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Saturday, April 29, 2006

Jerusalem Prayer Team-Scripture 4/29/2006

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The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid?

When evil men advance against me to devour my flesh, when my enemies and my foes attack me, they will stumble and fall. (Psalm 27:1-2)

Jerusalem Prayer Team-2 4/29/2006

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  • Pray for President Bush. Pray that God will give him wisdom in the choices he makes, and the advisors to whom he listens. Pray for our members of Congress, Supreme Court justices, and state and local officials. (I Timothy 2:1-2)
  • Please pray for Ehud Olmert, new Prime Minister of Israel. Pray that he will surround himself with wise counselors. And, pray for the peace of Jerusalem according to Psalm 122:6
  • Pray for the families of those killed in Iraq and Afghanistan this week. Pray that the Holy Spirit will comfort them, and give supernatural peace. (Philippians 4:7)
  • Pray for the safety of our troops in Iraq, Afghanistan, and around the world. Pray that God will protect and guide them daily. (Psalm 5:11)
  • Pray for revival worldwide according to II Chronicles 7:14. Prayer, intercession and God's divine intervention is our hope.
  • Pray for the victims of anti-Semitism worldwide who have been touched by the hatred of bigotry. Pray that God will heal the wounds, both physical and psychological. Only God can heal the hurting hearts. (Psalm 140:6)

Jerusalem Prayer Team 4/29/2006

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A Letter To Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin – Part 1
Michael D. Evans
My dear friend, Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was asked by President Clinton to take a “brave gamble.” I appealed to my dear friend, Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in person and by letter not to believe that lie…Read More

New Iranian missiles put Europe in firing range
Iran has purchased ground-to-ground missiles from North Korea with a range of 2,500 kilometers, the head of the Israel Defense Forces Intelligence Branch, Major General Amos Yadlin, said yesterday. Read More

Islamist protest in N.Y. – 'Mushroom cloud on way'
Rally at Israeli consulate features pictures of Muslim flags flying over White House. Read More

Why We Fear Iran
Most of the Arabs outside of the Gulf region believe that Iran's possession of a nuclear weapon is a positive development that achieves a balance of power with Israel. The Gulf Arabs, however, believe that the power of Iranian nuclear deterrence represents the biggest danger of a military threat. Read More

The problem is: Iran does pose a threat in every way Iraq did not
True, the Iranians claim that all this work is merely in pursuit of civilian nuclear power. But it's hard to believe that a country drowning in oil is running short of energy. I spoke this week to an expert in the field, who estimates that Iran will have the technology to make nuclear weapons "before the year is out". Read more.

Friday, April 28, 2006

Rally for Darfur April 30, 2006

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If you would like to help in anyway and cannot make it to the rally, please post this on your site. If you need help posting it, e-mail me or click on the picture. Thank you. If you have your own site, you may want this one:God bless you.

Sunday, April 23, 2006

People of the Book

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Psalm 119:89-96

What if there never was a Bible? What would the world be like? Would there be an America? Would we have civil liberties, hospitals, schools, literacy, science, etc? Would we have been better off? Madeline would say, "Yes." She is a famous atheist.

She disappeared a long time ago. Six hundred thousand dollars also disappeared at the time from the place American Foundation for Athiests. What was to keep anyone from stealing? The is no law against it, not morally, unless you believe in God.

People that reject going to Church have a 36% higher death rate, while Church goers are much more healthy. This was found in a Time magazine.

Since God was forced out of schools, we have 16,000 crimes PER DAY. They carry guns and knives to school instead of Bibles.

I'm sorry I cannot provide sources yet. I am watching Church at the moment. I want to capture it's essence for you. I am watching Dr. James Kennedy of Coral Ridge Church.

Today's service is "If The Bible Had Not Been Written." I'm not sure, but I think everything is for sale. That is the one thing I do not like about Churches, but they do need to get their message out. This Church does several community and national activities, so I support them. You do not have to. :)

I hope my dribble makes sense. I've never been good at taking notes. lol. Have a good day, and God bless you.

Friday, April 21, 2006

Articles I may have left out

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I Am Resolved to Follow Jesus 1/1/2006
Iran's Call for England to Leave Iraq Angers Iraqis 2/18/2006
Church Wins! 2/18/2006.
He Is Risen! Hallelujah! 4/16/2006.
Justice Carr says Ten Commandments can stay 4/21/2006.
It has always been somewhat disturbing to me that the only way we can have the 10 Commandments is if they mean nothing. Why bother? Well, anyway...

Last June, the SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the US) declared that the motives for having the 10 Commandments would determine whether or not they could remain.
The Supreme Court in June allowed a 6-foot granite monument to remain at the Texas Capitol. Justices said Ten Commandments exhibits would be upheld if their main purpose was to honor the nation's legal, rather than religious, traditions, and if they didn't promote one religious sect over another.
(I am so glad Sandra O'Connor is gone.) This is a very confusing message.

In Toledo, Ohio, there was a federal case to bring down a 50 year old monument of the Ten Commandments given by the Fraternal Order of the Eagles as part of an effort to combat juvenile delinquency.
U.S. District Judge James Carr said Tuesday [April 18, 2006] that the monument can stay because the motives for placing it outside the Lucas County courthouse were secular and not an endorsement of a specific belief.
Motives??? Are you going to tell me that our constitution is not valid because at the time of its signing, many had the abolishion of slavery as a motive? What do you mean motives? Are we not allowed in this free society? Why bother having any commandments if they mean nothing at all?

Please forgive my outburst. I was going to write another victory article for the Church but as you can see, this is no victory at all. Not if you have to EXCLUDE God. No, I want no part of that freedom.

***These are Chapters I have written also, but I have yet to finish the book. Once I finish the book, I shall write the whole thing backwards as I did with Genesis. It will make it easier for you (and me) to read. lol.

Mt. 1-17 The Genealogy of Jesus 2/11/2006.
Mt. 1:18-25 The Birth of Jesus Christ 2/13/2006.
Mt. 2:1-12 The Visit of the Magi 2/15/2006.
Mt. 2:13-18 The Escape to Egypt 2/16/2006.
Mt. 2:19-23 The Return to Nazareth 2/16/2006.
Mt. 3:1-12 John the Baptist Prepares the Way 2/17/2006.
Mt. 3:13-17 The Baptism of Jesus 2/17/2006.
Mt. 4:1-11 The Temptation of Jesus 2/18/2006.
Mt. 4:12-17 "Jesus Begins to Preach" 2/20/2006.
Mt. 4:18-22 "The Calling of the First Disciples" 2/20/2006
Mt. 4:23-25 "Jesus Heals the Sick" 2/20/2006.

The Sermon on the Mount

Mt. 5:1-12 "The Beatitudes" 2/21/2006.
Mt. 5:13-16 "Salt and Light" 2/21/2006.
Mt. 5:17-20 "The Fulfillment of the Law" 2/21/2006.
Mt. 5:21-26 "Murder" 2/21/2006.
Mt. 5:27-30 "Adultery 2/21/2006.
Mt. 5:31-32 "Divorce" 2/21/2006.
Mt. 5:32-37 "Oaths" 2/21/2006. (I must fix the vv. to 33.)
Mt. 5:38-42 "An Eye for an Eye" 2/21/2006.
Mt. 5:43-48 "Love for Enemies" 2/21/2006.
Mt. 6:1-4 "Giving to the Needy" 2/25/2006.
Mt. 6:5-15 "Prayer" 2/25/2006.
Mt. 6:16-18 "Fasting" 2/25/2006.
Mt. 6:19-24 "Treasures in Heaven" 2/25/2006.
Mt. 6:25-34 "Do Not Worry" 2/25/2006.

