Sunday, April 26, 2020
US History since about 1850
Just a few events covering 150+ years of US history. I may add a few more things as time permits.
1859 Charles Darwin writes "On the Origins of Species"
1861 South Carolina along with 6 other states secede from the Union, quickly followed by 6 other states
1861 US Civil war begins at Fort Sumter
1861 Julia Ward Howe, a Unitarian, writes the lyrics to Battle hymn of the Republic, still sung in most Baptist churches
1863 Battle of Gettysburg, Union victory
1863 Seventh Day Adventist movement begins
1865 Confederate general Robert E Lee surrenders to Union general Grant at Appamattox courthouse
1881 Westcott & Hort Greek new testament
1881 Charles Taze Russel founds the Watchtower tract society, later to be known as Jehovas Witnesses
1901 Revised Version and ASV (American Standard Version) bible
1913 Federal Reserve act passes over Christmas break in the US Congress
1914 Jehovas Witnesses failed prophecy of the end of the world
1914 World War one begins in Europe
1917 US enters WWI on the side of England
1919 Enfranchisement of women begins with 19th amendment to the US Constitution
1918-1919 Spanish flu kills tens of millions. More Americans die than in all of WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam wars, combined.
1929 Black monday, stock markets crash in the US, ushering in the great depression
1930 Sacred Name movement begins, leading to modern-day Hebrew roots movements
1962 Supreme court case Engel v. Vitale effectively ends prayer in school
1965 Hart-Cellar act passes, fundamentally changing US immigration laws, opening the flood gates to non-Europeans
1994 Dont ask, dont tell policy on homosexuals in the US military
2002 Glassroth v Moore, Ten Commandments taken out of Alabama state courthouse.
2015 Homosexual marriage accepted in all 50 US states
Saturday, April 4, 2020
False Doctrine
Answering False Prophets
Below are a few sections of notes made over the years on various groups and their doctrine or beliefs. My position on any one issue or the other is to see if it lines up with Scripture and if not, to rebuke it and those who promote it.
So how does one know truth from error?
Acts 17:11
...and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
Acts 17:11
...and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
Do we need to buy some mans book to unlock the truth? Can we know truth from error on our own?
I John 2:27
But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
Catholic
There are variations among them, but generally the following represent their teachings:
- Teach "purgatory" as an intermediate place before heaven or hell. What does the Bible say? Hebrews 9:27
- Claim Mary was the "mother of God", wrong! John 1:1
- Mary was not a perpetual virgin, because Jesus had brothers and sisters.
- Refer to a priest as "father". What does the Bible say? Matthew 23:9
- Baptism is necessary for salvation.
- Generally, that the priests are the authority on what the Scriptures say. What does the Bible say? I John 2:27
- Priests should not marry. What does the Bible say? Peter, who they say their church is founded on, had a wife Matthew 8:14- The Eucharist (their name for the Lord's supper) is the very flesh and blood of Jesus
Lutheran
Again, there are variations among them, just as there are variations among Baptists, but Lutherans split from the Catholic church starting with Martin Luther. Their teachings:
- Baptism is necessary for salvation. Wrong! John 14:6, Luke 23:39-43, Acts 8:36-38
- Baptism through sprinkling. Wrong! Romans 6:4, Colossians 2:12
- You can loose your salvation. Wrong! I John 5:13, John 3:16, Matthew 28:20
- Infants must be baptized as well. This is one area that caused division among churches very early (see Baptist history), see II Samuel 12:23 David when his son with Bathsheba dies says he could not bring him back but that he would go to him. How would this happen if the child had not been baptized? One of the thieves on the cross (see Luke 23) trusted the Lord and was told he would be with Him that day in paradise, yet he was never baptized.
- The Eucharist (their name for the Lord's supper) is the very flesh and blood of Jesus, more or less the same as the Catholics. Wrong! They are taking verses about the Lord's supper literally. This is the same thing that sodomites and liberals do with such passages as Galatians 3:28 that says there is neither male nor female, and interpreting that there is no difference between man and woman. So in scriptures such as Luke 22:17-23, John 6:32-58 and others was Jesus using a metaphor or he was literally changing the bread and wine into his flesh and blood? This is a perfect example of how false doctrine is started - taking verses out of context or taking literally something that is not meant literally. Wrapping a kernel of truth in fifty pounds of lies.
Jehovas Witness
Started by a man named Charles Taze Russell. Russell taught that Jews should not convert to Christianity. They generally teach the following:
- There is no hell. Wrong! Matthew 5:29, Revelation 20:2, Psalms 9:17, Hebrews 9:27
- After you die, your soul goes to sleep. Wrong Hebrews 9:27
- Jesus was a created being. Wrong! I John 5:7, John 10:30-37
- Several times since the 1900's they have prophesied the end of the world. The Bible speaks about false prophets in Deuteronomy 18:21-22
- They have their own "unique" bible translation called the "new world translation" and the text lines up with the NIV
Mormons
Starting with Joseph Smith in 1820, who claims to have been visited by none other than God the Father and Jesus together in the woods, then in 1823 by an angel "Moroni" who gave him golden plates with the history of an ancient American civilization. These plates, once translated were to become the book of mormon. Strangely enough, many Mormons also use the King James Bible.
- They claim the Book of Mormon be just as important as the Bible. False, Isaiah 8:20, John 1:1
- They promote the idea of the deity of man but not Jesus. Wrong! Jesus allowed Thomas to address him as “My Lord and My God”, John 1:1, John 20:28
- They think God is an exalted, glorified man. Wrong! John 1:1, Isaiah 44:6
- They baptize the dead. Wrong! Hebrews 9:27
Bhuddist
Something like 500 million followers, starting somewhere between 600 and 400 BC. Many Americans think its "cute" to put a little Bhudda statue in their flower bed.
- They teach reincarnation. Wrong! Hebrews 9:27
- Many will speak favorably of Jesus as a "good man", similar to the way Muslims will also refer to Jesus as a prophet. Wrong! He is not just another man that happened to say good things. John 14:6
- Many will also claim they follow "the commandments", referring to the 10 commandments of Exodus 20. Nope, following the ten commandments wont keep you from going to hell, Galatians 3
Islam
There are variations with the two primary being Sunni and Shia. The split arose over arguments of who was to succeed Mohamed.
- Their book called the "Quran" is divided into 114 chapters called Suras and Jesus is mentioned in several places included Sura 2,3, 4 and 5. Yet they reject His Word
- They teach that God does not beget nor is He begotten. Jesus said in John 3:16 that God had sent His only begotten Son.
