding of, and appreciate for, God’s message. Many years ago, my small group was studying the gospel of John and this
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Paid.
What Did I Do Wrong? “One of the greatest challenges to our faith is that the waves of our past mistakes or wrong choices often wash up on the shore of our souls when things go wrong. We wonder: Did I cause this to happen? What would have happened if I’d stayed in my marriage?
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Adam and Eve
Macro Design Observations: From Alone to One Flesh “This two-step divine provision of the “help” (עזר) is crucial. It mimics Genesis 1 (days 1-3 are step one, days 4-6 are step two), and it creates a model or expectation. God is the first one to notice “no good” in his creation (Gen. 2:18). The lone human
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2nd Samuel Commentary
2 Samuel 11:25 meaning “Do not let this be a great evil in your sight, for the sword devours now here and now there. Strengthen your attack on the city and destroy it. Encourage him” – 2nd Samuel 11:25 This statement from David appears after his affair with Bathsheba and the contracted hit on her
God is the greatest 