Category: Religion, Other and New Testament.

Gen 1:1-23 In the Beginning

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In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
Can you believe in my arrogance I did not want to read Genesis, because I had read it so many times before? Well I just saw something I could never answer before!

People (and I) would ask, "If the earth was already here, did God just shape it? If the earth was already here, where did it come from?" In the first sentence is the answer. GOD CREATED IT. How empty is my arrogance!

I must change my attitude about what I know and what I do NOT know. Oh whoa to the proud in spirit.
"To fear the Lord is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech." Proverbs 8:13

"Pride goes before destruction, a hauty spirit before a fall." Proverbs 16:18
Just so we know, I am clear on this issue of pride. I have known this. It just amazes me how many times and in how many ways I have to relearn it.
3And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness. God called the light "day," and the darkness He called "night." And there was evening, and there was morning--the first day.

6And God said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water." So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above it. And it was so. God called the expanse "sky." And there was evening, and there was morning--the second day.

9And God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was so. God called the dry ground "land," and the gathered waters He called "seas." And God saw that is was good.
11 Then God said, "Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds." And it was so. The land produced vegeatation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening, and there was morning--the third day.

14And God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years and let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth." And it was so. God made two great lights--the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars. God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth, to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening, and there was morning--the fourth day.

20And God said, "Let the water team with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky." So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living and moving thing with which the water teams according to their kinds, and every winged bird accorording to its kind. And God saw that it was good. God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and increase in number and fil the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth." And there was evening, and there was morning--the fifth day.
The next part is the beginning of the creation of mankind. I will save that for later.

If you are wondering why I am typing the Bible, I'm kind of surprised myself. I started to quote just the first two verses when I realized, "Maybe some people have no Bible!" What a shame it would be to have such refined gold and to not share it with others. Also, I have found that repetition is a good thing. I must read the Bible as I type it. lol.

I will be writing, at other times, just about my own thoughts. For right now, I find this is also a good discipline to make sure I read my Bible. Who knows? Maybe I will type the whole Bible. At least that way, I can look for key words on the computer when I cannot remember them by myself.

I noticed one thing while I was typing. I turned on the radio a minute ago. They started talking about the 9/11 Commission, and I began to angry. They did a very poor job, as far as I am concerned. What about Able Danger? They are trying to destroy all evidence of it. They knew about Mohammed Atta ONE YEAR before the attacks. Now they want to investigate our President who is trying to keep us alive so they can grandstand? I get very angry.

This is one of my problems. I get angry, even if it is a righteous reason, too easily. That is not righteous. No matter how I try to explain it away. ie. "Well ya know, Jesus had righteous anger!" No where close do I fall into this category.

I repent of my sin of anger. It keeps me from being wise in my decisions, it keeps me isolated, it keeps me poor is spirit. Please Lord, cleanse my heart. Make me pure, white as snow. Help me to pick up my own cross and follow You. In Jesus name I pray.

Thank you. Everyone have a great and blessed day!
Update: There is an introduction to Genesis at Bible.org I have included.

Originally posted 1/2/2006 @ 4:50 am

Category: Religion and Old Testament.

Gen. 1:24, 25

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24And God said,
    "Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, each according to its kind." And it was so.

    25God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
I have chosen to 'block quote' the text today, because I knew it was going to be shorter than the rest of my writing. I may be wrong! lol.

Yesterday I stopped, because I thought I knew so much about the Bible. I thought for sure the next verse was about mankind. Oops! Guess I'm not so smart after all, eh? Such arrogance!

Allow me to explain. I've always had a problem with perfectionism. If something isn't absolutely right, I get very frustrated. I forget that God does not expect perfection from me. I was not taught this as a child.

I was taught that if you are going to do something, you had better do it right the first time, or else you would have to go back and redo it. Don't get me wrong, but thanks Dad! LOL.

Only kidding. All people are affected differently when confronted with instruction. Only some of us take every word literally. Even then, only some of those take it to the extreme, which in my case is perfectionism.

I have had a long, drawn out struggle with this. I'm not quite sure if it is a sin, but I do know there is only One who is Perfect! He is the One who came to earth as a lowly man, nothing to be admired, no good looks, yet the people who met Him, heard about Him, saw Him, knew their was something distinctively different about Him. He is indeed our Lord and Saviour, God of all.

Oh how I love Him. Dear God, I praise each morning I awake in Your presence, be it here on earth or in Heaven. We are together no matter where. I pray for Your Kingdom to come, and that Your will, not mine is done each day.

My friend is suffering a great loss. Her Mother has come to spend eternity with you. God, please comfort her, heal her broken spirit. Touch her hand as she reaches for her coffee. She is not feeling well, so I don't know if she will drink any coffee today. In this case, touch her hand as she lay gentle in her bed. Let her know everything is going to be okay.

Help her, strengthen her with Your strength. Wrap her in Your arms, and let her share with you her sorrow. Then help her to move forward. God, please protect her at this vulnurable point in her life. Keep Satan away from her. Love her, protect her, counsel her, hold her in Your loving arms. You, oh Lord, are the only One who can.

Please God, forgive us tresspasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory forever and ever. In Jesus' name I pray. And everyone said, "Amen."

Originally posted 1/3/2006 @ 4:06 am

Category: Religion and Old Testament.

Gen. 1:26--2:3 Let Us Make Man In Our Image

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    26 Then God said, "Let us make man in Our image, in Our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.
27So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
    28God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground."
29 Then God said,
    "I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. 30And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air and all the creatures that move on the ground--everything that has the breath of life in it--I give every green plant for food." And it was so.

    31 God saw all that He had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning--the sixth day.

    2 Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.
2By the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on the seventh day He rested from all His work.
    3And God blessed the seventh day and made it Holy, because on it He rested from all the work of creating that He had done.
The underlining is the same as the underlining I have in my Bible. I have underlined 2 places in this passage.

The first place I underlined is where I noticed a difference in how God stated that His work was good. When He created mankind, He declared it was VERY good! The other place I underlined was to become one of the 10 Commandments. (Remember the Sabbath, and to keep it Holy.)

Did God want us to stop work because He did? NO. He wanted us to remember and reflect upon Him and His creation. At least that is my understanding. I may not be explaining it exactly the right way, so if you would help me I would appreciate it. lol.

I also notice this is almost like a summary, because then He goes into details. Sort of like an overview. Let us find what kind of adventure we will travel, eh? Have a good night.

PS. Sorry for the shortness. I am feeling sad. Thank you, Rosemary. I have been watching the news about the miners. Well, I've been listening on the radio. I don't generally watch TV. It is indeed a very sad situation. Please keep praying for a miracle.
Originally posted 1/3/2006 @ 6:32 pm

From Fact Age to Data Age

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Last night it was reported that 12 of the 13 miners had survived. The news people ran with the story, only to find out 3 hours later that the facts were incorrect. The facts were downright wrong and devastating.

There is a rumor going around that someone overheard a conversation of one of the rescuers. This is data. Wrong data. This is what we call GIGO. Garbage in, garbage out.

ABC News Correspondent Vic Ratner (sp?) has stated that the company itself had told the people in the Church that there were 12 people who survived.

I had incorrectly blamed the news conglomerates, because they are always trying to put 'data' out there instead of waiting for the facts. I was wrong. They were told by people you should be able to rely on with the truth.