- They teach that the Bible is "one of their holy books", but Jesus said a man cannot serve two masters, Matthew 6:24
- Muslims claim the Bible has been corrupted and that is understandable, given the state that Christianity is in and the numerous counterfeit bibles in circulation, yet God promised to preserve His word, Psalms 12:6,7, Deuteronomy 4:2 and is not the author of confusion I Corinthians 14:33
On the Quran
(1) Claims to be a continuation of the things Moses taught and that Jesus was given the truth, Sura 2:87 Wrong! Jesus is not the continuation of the truth He IS the Truth, John 14:6
(2) Claims to be a “continuation” of previous scriptures, Surah 2:97
Sura 2:25, The “good news” is to them that believe AND do righteous deeds. The good news of the gospel of Christ is that we are saved by grace, not by our works (Ephesians 2:8,9)
(3) They bowed down to Adam, Sura 2:34, why? Supposedly Brigham Young who founded the Mormons, also taught that Adam was God. Strange similarities.
(4) Many of today’s Muslims will claim that the Bible has been corrupted, yet their Quran tells Christians to uphold their Gospel and what is revealed to you from the Lord, Sura 5:68
(5) The Quran claims that you will find Mohamed their prophet in the Bible if it wasn't corrupted and it is he who directs them to righteousness, see Sura 7:157 and this is one area that Many Muslims will use to “prove” that the Bible is corrupted. However, the Bible was written long before the Quran and Mohamed is nowhere to be found. God promised to preserve His Word (Psalms 12:6,7).
(6) The Quran claims that there will be a day when no ransom will be accepted and no intercession made for any soul (Sura 2:122-123). So on judgement day there will be nobody to stand up for you. Yet the Bible tells us that Jesus WILL be that intercession for us (Isaiah 53:12) and was a ransom for many Hosea 13:14, Matthew 20:28, I Timothy 2:26
Judaism (and Zionism)
I've heard professing Christians say that the Jews believe in God the Father, just not Jesus. What does the Bible say? John 3:17-18, 14:6, I John 2:23, 5:12, Galatians 3 & 4, Romans 9
Hebrew Roots & the "Yeshua" crowd
There are variations among these groups, but most will advocate the following:
- Must use the name Yeshua instead of Jesus. What does the Bible say? You can point them to Acts 4:12, Luke 1:31 & Philippians 2:10 but then some will start to question the King James Bible as being not translated correctly, strangely similar to Mormons and Muslims.
- Some will claim that the King James Bible as well as others are mis-translated and Jesus is just another name for the Greek god Zeus. In the 1611 version of the KJV used the name Iesus which is the Greek name for Jesus. Sorry fellas, the NT manuscripts which originated in Antioch where Christians were first so named, were written in Greek, not Hebrew. We refer to these manuscripts as the "received text" or majority text.
- Keeping the sabbath, feasts and holy days. What does the Bible say? Colossians 2:16, Titus 3:9,10, Acts 15: 23-24, 28-29
Calvinism
T-U-L-I-P Calvinists and the 5 “points”
T = Total Depravity. They say man has no free will and man is totally depraved. Deuteronomy 30:19-20, we must CHOOSE life. I Timothy 2:4 God wants all men to be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth. The word “freewill” is in the Bible 17 times!
U = Unconditional election. Calvinists teach that before the foundation of the world, God chose people to be saved and there is nothing they can do about it. Also look up the phrase “whosoever will”, 11 times it’s found in the Bible.
L = Limited atonement. Calvin teaches that Jesus only died for a limited amount of people. Lies, Jesus died for all, if we accept Him. Romans 5:8,9I = Irresistible grace
P = Perseverance of the Saints (endure to the end). Wrong! Once you are saved, you are sealed, I John 5:13, Matthew 28:20, John 3:16
Pentecostal
Originating with the early 20th century "Holiness" movement. Speaking in tongues, handling snakes, hooping and hollering. Generally point to Acts 2 and the day of Pentecost for their foundational principals, when the Holy Ghost came upon the apostles. In verse 6 however, the multitude heard them in their OWN tongue, not some gibberish "heavenly language" as some of this group refer to. Many of them appear to have a "zeal" about them, but Paul said this concerning the Jews - For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge, Romans 10:2
Seventh Day Adventists
- Originated somewhere during the early 1800's "Millerite" movement
- Emphasizes the observance of the sabbath on Sataurday. Nope, Matthew 12:8
- Some teach that a soul sleeps after death, Wrong! Hebrews 9:27
- Millerites came to believe that Jesus would return on October 22, 1844, Oooops!
Unitarian
- Rejects the Trinity. Wrong! I John 5:7
- Rejects the deity of Christ. Wrong! John 10:30, 20:28
- Rejects the infallibility of the Bible. Wrong! Psalms 12:6,7, John 1:1, Malachi 3:6
- Julia Ward Howe, the composer of the famous song "Battle hymn of the Republic", along with her husband were Unitarians
I John 2:27
But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
Catholic
There are variations among them, but generally the following represent their teachings:
- Teach "purgatory" as an intermediate place before heaven or hell. What does the Bible say? Hebrews 9:27
- Claim Mary was the "mother of God", wrong! John 1:1
- Mary was not a perpetual virgin, because Jesus had brothers and sisters.
- Refer to a priest as "father". What does the Bible say? Matthew 23:9
- Baptism is necessary for salvation.
- Generally, that the priests are the authority on what the Scriptures say. What does the Bible say? I John 2:27
- Priests should not marry. What does the Bible say? Peter, who they say their church is founded on, had a wife Matthew 8:14- The Eucharist (their name for the Lord's supper) is the very flesh and blood of Jesus
Lutheran
Again, there are variations among them, just as there are variations among Baptists, but Lutherans split from the Catholic church starting with Martin Luther. Their teachings:
- Baptism is necessary for salvation. Wrong! John 14:6, Luke 23:39-43, Acts 8:36-38
- Baptism through sprinkling. Wrong! Romans 6:4, Colossians 2:12
- You can loose your salvation. Wrong! I John 5:13, John 3:16, Matthew 28:20
- Infants must be baptized as well. This is one area that caused division among churches very early (see Baptist history), see II Samuel 12:23 David when his son with Bathsheba dies says he could not bring him back but that he would go to him. How would this happen if the child had not been baptized? One of the thieves on the cross (see Luke 23) trusted the Lord and was told he would be with Him that day in paradise, yet he was never baptized.
- The Eucharist (their name for the Lord's supper) is the very flesh and blood of Jesus, more or less the same as the Catholics. Wrong! They are taking verses about the Lord's supper literally. This is the same thing that sodomites and liberals do with such passages as Galatians 3:28 that says there is neither male nor female, and interpreting that there is no difference between man and woman. So in scriptures such as Luke 22:17-23, John 6:32-58 and others was Jesus using a metaphor or he was literally changing the bread and wine into his flesh and blood? This is a perfect example of how false doctrine is started - taking verses out of context or taking literally something that is not meant literally. Wrapping a kernel of truth in fifty pounds of lies.
