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Acts chapters 6 & 7
The Prophet Stephen, aka Martyr
Stephen, above all others in the New Testament Church, even the apostles, understood the timing issue. See Acts chapters 6 and 7.
What was the faithful Israelite’s attitude at the time of the coming of Christ? He believed the law of Moses, the prophets, the histories, and the Psalms of David. He had a view of Israel as the premier nation, the nation God had chosen for a special purpose. I like to imagine that the 12 were that type; with all their failings, they were hoping for God’s promises of a kingdom to come true and to be a part of it.
Stephen was not one of the 12. We don’t know, but he might have been a follower in the crowds around Jesus, or he might have been someone who while visiting during the Feast of Pentecost, was such an Israelite like the Apostles. He caught the vision of the Kingdom, but Stephen was amazing. He Continue reading “Acts chapters 6 & 7”
Rebekah-A Most Impressive Woman 2
Rebekah-A Most Impressive Woman of God
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Her character is also revealed in her dealings with her twin children.
“And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If [it be] so, why [am] I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD. And the LORD said unto her, Two nations [are] in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and [the one] people shall be stronger than [the other] people; and the elder shall serve the younger.”
Rebekah-A Most Impressive Woman 1
Rebekah-A Most Impressive Woman of God
Listening to most explicators/preachers/teachers of the bible, you’d think Rebecca, the wife of Isaac was just a scheming mother who deceived her husband for the selfish goal of helping her favorite child. This is wrong, unbiblical, and highly misleading for young women needing a mentor or example for godly living as a woman. Rebecca is one of the most godly women you’ll find in scripture, and women will find in her a model for life as a wife and mother. It is a bias based on a moral standard that modern moralistic Christians claim is higher than God’s standard in the bible.
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