I have just heard that the one man who did survive has not suffered any brain damage, although he did suffer a collapsed lung. I do not know if this is true. It is just what a group of people called news people have said. There was a clip of a doctor stating these bits of data, but I have little regard for doctors. Long story!

Now, to get to my point. I pray for each and every person who were praying for these miners, especially the families and friends of these men. God, You are the Great Counselor. Please comfort them. You are the Great Physician, Lord. Please Heal their hearts.

I do not know their grief, I can only imagine. I know my own devastation due to the MISINFORMATION. I am hurt, but my faith has not been shaken. I was so full of joy I broke out in song! Now I cannot even remember the song. That is a sad commentary of me.

I even e-mailed a friend, blaming the 'main stream media.' I was wrong, but so were they. Why do they not wait for facts? Why do they not wait for physical evidence? Why do they listen to one person? (No matter who he is!)

I don't know if I am being fair because had I been in that positition, I might have done the same thing. God help us al to remember to be fair, to be accurate, and to do no harm. Thank you.

Originally posted 1/4/2006 @ 7:50 am

One Miracle, Lest We Forget

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Randal McCloy, 27, was taken from the mine with a collapsed lung and kidney trouble due to dehydration.

While the tragedy of losing 12 miners is still fresh in our minds, let us not forget about the prayer God DID answer.
MORGANTOWN, West Virginia (CNN) -- The 27-year-old survivor of a coal mine explosion that killed 12 miners was able to squeeze his wife's hand Wednesday after doctors temporarily decreased his sedation, according to the doctor treating him. [continue reading]
What a great miracle! In our grief, we ignored what God has done. He has saved one of the men. One husband, one father (?), one son, one brother. Praise God!

I am guilty of allowing my sorrow to take over my joy of God's miracle. I just thank God it did not take too long for me to get my mind back. Yes, sometimes I do lose it and have to go looking for it. lol.

I wanted to share with you this story. Thank you, and have a great day.

Originally posted 1/4/2006 @ 2:57 pm

Brother, Can You Spare a Miracle?

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Dear Heavenly Father,

There are 13 miners in West Virginia trapped in a coal mine. They have been there for over 30 hours. I pray, Lord Jesus, You would be with them. I pray they are saved, and they are in Your hands. Please God, bring them back to life if they have expired. We need You. We all know the only way for them to have escaped this terrible fate is by Your Saving and Loving Grace. Oh Lord, my God, protect them please. Grant them oxygen, and bring them back to us. Thank You.

In Jesus Precious Name I Pray,

Amen.

"For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life."
John 3:16

Originally posted 1/3/2006 @ 1:04 pm

Gen. 2:4-25 Adam and Eve

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4This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created.

When the LORD God made the earth and the heavens--5and no shrub of the field had yet appeared on the earth and no plant of the field had yet sprung up, for the LORD God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no man to work the ground, 6but streams came up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground--7the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
Notice that the LORD has rested in the previous chapter. Now we learn that there is nothing on the earth yet, such as trees and bushes. This leads me to believe that the first chapter is a summary of the creation.

I can reconcile this with the fact that we do not know how long those evenings and mornings were. Remember, one day to us is like a thousand days to God. I do not believe there is time in Heaven. I do believe it was also created for man's benefit, so he would be able to diffirentiate between the seasons. Also, who knows God's mind or thoughts? Not I!
8 Now the LORD God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there He put the man He had formed. 9And the LORD God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground--trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
I have been questioned on whether there were two trees in garden or one. Here is our evidence.
10 A river watering the garden flowed from Eden; from there it was separated into four headwaters. 11The name of the first is the Pishon; it winds through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold. 12(The gold of that land is good; aromatic resin and onyx are also there.) 13The name of the second river is the Gihon; it winds through the entire land of Cush. 14The name of the third river is the Tigris; it runs along the east side of Asshur. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
It is important to know the names and places of things from an historical perspective. This way, we may be able to grasp the 'what' and 'where' certain events occured, and their importance according to their location and culture.
15 The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. 16And the LORD God commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; 17but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die."
Here we have one of the first commandments given by God. If we do not count the commandment I see in Gen. 2:2, where the LORD rested, then this is the first and only commandment given to the man.

Think about that. He was given one commandment. We now have 10. If he could not keep one, how are we supposed to keep ten! No, this is not to trap us. Rather it is a way to form the way for His precious Son to enter the world in God's time.
18 The LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him."

19 Now the LORD God had formed out of the ground all the beasts of the field and all the birds of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. 20So the man gave names to all the livstock, the birds of the air and all the beasts of the field.

But for Adam, no suitable helper was found. 21So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, He took one of the man's ribs and closed up the place with flesh. 22Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib He had taken out of the man, and He brought her to the man.

23The man said,

This is now bone of my bones
and flesh of my flesh:
she shall be called 'woman,'
for she ws taken out of man.

24For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.

25 The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.
That last line always get to me. Without sin in the picture, there is no shame. Oh what a relationship that must have been!

Also, the whole passage means so much to me. It appears marriage is a religious thing. Wife, husband, and all that jazz. So why do those who are not religious desire what we have? Hmm.

Could it be envy? Could it be to destroy what we have? I believe they care nothing the sanctity of our way of life. I do believe that Satan has thrown in this straw man to show how intolerant and inclusive we are. Is this so? Let us look to the Word of God to find the answer, always.

While it is true we are to take the Good News to all who seek to hear it, it is true, as well, that we are not to waste our time on those who do not care to listen. Remember, what has darkness have in common with light?

No, do not accept the false accusations based on lies. We care about everyone, for they are our neighbors. We do not fellowship with Satan, or those who do not seek our LORD. (It does not matter what denomination you belong to, for there are 7 Churches in the book of Revelations. At least that is my understanding.)

If I have said anything you disagree with, please politely bring it to my attention. I am always open for further understanding on most issues. Not all, this is true! I believe God created the universe and all that is in it. If you have a disagreement with that, well we will never see eye to eye. Please move along. lol. I am speaking of issues that can be debated by other Christians. Thank you, and God bless all of you.
Originally posted 1/5/2006 @ 9:46 am

Gen. 3:1-24 The Fall of Man

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Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God really say, 'You must not eat from any tree in the garden?'"

2 The woman said to the serpent, "We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, 3but God did say, 'You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.'"

4 "You will not surely die," the serpent said to the woman. 5"For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."
Can anyone name the 3 things Eve did wrong? That's okay. I don't like those type of questions either! lol.

First of all, she should not have spoken to the serpent! Where is her husband? We will see why in just a moment. Secondly, He specifically stated, "The tree of the knowledge of good and evil." Did you notice even Satan knew this? Look at 3:5! Where did he come up with the knowledge of good and evil? Hmm. Also, He did not say you would die if you touch it.

Thirdly, she starting to doubt God by listening to Satan. As she continued to listen, she also became envious. She wanted to be like God! She believed God was holding back. This is why we do not listen to gossip, ugliness, lies, and the such. Also, always check it with the Word of God. Do not just try to make it the way you want it to be. I know. I've made that horrible mistake! I have always ended up the worse off for doing so.
6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some ot her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
I guess he was right there with her! Why did he not act as a husband should, and protect his wife? Why did he allow her to stray from God? It appears he was not a very good husband.
7Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.
They see their sin. I try, whenever that happens, to repent at once. Sometimes I have a problem with pride, however. I do not care how common it is here on earth, I must rid myself of it.
8 Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God as He was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the LORD God among the trees of the garden. 9But the LORD God called to the man, "Where are you?"