Jehovas Witness
Started by a man named Charles Taze Russell. Russell taught that Jews should not convert to Christianity. They generally teach the following:
- There is no hell. Wrong! Matthew 5:29, Revelation 20:2, Psalms 9:17, Hebrews 9:27
- After you die, your soul goes to sleep. Wrong Hebrews 9:27
- Jesus was a created being. Wrong! I John 5:7, John 10:30-37
- Several times since the 1900's they have prophesied the end of the world. The Bible speaks about false prophets in Deuteronomy 18:21-22
- They have their own "unique" bible translation called the "new world translation" and the text lines up with the NIV
Mormons
Starting with Joseph Smith in 1820, who claims to have been visited by none other than God the Father and Jesus together in the woods, then in 1823 by an angel "Moroni" who gave him golden plates with the history of an ancient American civilization. These plates, once translated were to become the book of mormon. Strangely enough, many Mormons also use the King James Bible.
- They claim the Book of Mormon be just as important as the Bible. False, Isaiah 8:20, John 1:1
- They promote the idea of the deity of man but not Jesus. Wrong! Jesus allowed Thomas to address him as “My Lord and My God”, John 1:1, John 20:28
- They think God is an exalted, glorified man. Wrong! John 1:1, Isaiah 44:6
- They baptize the dead. Wrong! Hebrews 9:27
Bhuddist
Something like 500 million followers, starting somewhere between 600 and 400 BC. Many Americans think its "cute" to put a little Bhudda statue in their flower bed.
- They teach reincarnation. Wrong! Hebrews 9:27
- Many will speak favorably of Jesus as a "good man", similar to the way Muslims will also refer to Jesus as a prophet. Wrong! He is not just another man that happened to say good things. John 14:6
- Many will also claim they follow "the commandments", referring to the 10 commandments of Exodus 20. Nope, following the ten commandments wont keep you from going to hell, Galatians 3
Islam
There are variations with the two primary being Sunni and Shia. The split arose over arguments of who was to succeed Mohamed.
- Their book called the "Quran" is divided into 114 chapters called Suras and Jesus is mentioned in several places included Sura 2,3, 4 and 5. Yet they reject His Word
- They teach that God does not beget nor is He begotten. Jesus said in John 3:16 that God had sent His only begotten Son.
- They teach that the Bible is "one of their holy books", but Jesus said a man cannot serve two masters, Matthew 6:24
- Muslims claim the Bible has been corrupted and that is understandable, given the state that Christianity is in and the numerous counterfeit bibles in circulation, yet God promised to preserve His word, Psalms 12:6,7, Deuteronomy 4:2 and is not the author of confusion I Corinthians 14:33
On the Quran
(1) Claims to be a continuation of the things Moses taught and that Jesus was given the truth, Sura 2:87 Wrong! Jesus is not the continuation of the truth He IS the Truth, John 14:6
(2) Claims to be a “continuation” of previous scriptures, Surah 2:97
Sura 2:25, The “good news” is to them that believe AND do righteous deeds. The good news of the gospel of Christ is that we are saved by grace, not by our works (Ephesians 2:8,9)
(3) They bowed down to Adam, Sura 2:34, why? Supposedly Brigham Young who founded the Mormons, also taught that Adam was God. Strange similarities.
(4) Many of today’s Muslims will claim that the Bible has been corrupted, yet their Quran tells Christians to uphold their Gospel and what is revealed to you from the Lord, Sura 5:68
(5) The Quran claims that you will find Mohamed their prophet in the Bible if it wasn't corrupted and it is he who directs them to righteousness, see Sura 7:157 and this is one area that Many Muslims will use to “prove” that the Bible is corrupted. However, the Bible was written long before the Quran and Mohamed is nowhere to be found. God promised to preserve His Word (Psalms 12:6,7).
(6) The Quran claims that there will be a day when no ransom will be accepted and no intercession made for any soul (Sura 2:122-123). So on judgement day there will be nobody to stand up for you. Yet the Bible tells us that Jesus WILL be that intercession for us (Isaiah 53:12) and was a ransom for many Hosea 13:14, Matthew 20:28, I Timothy 2:26
Judaism (and Zionism)
I've heard professing Christians say that the Jews believe in God the Father, just not Jesus. What does the Bible say? John 3:17-18, 14:6, I John 2:23, 5:12, Galatians 3 & 4, Romans 9
Hebrew Roots & the "Yeshua" crowd
There are variations among these groups, but most will advocate the following:
- Must use the name Yeshua instead of Jesus. What does the Bible say? You can point them to Acts 4:12, Luke 1:31 & Philippians 2:10 but then some will start to question the King James Bible as being not translated correctly, strangely similar to Mormons and Muslims.
- Some will claim that the King James Bible as well as others are mis-translated and Jesus is just another name for the Greek god Zeus. In the 1611 version of the KJV used the name Iesus which is the Greek name for Jesus. Sorry fellas, the NT manuscripts which originated in Antioch where Christians were first so named, were written in Greek, not Hebrew. We refer to these manuscripts as the "received text" or majority text.
- Keeping the sabbath, feasts and holy days. What does the Bible say? Colossians 2:16, Titus 3:9,10, Acts 15: 23-24, 28-29
Calvinism
T-U-L-I-P Calvinists and the 5 “points”
T = Total Depravity. They say man has no free will and man is totally depraved. Deuteronomy 30:19-20, we must CHOOSE life. I Timothy 2:4 God wants all men to be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth. The word “freewill” is in the Bible 17 times!
U = Unconditional election. Calvinists teach that before the foundation of the world, God chose people to be saved and there is nothing they can do about it. Also look up the phrase “whosoever will”, 11 times it’s found in the Bible.
L = Limited atonement. Calvin teaches that Jesus only died for a limited amount of people. Lies, Jesus died for all, if we accept Him. Romans 5:8,9I = Irresistible grace
P = Perseverance of the Saints (endure to the end). Wrong! Once you are saved, you are sealed, I John 5:13, Matthew 28:20, John 3:16
Pentecostal
Originating with the early 20th century "Holiness" movement. Speaking in tongues, handling snakes, hooping and hollering. Generally point to Acts 2 and the day of Pentecost for their foundational principals, when the Holy Ghost came upon the apostles. In verse 6 however, the multitude heard them in their OWN tongue, not some gibberish "heavenly language" as some of this group refer to. Many of them appear to have a "zeal" about them, but Paul said this concerning the Jews - For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge, Romans 10:2
Seventh Day Adventists
- Originated somewhere during the early 1800's "Millerite" movement
- Emphasizes the observance of the sabbath on Sataurday. Nope, Matthew 12:8
- Some teach that a soul sleeps after death, Wrong! Hebrews 9:27
- Millerites came to believe that Jesus would return on October 22, 1844, Oooops!