10 He answered, "I heard You in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid."

11 And He said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?"

12 The man said, "The woman you put here with me--she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it."
Note that many of us have a problem with taking responsibility for our own actions.
13 Then the LORD God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?"

The woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate."
No, dear. You allowed yourself to be deceived. He did not put a gun to your head. You wanted to be like God. You chose to sin against God.
14 So the LORD God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this,
"Cursed are you above all the livestock and all the wild animals! You will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all the days of your life. 15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; He will crush your head, and you will strike His heel."
16To the woman He said,
I will greatly increase your pains in childbearing; with pain you wil give birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you."
17To Adam He said, "Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, 'You must not eat of it,
"Cursed is the ground because of you, through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.

18It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. 19By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to that you will return."
20 Adam named his wife Eve, because she would become the mother of all the living.

21 The LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife, and clothed them.

22And the LORD God said, "The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever." So the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken. 24After He drove the man out, He placed on the East side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.
Wow. I cannot imagine how that feels. The closest I can come is when I sin big time. I know the devastation inside. The emptiness, lonliness, anger at myself and the world, fear, and utter defeat.

Do we ever really consider what it must be to disappoint God? We know what it is to disappoint a loved one. Is not God our first love? If not, why not?

This passage is sure more powerful when you type it than when you just glance over it. Even when I read it, it did not weigh so heavy on my mind. It was heavy, trust me. Maybe it is because it has been so long since I have been in the Word? Either way, it is a profound passage. Have a great and blessed day.
Originally posted 1/6/2006 @ 3:23 am

Gen. 4:1-26 Cain and Abel

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Adam lay with his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. She said, "With the help of the LORD I have brought forth a man." 2Later she gave birth to his brother Abel.

3 Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil. 3In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the LORD. 4But Abel brought fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering, 5but on Cain and his offering He did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast.

6 Then the LORD said to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? 7If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it."
Right here I learned that it is possible to overcome sin. God said so. If I am going to a Christian, I must believe the Word of God, and He has said, "I must master [sin]." Wow!

This brings joy and hope to my heart. God would not say it was possible to do if it were not. However, He did NOT say it would be easy!
8 Now Cain said to his Abel, "Let's go out to the field." And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.
Why? Because of sin. While murder is a sin, so are the things that led up to the act itself.

There was jealousy, angry which leads to hatred, and the grip of Satan that he allowed to overcome him, because he was not thinking clearly. He was not thinking in a Godly way.
9 Now the LORD said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?"

"I don't know," he replied. "Am I my brother's keeper?"

10 The LORD said, "What have you done? Listen! Your brother's blood cries out to me from the ground. 11Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground which opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand. 12When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth."
I believe God saw this coming and tried to stop it in the previous verse. God knows our hearts, so there is no sense is lying to Him!

Do you remember when Adam blamed Eve for his sin? (Gen. 3:12) Then Eve blamed the serpent? (Gen. 3:13) Is it possible that it is innate that people do not desire to take responsibility for their own actions?

Could this be why some religions will blame the whole family for the sins of one person? We do not do this in America, because when we left England that practice was put to a stop. Thanks be to God!
13 Cain said to the LORD, "My punishment is more than I can bear. 14Today You are driving me from the land, and I will be hidden from Your presence; I will be a restless wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me."

15 But the LORD said to him, "Not so; if anyone kills Cain, he will suffer vengeance seven times over." Then the LORD put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him. 16So Cain went out from the LORD's presence and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

17 Cain
lay with his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Cain was then building a city, and he named it after his son Enoch. 18To Enoch was born Irad, and Irad was the father of Methujael, and Methujael was the father of Methushael, and Methushael was the fahter of Lamech.

19 Lamech married two women, one was named Adah and the other Zillah. 20Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and raise livestock. 21His brother's name was Jubal; he was the father of all who play the harp and flute. 22Zillah also had a son, Tubal-Cain, who forged all kind of tools of out bronze and iron. Tubal-Cain's sister was Naamah.

23 Lamech said to his wives,
Adah and Zillah, listen to me; wives of Lamech, hear my words. I have killed a man for wounding me, a young man for injuring me. 24If Cain is avenged seven times, then Lamech sevety-seven times."
25 Adam lay with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, God has granted me another child in place of Abel, since Cain killed him." 26Seth also had a son and he named him Enosh.

At that time men began to call on the name of the LORD.
First of all, I would like you to know I am neither a Pastor, nor a teacher of the Bible. My only qualification is my love for Christ. Please, I beg of you, do not take what I say as truth. Be like the Bereans in Acts 17:10-15. They tested everything against the Word of God. That was their standard. I would hope for it to be yours as well.

The reason I underlined the names is because, if you haven't noticed yet, there are many of them! Keeping them searated and/or together according to which clan they belong is rough work. Especially if you cannot find them! lol. It is as simle as that.

I pray for PM Arial Sharon. Lord, please have mercy on him. I thank You for Word. I thank You for the new insight I receive each time I read the same passage! Thank You, Lord. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

Everyone have a blessed and glorious day.
Originally posted 1/7/2006 @ 8:15 am

Gen. 5:1-32 From Adam to Noah

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This is the written account of Adam's line.

When God created man, He made him in the likeness of God. 2He created them male and female and blessed them. And when they were created, He called them "man."

3 When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth. 4After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters. 5Altogether, Adam lived 930 years, and then he died.

6 When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father of Enosh. 7And after he became the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters. 8Altogether, Seth lived 912 years, and then he died.

9 When Enosh had lived 90 years, he became the father of Kenan. 10And after he became the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters. 11Altogether, Enosh lived 905 years, and then he died.

12 When Kenan lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel. 13And after he became the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters. 14Altogether, Kenan lived 910 years, and then he died.

15 When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he became the father of Jared. 16And after he became the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters. 17Altogether, Mahalalel lived 895 years, and then he died.

18 When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch. 19And after he became the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters. 20Altogether, Jared lived 962 years, and then he died.

21 When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah. 22And after he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters. 23Altogether, Enoch lived 365 years. 24Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.

25 When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech. 26And after he became the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters. 27Altogether, Methuselah lived 969 years, and then he died.

28 When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son. 29He named him Noah and said, "He will comfort us in the labor and painful toil of our hands caused by the land the LORD has cursed." 30After Noah was born, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters. 31Altogether, Lamech lived 777 years, and then he died.

32 After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Originally posted 1/8/2006 @ 10:04 am

Gen. 6, 7, and 8 The Flood

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Yes, this is going to be a long one! That happens sometimes, but it is necessary. It is also good. Imagine if you did not have a Bible? At least this way, they have the opportunity to read about our Faithful Father!
1 When men began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to them, 2the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose. 3Then the LORD said, "My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days will be a hundred and twenty years."

4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days--and also afterward--when the sons of God went to the daughters of men and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown.

5 The LORD saw how great man's wickedness on earth had become, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time. 6The LORD was grieved that He had made man on the earth, and His heart was filled pain. 7So the LORD said, "I will wipe mankind, whom I have created, from the face of the earth--men and animals, and creatures that move along the ground, and birds of the air--for I am grieved that I have made them." 8But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD.

9 This is the account of Noah.

Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked with God. 10Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham and Japheth.