Unitarian
- Rejects the Trinity. Wrong! I John 5:7
- Rejects the deity of Christ. Wrong! John 10:30, 20:28
- Rejects the infallibility of the Bible. Wrong! Psalms 12:6,7, John 1:1, Malachi 3:6
- Julia Ward Howe, the composer of the famous song "Battle hymn of the Republic", along with her husband were Unitarians
Why I’m NOT a Calvinist
John Calvin was born around 1509, was trained as a humanist lawyer and left the Roman Catholic church around 1530. He sat up his own system of government in Geneva Switzerland and was similar to a little dictator. He had a man by the last name of Cervitas killed even after promising him safe passage for coming to debate with him. He wrote his books known as “Calvin’s Institutes”. Don’t follow a man not in the Bible. Psalm 118:8 The Bible tells us it's better to put trust in the Lord than confidence in man. Calvinists vary in how many "points" they adhere to regarding a series of 5 different doctrines.
T-U-L-I-P Calvinists and the 5 “points”
T = Total Depravity. They say man has no free will and man is totally depraved.
Deuteronomy 30:19-20, we must CHOOSE life. I Timothy 2: 4 God wants all men to be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth. The word “freewill” is in the Bible 17 times!
U = Unconditional election. Calvinists teach that before the foundation of the world, God chose people to be saved and there is nothing they can do about it. Also look up the phrase “whosoever will”, 11 times it’s found in the Bible.
L = Limited atonement. The shedding of blood and Jesus died for all, if we accept it. Calvin teaches that Jesus only died for a limited amount of people.
I = Irresistible grace
P = Perseverance of the Saints (endure to the end)
War and Peace
Overview
The reasons we are given for going to war are almost never the real reasons. Some make huge sums of money on warfare. President Eisenhower coined the term “military industrial complex” referring to the combination of military , corporate, media and banking interests. They make huge sums of money when there is military action - from bombs, planes, supplies, or rebuilding efforts.
Matthew 5;9 , Psalms 120:6,7 , Romans 12:18 , James 3:18, Hebrews 12:14, II Cor 10:3, John 18:36
Self defense is different - Luke 22:36, I Timothy 5:8
Solomon had peace on all sides - I Kings 4:24
Our enemy as followers of Christ is not flesh, but rulers of darkness and wickedness in high places - Ephesians 6:10
These are the same people pulling the strings of our leaders and controlling the information we are given. See Daniel 10 when the Bible mentions the “princes” of the various kingdoms.
Some of the causes of warfare -
(1) The love of money: James 4:1
When was the last time the US actually declared war on another nation? Yet we have been almost in constant warfare ever since. If I think my neighbor wants to beat me up and I go beat him up first, is that the Bible way or the Roman way? Rome had a term known as “casus belli”, which means an act that provokes or justifies a war.
Corporations and banks make loads of money promoting war. They use this money to promote their agenda through the media conglomerates to spread their propaganda. The large sums of money involved manage to coerce more and more of our leaders to adopt the same positions as these groups and it becomes hard to resist. The US congress doesn’t even declare war any longer, it just seems to go around enforcing the resolutions of the united nations, which is nothing more than the beginnings of a one world government. Hebrews 12:14 and Romans 12:18 tells us to live in peace with all men if possible. Secretary of state and later 6th US President, John Quincy Adams is quoted as saying regarding the US foreign policy as “shes goes not abroad in search of dragons”. George Washington said we should avoid entangling alliances. WWI was supposed to be the war to end all wars. Lies!
(2) The devil wants to kill everyone. John 8:44, Psalm 11:5, John 10:7, Daniel 10:12-21: The princes of the kingdoms mentioned are not humans, but demons. Our rulers aren't really in control John 14:30.
Alexander the Great, one of the rulers of Greece, spoke about his “Daemon”, which in Greek mythology was supposedly a kind of guardian spirit for mortals. Behind every idol is a devil. Something wicked comes in Revelation ch 6 that goes out to take peace from the earth.
Cause (3) A curse from God. A nation at peace is a blessing from the Lord.
Worry and Wilfull Ignorance
Here are some things I think needs to be said regarding fear of the things of this world, eg. war, pestilence, crime etc.
There is a difference between worry and willful ignorance. Our days are numbered, Job 14:5 so when it's your time to go, there isn't anything you can do. Some take this to mean - do nothing.
Why have a firearm for self defense, don't you trust the Lord?
Why have more than 3 days worth of groceries in the pantry, don't you trust the Lord?
Why wash your hands, don't you trust the Lord?
Why have a tornado shelter, don't you trust the Lord?
I have heard many professing Christians refer to Matthew 6 and the lilies of the field, saying they are not going to do anything more than they do in their everyday life to be able to handle "extraordinary situations". They seem not to recall all the other places in the Bible where we are given example after example of what the military refers to as "contingency plans".
A few examples to consider
- God told Noah to bring food into the ark. Genesis 6
- The Lord told Joseph to put aside food in the 7 years of plenty to make ready for the 7 years of famine to follow. Genesis 41
- The Lord gave Solomon the proverb of the Ant, who little by little filled their food pantry instead of living hand-in-mouth for today. Proverbs 6
- Jesus told his disciples to go and buy swords, not stick their nose in the air on the way to Starbucks. Luke 22
- David told the people of Judah to teach their children the use of the bow. II Samuel 1
- Proverbs 21:31 tells us though we prepare for war, safety is of the Lord
Note: the bow in those days, along with the sword, spear and sling were the military weapons of the day. The bow especially however was a high-capacity, rapid fire weapon of war. Today, David would be telling the people of Judah to teach their children the use of the AR-15 and basic marksmanship - windage and elevation, sight-alignment and trigger squeeze.
It is the Lord and the Lord alone who we should fear. However, that doesn't mean to be oblivious to the obvious dangers in this world. The devil tempted Jesus in Matthew 4, saying if He was the Son of God then just jump off a cliff and God would send His angels to bear him up (paraphrasing). Jesus rebuked the devil, saying Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
There is a difference between worry and willful ignorance. Our days are numbered, Job 14:5 so when it's your time to go, there isn't anything you can do. Some take this to mean - do nothing.
Why have a firearm for self defense, don't you trust the Lord?
Why have more than 3 days worth of groceries in the pantry, don't you trust the Lord?
Why wash your hands, don't you trust the Lord?
Why have a tornado shelter, don't you trust the Lord?
I have heard many professing Christians refer to Matthew 6 and the lilies of the field, saying they are not going to do anything more than they do in their everyday life to be able to handle "extraordinary situations". They seem not to recall all the other places in the Bible where we are given example after example of what the military refers to as "contingency plans".
A few examples to consider
- God told Noah to bring food into the ark. Genesis 6
- The Lord told Joseph to put aside food in the 7 years of plenty to make ready for the 7 years of famine to follow. Genesis 41
- The Lord gave Solomon the proverb of the Ant, who little by little filled their food pantry instead of living hand-in-mouth for today. Proverbs 6
- Jesus told his disciples to go and buy swords, not stick their nose in the air on the way to Starbucks. Luke 22
- David told the people of Judah to teach their children the use of the bow. II Samuel 1
- Proverbs 21:31 tells us though we prepare for war, safety is of the Lord
Note: the bow in those days, along with the sword, spear and sling were the military weapons of the day. The bow especially however was a high-capacity, rapid fire weapon of war. Today, David would be telling the people of Judah to teach their children the use of the AR-15 and basic marksmanship - windage and elevation, sight-alignment and trigger squeeze.
It is the Lord and the Lord alone who we should fear. However, that doesn't mean to be oblivious to the obvious dangers in this world. The devil tempted Jesus in Matthew 4, saying if He was the Son of God then just jump off a cliff and God would send His angels to bear him up (paraphrasing). Jesus rebuked the devil, saying Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
Judges, Ruth, Samuel, Kings and Chronicles
You might call this the "history section". Follows right after the book of Joshua in the Bible. Yes, there is a lot of history in the book of Joshua and after Chronicles, but nevertheless...
Remember, this is just one mans notes. Hope it is a help to someone.
2. An angel of the Lord rebukes Israel. Note Judges 1&2 similar with Genesis 1 & 2 in that they mention things that seem out of order, Joshua already died when mentioned in Judges 2. See Joshua 24:29
3. The Lord leaves nations among Israel as a test and they fail. The Lords anger is hot. Ehud kills Elgon the fat king of Moab
4. Deborah judges Israel
5. Deborah and Barak sing praises to the Lord
6. Gideon visited by an angel of the Lord
7. The Lord chooses 300 men for Gideon
8. Gideon and the Midianites, Israel turns again
9. Wickedness of Abimelech and Shecham
10. Israel sins, the Ammonites oppress them
11. Jephthah makes a vow he regrets
12. Jephthah vs Ephraim, some trying to say shippoleth or sibboleth
13. Angel comes to wife of Manoah, Samson born.
14. Samson kills a lion, gets a wife. Gives a riddle
15. Samson slays 1000 with the jawbone of an ass
16. Samson and Delilah. Slew more in death than life
17. Micah. No king now, but every man does that which was right in his own eyes.
18. Children of Dan come unto Micah take his things and his priest and setup graven images.
19. A Levite gives up his concubine to wicked men, then gives the parts unto all of Israel
20. Children of Israel vs Benjamen
21. Israel helps Benjamen take wives of Shiloh
2. Ruth gleans in the field of Boaz
3. Ruth goes back to see Boaz
4. Boaz and Ruth marry, from which later come Obed, Jesse and David
2. Hannah praises the Lord. Man of God comes to Eli the priest telling him his sons would die and the Lord would raise up a faithful priest.
3. Samuel did not yet know the Lord, yet he was ministering unto the Lord under Eli. The Lord tells him he will judge the house of Eli.
4. Eli's sons killed, ark captured by Philistines, Eli dies
5. Philistines set the ark next to their god. The Lord destroys some of the Philistines, gives emerods to others.
6. The Philistines return the ark
7. Israel repents, Philistines defeated, lands returned to Israel
8. Samuel grew old and his two sons Joel and Abiah turned away and perverted judgement. The people ask for a king.
9. Saul goes out seeking his fathers asses seeing a seer and finds Samuel.
10. Saul becomes king. God save the king
11. Saul and Israel defeat the Ammonites
12. Samuel warns all Israel what they have done asking for a king. He prays for thunder and rain. For their sake they are warned not to rebel.
13. Saul is impatient waiting for Samuel.
14. Johnathan battles the Philistines. Eats honey
15. Samuel commands Saul to slay Amalek utterly, but Saul spares and sin would his undoing as king.
16. The Lord tells Samuel He would appoint another king from among the sons of Jesse. This would be David.
17. David and Goliath
18. Saul is jealous of David, but realizes the Lord is with David and not him.
19. Johnathan convinces Saul not to kill David, but Saul soon tries again. David goes to see Samuel.
20. Johnathan makes a covenant with David
21. David goes to see Ahimilech the priest.
22. David escapes to the cave Adullam. Saul has Ahimilech and the other priests killed.
23. David flees Keilah into the wilderness of Ziph with Saul seeking him.
24. Saul pursues David again. David and his men are hiding in a cave when Saul and his men come in. David could have killed Saul, but spares him. Saul repents.
25. David comes to Nabal, of the house of Caleb and a son of Belial. His wife Abigail keeps David from wiping out Nabal after he had refused to help David. Abigail becomes David's wife.
26. Saul tries to pursue David again but David sneaks into the camp at night and takes his spear and water bottle. Saul repents.
27. David dwells in Gath with Achish (Philistine ruler). Invades the Gershurites and Gezerites. Achish believes David is hated by all Israel.
28. Philistines gather to war against Israel. Saul seeks a woman with a familiar spirit who brought up Samuel and he tells Saul that he will be defeated.
29. At the request of Achish, David returns to the land of the Philistines, and asks to take part in the battle against Israel.
30. David returns to Ziklag to find it burned. He asks the Lord if he should pursue, rescues his wives, wipes out the rest but 400. David distributes the spoil.
31. Israel flees from the Philistines, Saul and his sons die.
2. The Lord tells David to go up to Hebron of Judah. David anointed king. Fight between Saul's followers and Davids.
3. War between house of Saul and house of David. Abner is killed
5. David becomes king over Israel also. The Jebusites resist David. David has more concubines and wives and sons. The Lord tells David to battle the Philistines but wait for a sound from the mulberry trees.
6. Uzzah touches the ark when the oxen stumbles and the Lord smote him dead. David's wife Michal rebukes him.
7. The Lord tells Nathan the prohpet to ask David why he has not built a house for the Lord and that his. David had rest round about (see also I Kings 5)
8. David smites the Philistines, puts garrisons in Syria. Davids sons were rulers.
9. David asks if there be any of the house of Saul that he may show kindness. . He restores all of Sauls land to Mephibosheth, son of Johnathan, son of Saul. Eats at Davids table.
10. Mistrust and war with children of Ammon and Syrians, after David offered kindness.
11. David sins with Bathsheba, wife of Uriah
12. The Lord sends Nathan unto David and he repents. Nathan tells David his wives will be taken from him and be given unto his neighbor. The child w/Bathsheba dies. David tells others that he can not bring the child back, but he will go to him one day. They have another, Solomon and the Lord loved him. Joab fights against Rabbah.