11 Now the earth was corrupt in God's sight and was full of violence. 12God saw how corrupt the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways. 13So God said to Noah, "I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth. 14So make yourself an ark of cypress wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out. 15This is how you are to build it: The ark is to be 450 feet long, 75 feet wide and 45 feet high. 16Make a roof for it and finish the ark to within 18 inches of the top. Put a door in the side of the ark and make lower, middle and upper decks. 17I am going to bring floodwaters on the earth to destroy all life under the heavens, every creature that has the breath of life in it. Everything on earth will perish. 18But I will establish My covenant with you, and you will enter the ark--you and your sons and your wife and your sons' wives with you. 19You are to bring into the ark two of all living creatures, male and female, to keep them alive with you. 20Two of every kind of bird, of every kind of animal and of every kind of creature that moves along the ground will come to you to be kept alive. 21You are to take every kind of food that is to be eaten and store it away as food for you and for them."

22 Noah did everything just as God commanded him.

7 The LORD then said to Noah, "Go into the ark, you and your whole family, because I have found you righteous in this generation. 2Take with you seven of every kind of clean animal, a male and its mate, and two of every kind of unclean animal, a male and its mate, 3and also seven of every kind of bird, male and female, to keep their various kinds alive throughout the earth. 4Seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the earth every living creature I have made."
If you will notice here, there is a correlation in the amount of days, 40, between then and Jesus. The first time is to flood the earth of sin, the second time--like the second birth--is to test Jesus in the wilderness to prove Him worthy. (He is worthy!) Jesus did not fail. He is the only One who could have done this. Thank you, God, for sparing us all from certain death.
5 And Noah did all that the LORD commanded him.

6 Noah was six hundred years old when the floodwaters came on the earth. 7And Noah and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives entered the ark to escape the waters of the flood. 8Pairs of clean and unclean animals, of birds and of all creatures that move along the ground, 9male and female, came to Noah and enteresd the ark, as God had commanded Noah. 10And after the seven days the floodwaters came on the earth.

11 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, on the seventeenth day of the second month--on that day all the springs of the great deep burst forth and the floodigates of the heavens were opened. 12And rain fell on the earth forty days and forty nights.
It is my understanding that until that day, there had never been rain. Can you imagine how it must have appeared to the people? No one was prepared for rain, because there was no need!
13 On that very day Noah and his sons, Shem, Ham and Japheth, together with his wife and the wives of his three sons entered the ark. 14 They had with them every wild animal according to its kind, all livestock according to their kinds, every creature that moves along the ground according to its kind and every bird according to its kind, everything with wings.
Is this where those bugs with wings come from? Hmm...
15Pairs of all creatures that have the breath of life in them came to Noah and entered the ark. 16The animals going in were male and female of every living thing, as God had commanded Noah.

17 For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth, and as the waters increased they lifted the ark high above the earth. 18The waters rose and increased greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the water. 19They rose greatly on the earth, and all the high mountains under the entire heavens were covered. 20The waters rose and covered the mountains to a depth of more than twenty feet. 21Every living thing that moved on the earth perished--birds, livestock, wild animals, all the creatures that swarm over the earth, and all mankind. 22Everything on dry land that had the breath of life in its nostrils died. 23Every living thing on the face of the earth was wiped out; men and animals and the creatures that move along the ground and the birds of the air were wiped from the earth. Only Noah was left, and those with him in the ark.

24 The waters flooded the earth for a hundred and fifty days.

8 But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and the livestock that were with him in the ark, and He sent a wind over the earth, and the waters receded. 2Now the springs of the deep and the floodgates of the heavens had been closed, and the rain had stopped falling from the sky. 3The water receded steadily from the earth. At the end of the hundred and fifty days the water had gone down, 4and on the seventeenth day of the seventh month the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat. 5The waters continued to recede until the tenth month, and on the first day of the tenth month the tops of the mountains became visible.

6 After forty days Noah opened the window he had made in the ark 7and sent out a raven, and it kept flying back and forth until the water had dried up from the earth. 8Then he sent out a dove to see if the water had receded from the surface of the ground. 9But the dove could find no place to set its feet because there was water over all the surface of the earth; so it returned to Noah in the ark. He reached out his hand and took the dove and brought it back to himself in the ark. 10He waited seven more days and again sent out the dove from the ark. 11When the dove returned to him in the evening, there in its beak was a freshly plucked olive leaf! Then Noah knew that the water had receded from the earth. 12He waited seven more days and sent the dove out again, but this time it did not return to him.
Noah knew that the water was receding when the raven did not return, because ravens can live higher up in the mountains. There had to be a mountain showing for the raven to perch. When the dove returned with a fresh olive leaf he knew the earth was recovering, but it was still damp or wet. Doves generally live closer to the earth, and they will not stay in water if they have a choice.
13 By the first day of the first month of Noah's six hundred and first year, the water had dried up from the earth. Noah then removed the covering from the ark and saw that the surface of the ground was dry. 14By the twenty-seventh day of the second month the earth was completely dry.

15Then God said to Noah, 16"Come out of the ark, you and your wife and your sons and their wives. 17Bring out every kind of living creature that is with you--the birds, the animals, and all the creatures that move along the ground--so they can multiply on the earth and be fruitful and increase in number upon it."

18 So Noah came out, together with his sons and his wife and his sons' wives. 19All the animals and all the creatures that move along the ground and all the birds--everything that moves on the earth--came out of the ark, one kind after another.

20 Then Noah built an altar to the LORD and, taking some of the clean animals and clean birds, he sacrificed burnt offerings on it. 21The LORD smelled the pleasing aroma and said in His heart: "Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from childhood. And never again will I destroy all living creatures, as I have done.
22As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease."
The end of the history of the flood, for now. lol.

Update: There is also an account of Noah's sons and daughters in Bible.org.

Originally posted 1/9/2006 @ 7:42 am

Gen. 9:1-17 God's Covenant with Noah

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Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth. 2The fear and dread of you will fall upon all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air, upon every creature that moves along the ground, and upon all the fish of the sea; they are given into your hands. 3Everything that lives and moves will be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything.

4 But you must not eat meat that has its lifeblood still in it. 5And for your lifeblood I will surely demand an accounting. I will demand an accounting from every animal. And from each man, too, I will demand an accounting for the life of hes fellow man.
    6"Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God has God made man.
7As for you, be frutful and increase in number; multiply on the earth and increase upon it."

8 Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him: 9"I now establish My covenant with you and with your descendants after you 10and with every living creature that was with you--the birds, the livestock and all the wild animals, all those that came out of the ark with you--every living creature on the earth. 11I establish My covenant with you: Never again will all life be cut off by the waters of a flood; nrbrt again will there be a flood to destroy the earth."

12 And God said, "This is the sign of the covenant for all generations to come: 13I have set My rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between Me and the earth.
14Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, 15I will remember My covenant between Me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life. 16Whenver the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all the living creatures of every kind on the earth."

17 So God said to Noah, "This is the sign of the covenant I have established between Me and all life on the earth."

Originally posted 1/10/2006 @ 2:26 am

Gen. 9:18-28 The Sons of Noah

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18 The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham and Japheth. (Ham was the father of Canaan.) 19These were the three sons of Noah, and from them came the people who were scattered over the earth.

20 Noah, a man of the soil, proceded to plant a vineyard. 21When he drank some of its wine, he became drunk and lay uncovered inside his tent. 22Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father's nakedness and told his two brothers outside. 23But Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it across their shoulders; then they walked it in backward and covered their father's nakedness. Their faces were turned the other way so that they would not see their father's nakedness.

24 When Noah awoke from his wine and found out what his youngest son had done to him, 25he said,

"Cursed be Canaan! The lowest of slaves will he be to his brothers."