13. Amnon sins with his sister Tamar, who suggest they should be married first. Absalom kills Amnon. Evil is coming upon the house as David just as Nathan prophesied (see 12:11)
14. The Lord finds ways to bring people back unto him. Absolom returns, tries to get Joabs attention, but has to set his field on fire. Absolom finally sees David.
15. The treachery of Absolom against David. David goes up mount olivet.
16. Men from the house os Saul come out to curse and throw stones at David but David does not punish them. Davids counselor, Ahithaphel told Absolam to take all of Davids concubines. It was so just as Nathan had prophesied.
17. Ahithophel conspires with Absolom
18. The armies of David and Absolom meet. David commands that Absoloam be treated lightly, but Absolom hit a tree, then Joab cast darts into him. David mourns.
19. David tries to make peace and retstore order
20. A man named Sheba and a man of Belial, concinves Israel to depart from David but Judah remains faithful. Joab kills Amasa.
21. A famine in the land. David asks the Lord why and the answer was because what Saul had done to the Gibeonites. The Gibeonites ask David for 7 of Sauls sons and David agrees. Battle with the Philistines, brother of Goalith killed.
22. David praises the Lord with son. Says he has not wickedly departed from God.
23. He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.
24. David tells Joab to number the people. There are 800K men of Israel, 500K in Judah. David repents, asks the Lord to take away his iniquity. The Lord comes to the prophet Gad, gives David 3 choices. The Lord tells the angel it is enough. David saw the angel. David buys a threshing floor to build an altar.
2. Adonijah convinces Bathsheba to ask king Solomon for Abishag for a wife
3. Solomon made friends with Pharaoh, returns with his daughter. Prays for understanding. The Lord tells him in a dream he will get wisdom and riches.
4. Solomon had peace on all sides. God gave him great wisdom.
5. Solomon asks Hiram of Tyre to cut cedar and temple construction begins.
6. The temple finished, size of an average house?
7. Solomon brings Hiram to make a number of things of brass for the temple, then brings in many things David dedicated.
8. The ark is brought into the temple, which contained only the two tablets of stone given to Moses. Soomon prays
9. The Lord speaks to Solomon. A promiseand warning for his people and their children to keep the statues of the Lord. Of the people that Israel had not utterly destroyed (Amorites, Hittites etc), Solomon made servants.
10. Queen of Sheba pays a visit to Solomon. Gave him 120 talents of gold (12000 lbs?) In one year Solomon brings in 666 talents of gold
11. Solomons many wives that turned his heart away unto other gods. The Lord tells Solomon he will take his kingdom away. God stirs up adversaries to Solomon. Jereboam, Hadad, Rezon, Ahijah. The Lord will divide the kingdom. Solomon dies. Jereboam to get 10 parts.
12. Rehoboam flees to Jerusalem. Then Jereboam becomes king over ISrael. The kingdom is divided - Israel & Judah. King Jereboam has 2 golden calfs made.
13. A man of God from Judah, cried against the altar in Bethel and that a child will be born unto the house of David named Josiah. Jeroboam's hand dries up. The man of God disobeys and is killed by a lion.
14. Abijah, son of Jeroam fell sick. His mother is sent to ask Ahijah about him. The Lord was to cut off Jeroboam. Nabab takes over after Jeroboam. The Lord will smite Israel because of Jeroboam.There were sodomites in the land of Judah and Judah did evil. Shishack king of Egypt came against Jerusalem and took away treasures. War between Rehoboam and Jeroboam. Rehoboam dies and his son Abijam reigned.
15. Abijam walked in all the sins of his father. He dies and Asa his son reigns and does that was was right in the eys of the Lord, takes away the sodomites and idols out of the land. Asa also removed his own mother from being queen because she had made a grove. Asa did not destroy the high places however. Baasha, son of Ahijah replaces Nabab as king of Israel. Baasha does evil
16. Jehu, son of Hanani preaches against Baasha. Elah his son is next to rule. Zimri, captain of Baasha conspired against Baasha. Killed him and all his kin. Israel is divided against itself, half follow Omri, the other follow Tibni. Omri wins and reigns over Israel. He does evil. Ahab his son takes over. Ahab also does evil, served Baal.
17. Elijah the Tishbite, it will not rain until he gives the word. Elijah prays to revive a womans child.
18. Sore famine in Samaria. Ahab called Obidiah, the governor of his house, meets Elijah. Ahab gathers all the prophets of Baal at Mt. Carmel. Eliha vs the prophets of Baal. The rain returns.
19. Ahabs wife, Jezebel is angry at Elijah wh then goes on the Beersheba of Judah. Elijah is nourished by an angel. God tells Elijah to anoint Hazael king over Syria, Jehu king over Israel and Elisha to be prophet. There are 7000 left that have not yet bent the knee to Baal.
20. Israel slew the Syrians, though they were outnumbered. A man of the sons of prophets tells another to smite him, but he refused. The man that refused to obey the prophet was killed by a lion. The prophet rebukes Ahab for letting Banhadad (king of Syria) go free.
21. Jezebel has Naboth killed to get his vineyard to please Ahab. The Lord sent Elijah to tell Ahab that the place where dogs licked Naboth's blood, there also will dogs lick his blood. Ahab humbles himself. The Lord tells Elijah that since Ahab has humbled himself that he will bring evil in his son's days instead of his.
22. Jehoshophat king of Judah comes to see the king of Israel. The prophet Micaiah prophesies against the king of Israel. Both kings go into battle against Rmoth-Gilead. Kig Ahab is killed. Dogs lick his blood from the chariot just as Elijah had prophesied. Ahaziah is now king of Israel. Jehoshophat removes sodomites from Judah. Peace between Judah and Israel.
2. Elisha recieves and double portion of Elijahs spirit. Elijah taken up in a chariot of fire and whirlwind. Elisha heals a bad spring of water. On his way to Bethel some children mocked him. He curses them and a she bear tare them.
3. Jehoram did eveil, but not like his parents, for he put away the images of Baal.
4. King of Israel (Ahab), Jehoshophat king of Judah and king of Edom go to see Elisha. He tells them to dig ditches which will be filled with water and the moabites will be delivered into their hands.
5. Naaman the leper is made clean because a young Israli maid told the kings wife about the Lord. Slisha has him to go wash 7 times in the river Jordan. Elisha's servant run after Naaman to recieve money. Get gets leprosy instead
6. Elisha makes an iron axe head float. Syria wars with Israel. Elisha warns the king of Israel. Elisha is sought by the Syrian king but Elisha tells the young men with him that there are more with him that with them (Syria). Chariots and horses of fire. Famine in Samaria
7. Measure of flour for a shekel, two measures of barley for a shekel. Four peerous men go to the Syrian camp to find it deserted. They ate and drank. One of the kings men asked Elisha mockingly how the food would come, would later be killed.
8 Elisha tells the woman whos son had been restored to go away from the famine. She returns after 7 years, the king restores her land. Clisha comes to Damascus. Hazael is sent by Ben-hadad king of Syria to ask if he would recover. The Lord showed Elisha that Hazael would recover, but Ben-hadad would die. Hazael would be king and do terrible things to Israel.
9. Elisha sends a young prophet to anoint Jehu as king. Jehu kills Joram(Jehoram), has him cast into the field of Naboth. Jehu kills Ahaziah also. Jezebel eaten by dogs just as Elijah had prohesied.
10. Jehu has all the remaining sons of Ahab beheaded, then lures all the followers of Baal into one place, makes sure there are none that follow the Lord, then his men slew them all.
11. Athaliah, mother of Ahaziah now reins in Israel, tries to kill off the heirs of Joram. Joash is saved from death. Joash is protected by Jehoiada the priest. After Joash is crowned, Jehoida commands that Athalia be killed. House of Baal destroyed. Joash was only 7 years old.
12. Joash commanded the Lords house to be repaired. King of Syria, Hazael is set to take Jerusalem. Instead of fighting, Joash buys off king Hazael. Joash is later killed ina conspiracy of his servants.
13.Jehoahaz son of Jehubegins to reign over Israel and does evil in the sight of the Lord. Israel delivered to the Syrians. Jehoahaz besought the Lord. Jehoash his son begins to reign, does evil also. After Jehoash comes Jereboam as king. Elisha dies. A dead man is revived when he touches the bones of Elisha.
14. Amaziah begins to reign in Judah at age 25 and did good like Joash, but the high places were not taken away. Has the murderers of hsi father put to death but not their children, siting Moses. Israel invates Judah. Amaziah dies. Jeroboam now rules Israel. Azariah rules Judah. Jereboam dies, now comes Zachariah.
15. Azariah also called Uzziah began to reign in Jsrusalem. Does right. Jotham hsi son takes over judah, while Zachariah rules in Israel. Zachariah did evil, killed by Shalum, who took over Israel. Shallum killed by Menallem who also had the pregnant womens bellies of Tirzah ripped up. Menallem dies, Pekahiah takes over Israel. Pekah kills him and now reigns Israel. Then Hoshea reigns. Now Jotham,son ofUssiah reigns in Judah. Jotham dies and Ahaz reigns in Judah.
16. Ahaz of Juda did evil. Bribes the Assyrians to help fight Syria. Ahaz dies. Hezekiah now reigns in Judah.
17. Assyria attacks Israel and carries them away. The nations that came into occupy feared the Lord and their gods even to this day.
18. Hezekiah of Judah did right and trusted in the Lord. None like him came after. Senacherib king of Assyria comes against Judah. Rabshakeh tells the Jews not to listen to Hezekia. Even though the father of Hezekiah was the wicked king Ahaz, his mother was Abi who was the daughter of Zachariah. Nowhere else is she mentioned, but it could very well be her who taught Hezekiah to fear the Lord.
19. Hezekiah's servants come to Israel who tells them not to be afraid, that the Lord will send a blast upon the Assyrians. The angel of the Lord smote the Assyrians.
20. Hezekiah sick, prays to the Lord. The Lord hears him, tells Isaiah to tell Hezekiah that he will heal and get an extra 15 years and will deliver Jerusalem out of the Assyrians hand, for the Lord.
Isaiah asks the Lord to make a sun dial go backards 10 degrees as a sign. Hezekia shows all his treasures to the king of Babylon's son. Isaiah tells him the Lord has said all he has will be taken. After Hezekiah, Manasseh reigns. Hezekiah says in vs 19 regarding his sons that will be taken away and made eunuchs that at least he will have peace in his days.
21. Manasseh did evil. Prophesy against Jerusalem. Manasseh dies, now Amon reigns and does evil also and killed by his servants. Josiah now reigns in Judah.
22. Josiah does right. Hudah the prophetess tells the kings servants he will not see all the evil that will come on Jerusalem. Josiah make s a covenant before all Judah, has all the things of Baal destroyed and the houses of the Sodomites destroyed and the Idolatrous priests put down.
23. Josiah continues taking down the things that were wicked including the hosues of the sodomites. Comes to a sepulchre of a man of God (see I Kings 13) and a prophet and leaves them alone. He slew all the priests of the high places. Tells the people to keep the passover. josiah dies, now Jehoahaz has his son reigns and does evil. King of Egypt takes Jehoahaz replaces him with Eliakim (Jehoakim)
24. Jehoakim becomes a servant of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. The Lord sent many against Jehoiakim. He dies and now Jehoichin his son reigns and does evil. All of Jerusalem take to Babylon. Mattaniah(Zedekiah) king now
25. Babylon comes again against Jerusalem. Famine, Zedekiah's eyes put out and his sons kiled. The Lords house burns. The priests Seraiah and Zephaniah killed. Some that remained fled to Egypt.
10. Saul and his sons killed for Saul's transgressions, kingdom turned to David
11. David with Israel slew the Jebusites and Philistines. Davids mighty men listed.
12. Early days of Davids reign and those that come to help.
13. David encourages all afar off to return and bring thar ark of God because the people had not inquired of it all the days of Saul. Uzza touches the Ark, the Lord smote him
14. David gets help from Typre to build a house. Waits for sound from mulberry trees to battle the Philistines. Maries more wives
15. David has the ark brought up with the priests singing songs.
16. David's festival of thanksgiving
17. The Lord tells Nathan the prophet that David will not build a temple, but his seed would
18. DAvid enlarges his kingdom to the Euphrates
19. Children of Ammon dont trust David, see II Sam 10, same events
20. David and his men cut the children of Ammon to pieces in every city. War with Philistins. Davids nephew. Johnathan and Ehanan each slew a giant once of which was the brother of Goliath
21. Satan causes David to number the people, except the Levi and Benjamen. The Lord has David choose from 3 punishments. An angel of the Lord appears to David and elders
22. David buys the threshing floor of Irnan and begins to setup the Lords house, but tells Solomon the Lord told him his Son would do it.
23. Solomon made king. Families of Levites, Moses
24. Sons of Aaron.
25. The 288 musicians
26. Divisiions of porters
28. Solomon given charge to build the temple
29. David admonishes the people and Solomon
2. Solomon begins to build the temple, 1000's of men
3. Temple work begins mt Moriah. Pillars in the front were called Boaz and Jachin
4. The altar, moten sea held by oxen
5. Template work finished, glory of Lord filled it
6. Solomon dedicates the template and prays for his people (6:26, also see Jer 6:16)
7. Fire comare down and consumed the offering and the glory of the Lord filled the house. The Lord appeared to Solomon, his prayer had been heard. The Lord promised to hear and keep them - only if they follow Him.