26He also said,

"Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the slave of Shem. 27May God extend the territory of Japheth; may Japheth live in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be his slave."

28 After the flood Noah lived 350 years. Altogether, Noah lived 950 years, and then he died.

Originally posted 1/11/2006 @ 5:19 am

Gen. 10:1-32 The Table of Nations

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This is the account of Shem, Ham and Japeth, Noah's sons, who themselves had sons after the flood.

The Japhethites
10:2-5--1Ch. 1:5-7

2The sons of Japheth:
    Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech and Tiras.
3The sons of Gomer:
    Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togar-mah.
4The sons of Javan:
    Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittim and the Rodanim. 5(From these the maritime peoples spread out into their territories by their clans within their nations, each with its own language.)

The Hamites
10:6-20 1Ch. 1:8-16

6The sons of Ham:
    Cush, Mizraim, Put and Canaan.
7The sons of Cush:
    Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah and Sabteca.
The sons of Raamah:
    Sheba and Dedan.
8 Cush was the father of Nimrod, who grew to be a mighty warrior on the earth. 9He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; that is why it is said, "Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD." 10The first centers of his kingdom were Babylon, Erech, Akkad and Calneh, in Shinar. 11From that land he went to Assyria where he built Nineveh. Rehoboth Ir, Calah 12and Resen, which is the great city.
    13Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites, 14Pathrusites, Casluhites (from whom the Philitines came) and Caphtorites.

    15Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites, 16Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, 17Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, 18Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites.
Later the Canaanite clans scattered 19and the borders of Canaan reached from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.

20 These are the sons of Ham by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations.
I am going to tell you something you may already know. This was hard to do! I fell asleep at the computer. These are names that I am not familiar with, nor am I quite sure how I am going to keep them together.

I have thought about making a chart, and as we go further, just add the names to the top of the names already present, according to their clan. Do you think this work?

I noticed before, when I was reading my Bible, that it helped me to be historically acurate. The only problem I really had was I could not remember who came from where! lol. Have a great day.
Update: Um, I forgot the Semites. Beg pardon.

The Semites
10:21-31

21 Sons were also born to Shem, whose older brother was Japheth; Shem was the ancestor of all the sons of Eber.

22 The sons of Shem:
    Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram.
23 The sons of Aram:
    Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshech.
24 Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah the father of Eber.

25 Two sons were born of Eber:
    One was named Peleg, because in his time the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.
26 Joktan was the father of
    Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 27Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 28Obal, Abimael, Sheba, 29Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
30 The region where they lived stretched from Mesha toward Sephar, in the eastern hill country.

31 These are the sons Shem by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations.

32 These are the clans of Noah's sons, according to their lines of descent, within their nations. From these the nations spread out over the earth after the flood.

Originally posted 1/12/2006 @ 6:53 am

Gen. 11:1-9 The Tower of Babel

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Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. 2As men moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there.

3They said to each other, "Come, let's make bricks and bake them thoroughly." They used brick instead of stone, and tar for mortar. 4Then they said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of the whole earth."
Did they want to be like God?
5But the LORD came down to see the city and the tower that the men were building. 6The LORD said, "If as one people speaking the same language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them. 7Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other."
Did God understand that if He left us up to our own 'free will,' we would find ways to go astray? Was He trying to help us? I believe so.
8So the LORD scattered them from there over all the earth, and they stopped building the city. 9That is why it was called Babel--because there the LORD confused the language of the whole world. From there the LORD scattered them over the face of the whole earth.
And that is how I ended up here!
Originally posted 1/13/2006 @ 3:12 am

Gen. 11:10-32 From Shem to Abram

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11:10-27pp--Ge 10-21; 1Ch 1:17-27

10This is the account of Shem:

Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arphaxad. 11And after he became the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters.

12 When Arphaxad had lived 35 years, he became the father of Shelah. 13And after he became the father of Shelah, Araphaxad lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.

14When Shelah had lived 30 years, he became the father of Eber. 15And after he became the father of Eber, Shelah lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
Did you notice that Shelah and Eber both lived 403 years after their firstborn? I had to go and check, and it is true. However, they did not both start having children at the same age. It is just one of those things I have noticed since I decided to type the Bible. Probably because I do not want to make a mistake.
16 When Eber had lived 34 years, he became the father of Peleg. 17And after he became the father of Peleg, Eber livid 430 years and had other sons and daughters.

18When Peleg had lived 30 years, he became the father of Reu. 19And after he became the father of Reu, Peleg lived 209 years and other sons and daughters.

20 When Reu had lived 32 years, he became the father of Serug. 21And after he became the father of Serug, Reu lived 207 years and had other sons and daughters.

22 When Serug had lived 30 years, he became the father of Nahor. 23And after he became the father of Nahor, Serug lived 200 years and had other sons and daughters.
That name sounds familiar...
24 When Nahor had lived 29 years, he became the father of Terah. 25And after he became the father of Terah, Nahor lived 119 years and had other sons and daughters.

26 After Terah had lived 70 years, he became the father of Abram, Nahor and Haran.
So that is why it sounded familiar! Have you ever met people with the same name? In the Bible, that occurs frequently. That is why I would like to keep a chart as to who is who. (If I can figure out how.)
27 This is the account of Terah.

Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor and Haran. And Haran became the father of Lot. 28While his father Terah was still alive, Haran died in Ur of the Chaldeans, in the land of his birth. 29Abram and Nahor both married. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife was Milcah; she was the daughter of Haran, the father of both Milcah and Iscah. 30Now Sarai was barren; she had no children.
It would appear that Milcah married her Uncle, but I am not so sure. Earlier we discussed how many people have the same name. I just cannot answer this for you or me.
31 Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, the wife of his son Abram, and together they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to Canaan. But when they came to Haran, they settled there.

32 Terah lived 205 years, and he died in Haran.

Today's Verse:

Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--His good, pleasing and perfect will.
Romans 12:2 NIV

Originally posted 1/14/2006 @ 10:10 am

Gen. 12:1-9 The Call of Abram

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The LORD had said to Abram, "Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you."
12:1 had said. God had spoken to Abram "while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran." (Ac 7:2). Leave...show you. Abram must leave the settled world of the post-Babel nations and begin a pilgrimage with God to a better world of God's making. (see 24:7)

2"I will make you a into a great nation and I will bless you;
I will make your name great, and you will a blessing.
3I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse;
and all the peoples on earth will be blessed through you
.

12:2,3 God's promise to Abram has a sevenfold structure: (1) "I will make you into a great nation," (2) "I will bless you," (3) "I will make your name great," (4) "you will be a blessing," (5) "I will bless those who bless you," (6) "whoever curses you I will curse," and (7) "all peoples on earth will be blessed through you." God's original blessing on all mankind (1:28) would be restored and fulfilled through Abram and his offspring in various ways and degrees, these promises were reaffirmed to Abram. (v. 7; 15:5-21; 17:4-8; 18:18-19; 22:17-18;) to Isaac (26:2-4), to Jacob (28:13-15; 35:11-12; 46:3) and to Moses (Ex 3:6-8; 6:2-8). The seventh promise is quoted in Ac 3:25 with reference to Peter's Jewish listeners (see Ac 3:12)--Abram's physical descendents--and in Gal 3:8 with reference to Paul's Gentile listeners--Abram's spiritual descendents.
4So Abram left, as the LORD had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he set out from Haran. 5He took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had accumulated and the people they had acquired in Haran, and they set out for the land of Canaan, and they arrived there.
12:4 Abram left as the LORD had told him. see Heb 11:8. Prompt obedience grounded in faith characterized this patriarch throughout his life (see 17:23; 21:14; 22:3). Lot went with him. See 13:1,5. Lot at first was little more than Abram's ward. seventy-five years old. Although advanced in age at the time of his call, Abram would live for another full century (see 25:7; see also note on 5:5).
12:5 people they had acquired. Wealthy people in that ancient world always had servants to help them with their flocks and herds (see 15:3; 24:2). Not all servants were slaves; many were voluntarily employed.

At this point I would like to introduce to you History. If you will notice, there are many things which occur in the lives of the people throughout the Bible which do not fare well with people of today. (In reference to the people they had acquired.)

This is realized, yet the Bible is a record of the history of the people at that time, as well as God's Word, which cannot be changed. It shall not be changed to be politically correct, not will it hide it's sin.

One of the purposes may be for you to see what sin actually looks like so you may avoid it. When you create an entire universe, come back and maybe we'll talk. Until then, I already know that man is flawed. If you will read Genesis 3, you will also know!
6Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of the great tree of Moreh at Shechem. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. 7The LORD appeared to Abram and said, "To your offspring I will give this land." So he bulit an altar there to the LORD, Who had appeared to him.
12:6 site of the great tree of Moreh. See perhaps 35:4; Jds 9:6,37. A famous sanctuary was located at Shechem in central Canaan, and a large tree was often a conspicuous feature at such holy places. But Abram worshipped the LORD there, not the local deity.
12:7 The LORD appeared. The LORD frequently appeared visibly to Abram and to others, but not in all His glory (see Ex 33:18-20; Jn 1:18). an altar. The first of several that Abram built at places where he had memorable spiritual experiences (see v. 8; 13:18; 22:9). He acknowledged that the land of Canaan belonged to the LORD in a special way (see Ex 20:24;Jos 22:19).
8From there he went on toward the hills east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the LORD and called on the name of the LORD. 9Then Abram set out and continued toward the Negev.
12:8 Bethel. Just north of Jerusalem, it was an important town in the religious history of God's ancient people (see, e.g., 28:10-22;35:1-8; 1Ki 12:26-29). Only Jerusalem is mentioned more often in the OT.
12:9 Negev. The dry wasteland stretching southward from Beersheba. The same Hebrew word is translated "south" in 13:14.

We don't know exactly how much time was spent near the great tree, or at least I do not know. I do know that Abram was moving in faith to a place the LORD has not yet revealed.

Can you imagine having such faith? At that period of time, no one was particularly Godly. I think it would help if I also wrote my notes. Here goes.

...yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from Whom all things came and for Whom we live; and there is but one LORD, Jesus Christ, through Whom all things came and through Whom we live.
1Ch 8:6 NIV

Originally posted 1/14/2006 @ 7:43 pm

Gen. 12:10-20 Abram in Egypt

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12:10-20Ref--Ge 20:1-18; 26:1-11



10 Now there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe. 11As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, "I know what a beautiful woman you are. 12When the Egyptians see you, they will say, 'This is his wife.' Then they will kill me but will let you live. 13Say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake and my life will be spared because of you."
12:10 went down to Egypt...because the famine was severe. Egypt's food supply was usually plentiful because the Nile's water supply was normally dependable.
12:11 beautiful. see v 14. She was 65 at the time (see v 4;17:17). The Genesis Apocryphon (one of the Dead Sea Scrolls) praises Sarai's beauty. Abram's experience in this episode foreshadows Israel's later experience in Egypt, as the author of Genesis, writing after the exodus, was very much aware. Abram was truly the "father" of Israel.
12:13 Say you are my sister. If Pharaoh were to add Sarai to his harem while knowing she was Abram's wife, he would have to kill Abram first.
14 When Abram came to Egypt, the Egyptians saw that she was a very beautiful woman. 15And when Pharaoh's officals saw her, they praised her to Pharaoh, and she was taken into his palace. 16He treated Abram well for her sake, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, menservants and maidservants, and camels.
12:16 Livestock was an important measure of wealth in ancient times (see 13:2). camels. Although camels were not widely used until much later (see, e.g., Jds 6:5), archeology has confirmed their occasional domestication as early as the partriarchal period.
17 But the LORD inflicted serious diseases on Pharaoh and his household because of Abram's wife Sarai. 18So Pharaoh summoned Abram. "What have you done to me?" he said. "Why didn't you tell me she was your wife?" 19"Why did you say, 'She is my sister,' so that I took her to be my wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her and go!" 20Then Pharaoh gave orders about Abram to his men, and they sent him on his way, with his wife and everything he had.
12:19 Why did you say, 'She is my sister'...? Egyptians ethics emphasized the importance of absolute truthfulness, and Abram was put in the uncomfortable position of being exposed as a liar.

'Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead. I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.'
Philippians 3:13-14 NIV

Originally posted 1/15/2006 @ 11:38 pm

Gen. 13:1-18 Abram and Lot Separate

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So Abram went up from Egypt to the Negev, with his wife and everything he had, and Lot went with him. 2Abram had become very wealthy in livestock and in silver and gold.
13:2 had become very wealth. Abram left Egypt with greater wealth than he had before--even as Israel would later leave Egypt laden with wealth from the Egyptians (Ex 3:22; 12:36).
3 From the Negev he went from place to place until he came to Bethel, to the place between Bethel and Ai where his tent had been earlier 4and where he had first an built altar. There Abram called on the name of the LORD.
13:4 Abram called on the name of the LORD. As he had done earlier at the same place (see 2:8).
5 Now Lot, who was moving about with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents. 6But the land could not support them while they stayed together, for their possessions were so great that they were not able to stay together. 7And quarreling arose between Abram's herdsmen and the herdsmen of Lot. The Canaanites and Perizzites were also living in the land at that time.
13:6 the land could not support them. Livestock made up the greater part of their possessions, and the region around Bethel and Ai did not have enough water or pasture for such large flocks and herds (see v 10; 26:17-22,32; 36:7).
13:7 Perizzites May refer to rural inhabitants in contrast to city dwellers.

This is why I want to build that life-line chart. I believe one of the sons was name Periz. I am going to have to look that later and get back to you. Thanks.
8 So Abram said to Lot, "Let's not have any quarreling between you and me, or between your herdsmen and mine, for we are brothers. 9Is not the whole land before you? Let's part company. If you go to the left, I'll go to the right; if you go to the right, I'll go to the left."
13:8 brothers. Relatives (as often used in the Bible).
13:9 Abram, always generous, gave his young nephew the opportunity to choose the land he wanted. He himself would not obtain wealth except for the LORD's blessing (see 14:22-24).
10 Lot looked up and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan was well watered, like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, toward Zoar. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.) 11So Lot chose for himself the whole plain o the Jordan and set out toward the east. The two men parted company: 12Abram lived in the land of Canaan, while Lot lived among the cities of the plain and pitched his tents near Sodom. 13Now the men of Sodom were wicked and were sinning greatly against the LORD.
13:10 plain. The Hebrew for this word picturesquely describes this section of the Jordan Valley as oval in shape. like the land of Egypt. Because of its abundant and dependable water supply (see note on 12:10), Egypt came the closest to matching Eden's ideal conditions (see 2:10). The LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah. See especially 18:16-19:29. The names Sodom and Gomorrah came proverbial for vile wickedness and for divine judgement on sin. Archaelogy has confirmed that, prior to this catastrophe, the now dry area east and southeast of the Dead Sea (see note on 10:19) had ample water and was well populated.
13:12 Lot...pitched his tents near Sodom. Since the men of Sodom were known to be wicked (see v 13), Lot was flirting with temptation by choosing to near them. Contrast the actions of Abram (v 18).
14 The LORD said to Abram after Lot had parted from him, "Lift up your eyes from where you are and look north and south, east and west. 15All the land that you see I will give to you and your offspring forever. 16I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust, then your offspring could be counted. 17Go, walk through the length and breadth of the land, for I am giving it to you."
13:14 Lift up your eyes...and look. See Dt 34:1-4. Lot and Abram are a study in constrasts. The former looked selfishly and coveted (v 10); the latter looked as God commanded and was blessed.
13:16 like the dust of the earth. A simile (common in the amcient Near East) for the large number of Abram's offspring (see 28:14; 2Ch 1:9; see also Nu 23:10). Similar are "as numerous as the stars in the sky" and "as the sand on the seashore."
13:17 walk through...the land. Either to inspect it or to exercise authority over it, demonstrating the promised ownership.
18 So Abram moved his tents and went to live near the great trees of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an alter to the LORD.
13:18 Mamre. A town named after one of Abram's allies (see 14:13)

For reasons that are many, I will not be writing all the commentary for each verse, should it appear viable. It may be redundant. If you would like to check on the meaning, location, usage, etc. of a word, feel free to use the "Search The Bible" link at the top of the page.

I thought it might have been a good idea, but I am not so sure now. It isn't actually explaining much, except for tellng me to go to places where I can find it written again! Um, how does that explain it to me? I'm sorry. I will continue to use the ones which help, while leaving the others on the page from whence they came.
Originally posted 1/16/2006 @ 12:04 pm

Gen. 14:1-24 Abram Rescues Lot

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At this time Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Kedorlaomer king of Elam and Tidal king of Golim 2went to war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinah king of Adnah, Shemeber king of Zeboilim, and the king of Beia (that is, Zoari). 3All these latter kings joined forces in the Valley of Siddim (the Salt Sea). 4For twelve years they had been subject to Kedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
14:1 Amraphel king of Shinar. Not the great Babylonian king Hammurapi, as once thought. Golim. The Hebrew word means "Gentile nations" and may be a common noun here (as in Isa 9:1).
14:3 Salt Sea. The Dead Sea, whose bromide salts, making it the densest large body of water on earth.
5 In the fourteenth year, Kedorlaomer and the kings allied with him went out and defeated the Rephaites in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzites in Ham, the Emites in Shaveh Kiriahaim 6and the Horites in the hill country of Seir, as far as El Paran near the desert. 7Then they turned back and went to En Mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and they conquered the whole territory of the Amalekites, as well as the Amorites who were living in Hazazon Tamar.
14:6 Horites. Formerly thought to be cave dwellers (the Hebrew word hor means "cave"), they are now known to have been the Hurrians, a non-Semitic people widely dispersed throughout the ancient Near East.
14:7 En Mishpot. Another name for Kadesh, it means "spring of judgement/justice." It is called Meribah Kadesh, "quarreling/litigation at Kadesh," in Dt. 32:51 (see Nu 27:14). Kadesh. Located in the southwest Negev. It was later called Kadesh Barnea. Amalekites. A tribal people living in the Negev and in the Sinai peninsula. Amorites. See note on 10:16.
8 Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) marched out and drew up their their battle lines in the Valley of Siddim 9against Kedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goiim, Amraphel king of Shinar and Arioch king of Ellasar--four kings against five. 10Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits, and when the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some of the men fell into them and the rest fled to the hills. 11The four kings seized all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food; then they went away. 12They also carried off Abram's nephew Lot and his possessions, since he was living in Sodom.
There is too much written in the notes to re-write. I think I will just include what may help clear any confusing issue. I don't know what is confusing to each one, so please feel free to ask.
13 One who had escaped came and reported this to Abram the Hebrew. Now Abram was living near the great trees of the Mamre the Amorite, a brother of Eshcol and Aner, all of whom were allied with Abram. 14When Abram heard that his relative had been taken captive, he called out the 318 trained men born in his household and went in pursuit as far as Dan. 15During the night Abram divided his men to attack them and he routed them, pursuing them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus. 16He recovered all the goods and brought back his relative Lot and his possessions, together with the women and the other people.

17 After Abram returned from defeating Kedorlaomer and the kings allied with him, the king of Sodom came out to meet him in the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King's Valley).

18 Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High, 19and he blessed Abram, saying,

"Blessed be Abram by God Most High,
Creator of heaven and earth.
20 And blessed be God Most High,
Who delivered your enemies into your hand."

Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.

21 The king of Sodom said to Abram, "Give me the people and keep the goods for yourself."

22 But Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have raised my hand to the LORD, God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth, and have taken an oath 23that I will accept nothing belonging to you, not even a thread or the thong of a sandal, so that you will never be able to say, 'I made Abram rich.' 24I will accept nothing but what my men have eaten and the share that belongs to the men who went with me--to Aner, Eshcol and Mamre. Let them have their share."

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.
Col 3:16 NIV

Originally posted 1/17/2006 @ 12:14 am

Gen. 15:1-21 God's Covenant With Abram

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After this, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision:

"Do not be afraid, Abram.
I am your shield,
your very great reward
."

2 But Abram said, "O Sovereign LORD, what can You give me since I remain childless and the one who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?" 3And Abram said, "You have given me no children; so a servant in my household will be my heir."

4 Then the word of the LORD came to him: "This man will not be your heir, but a son coming from your own body will be your heir." 5He took him outside and said, "Look up at the heavens and count the stars--if indeed you can count them." Then He said to him, "So shall your offspring be."
15:5 count the stars--if indeed you can. See 22:17. More than 8,000 stars are clearly visible in the darkness of a Near East night. So shall your offspring be. The promise was initially fulfilled in Egypt (see Ex 1; see also Dt 1:10; Heb 11:12). Ultimately, all who belong to Christ are Abram's offspring (see Gal 3:29).
6 Abram believed the LORD, and He credited to him as righteousness.
15:6 Abram is the "father of all who believe" (Ro 4:11), and this verse is the first specific reference to faith in God's promises. It also teaches that God graciously responds to a man's faith by crediting righteousness to him (see Heb 11:7).
7 He also said to him, "I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to take possession of it."

8But Abram said, "O Sovereign LORD, how can I know that I will gain possession of it?"

9 So the LORD said to him, "Bring me a heifer, a goat and a ram, each three years old, along with a dove and a pigeon."

10 Abram brought all these to Him, cut themin two and arranged the halves opposite each other; the birds, however, he did not cut in half. 11Then birds of prey came down on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.

12 As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and a thick and dreadful darkness came over him. 13Then the LORD said to him, "Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years. 14But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will come out with great possessions. 15You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a good old age. 16In the fourth generation your descendants will come back here, for the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure."

17 When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, a smoking firepot with a blazing torch appeared and passed between the pieces. 18On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram and said, "To your descendants I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates-- 19the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, 20Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites, 21Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites and Jebusites."
Some of the references I find in the lower section of any Bible are still up to scrutiny. They are still okay for some items, such as dates, culture, etc., but I sometimes think they settle on things that others are still debating. How can this be?! Well, that's just the way I see it.

2Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. 3And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. 4Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. 5Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. 6Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone. Col 4:2-6 NIV.

Originally posted 1/18/2006 @ 1:09 pm