8. Non-Israelites had to pay a tribute. Solomon marries the daughter of Pharoah.
9. Queen of Sheba visits Solomon with hard questions but all are answered. In a single year 666 talents of gold, 1 talent approx 100 lbs. Solomon dies, Rehoboam reigns
10. Israel rebels agaisnt Rehoboam and the house of David. Rehoboam had forsook the counsel of the old men.
11. Rehoboam is set to invade Israel, but the prohet Shemaiah recieves word from the Lord to tell Rehoboam not to. Jeroboam had brought in false gods.
12. Rehoboam begins to forsake the Lord. Egypt comes against Jerusalem. Rehoboam dies.
13. Abijah, son of Rehoboam begins to reign. War between Judah and Israel. Israel and Jereboam smote by the Lord. Abijah dies.
14. Asa, son of Abijah reigns now in Juda and he was a good king. Has rest on all sides. Asa battles 1 million man army of Ethiopia
15. The prophet Obed tells Asa and the people not to forsake the Lord. Asa puts away the abominable idols from Ephraim.
16. Baasha, king of Israel comes against Asa. Asa seeks help from Syria instead of relying on the Lord. Hanan says he will have wars.
17. Asa dead, now Jehoshaphat his son reigns. More fighting with Isarel. He did right. He sent Levites into Judah to teach the law of the Lord.
18. Jehoshaphat joins with Ahab king of Israel. Ahab asks Jehoshaphat to go with him against Ramoth-Gilead. Jehoshaphat asks first to seek the Word of the Lord. Michiah the propher. Ahab is killed.
19. Jehoshaphat returns to Jerusalem and is greeted by Jehu the seer. Jehu asks him why he should help those that hate the Lord. Jehoshaphat setup up judges and Amoriah is the chief priest.
20. Moabites, Ammorites and others come against Jehoshaphat. He feared what whas coming and sought the Lord. God causes the Moabites and Ammonites to destroy each other. Men of Judah and Jerusalem carry away the spoils. They priase the Lord.
21. Jehoshaphat dies, his son Jehoram rules. Kills his brothers and several princes. Marries daughter of Ahab. Revolt in Edom. A writing comes to him from Elijah. He dies
22. Ahazia (also called Jehoahaz, see ch 21). Does evil, dies and his mother destroys all the roayal seed of Judah. She reigns 6 years. Jehoshabeath the kings dauther hides Joash. Ahaziah killed
23. Jehoida helps Joash claim the throne
24. Joash does right. Repairs the Lords house. The princes of Judah convince him to build idols
25. Amazaiah, son of Joash is king, does right but not with a perfect heart. Hes killed.
26. Uzziah, son of Amoziah is made king. He sought the Lord while Zecheriah was alive.
27. Jotham, son of Uzzaih is made king.He was a good king.
28. Ahaz, son of Jotham is made king, he was a bad king
29. Hezekiah, son of Ahaz becomes king of Judah. Does right, cleans and restores the temple. The thing was done suddenly.
30. Hezekiah invites all of Israel to the Lords house. Some laugh and mock, but many come.
31. The people cut down the groves and high places.
32. Assyria comes against Judah. The king and Isaiah
33. Manasseh, son of Hezekiah becomes king and was evil. Amon becomes king, then Josiah.
34. Josiah is king, does right. Book of the law found.
35. Josiah and the people keep the passover. Fight with Egypt. Josiah wounded at Megiddo. Jeremiah lamented for Josiah
36. Jehoaz, son of Josiah is made king.Killed by king of Egypt. Jehoiakim now king and was evil. Babylon comes. Jehoachin now king. He was evil and taken to Babylon. Zedekiah now king, also evil. Now the Lord sends the Chaldeans upon them. Temple destroyed.
Remember, this is just one mans notes. Hope it is a help to someone.
Judges
1. Judah, Caleb, Simeon battle the Canaanites and Perezites but did not drive them all out. Slew ten thousand at Bezek. Captures Adonibezek and cut off his thumbs and big toes as he had done to 70 other kings before.2. An angel of the Lord rebukes Israel. Note Judges 1&2 similar with Genesis 1 & 2 in that they mention things that seem out of order, Joshua already died when mentioned in Judges 2. See Joshua 24:29
3. The Lord leaves nations among Israel as a test and they fail. The Lords anger is hot. Ehud kills Elgon the fat king of Moab
4. Deborah judges Israel
5. Deborah and Barak sing praises to the Lord
6. Gideon visited by an angel of the Lord
7. The Lord chooses 300 men for Gideon
8. Gideon and the Midianites, Israel turns again
9. Wickedness of Abimelech and Shecham
10. Israel sins, the Ammonites oppress them
11. Jephthah makes a vow he regrets
12. Jephthah vs Ephraim, some trying to say shippoleth or sibboleth
13. Angel comes to wife of Manoah, Samson born.
14. Samson kills a lion, gets a wife. Gives a riddle
15. Samson slays 1000 with the jawbone of an ass
16. Samson and Delilah. Slew more in death than life
17. Micah. No king now, but every man does that which was right in his own eyes.
18. Children of Dan come unto Micah take his things and his priest and setup graven images.
19. A Levite gives up his concubine to wicked men, then gives the parts unto all of Israel
20. Children of Israel vs Benjamen
21. Israel helps Benjamen take wives of Shiloh
Ruth
1. Naomi returns to Jerusalem with Ruth2. Ruth gleans in the field of Boaz
3. Ruth goes back to see Boaz
4. Boaz and Ruth marry, from which later come Obed, Jesse and David
I Samuel
1. Birth of Samuel, mother lends him to the Lord2. Hannah praises the Lord. Man of God comes to Eli the priest telling him his sons would die and the Lord would raise up a faithful priest.
3. Samuel did not yet know the Lord, yet he was ministering unto the Lord under Eli. The Lord tells him he will judge the house of Eli.
4. Eli's sons killed, ark captured by Philistines, Eli dies
5. Philistines set the ark next to their god. The Lord destroys some of the Philistines, gives emerods to others.
6. The Philistines return the ark
7. Israel repents, Philistines defeated, lands returned to Israel
8. Samuel grew old and his two sons Joel and Abiah turned away and perverted judgement. The people ask for a king.
9. Saul goes out seeking his fathers asses seeing a seer and finds Samuel.
10. Saul becomes king. God save the king
11. Saul and Israel defeat the Ammonites
12. Samuel warns all Israel what they have done asking for a king. He prays for thunder and rain. For their sake they are warned not to rebel.
13. Saul is impatient waiting for Samuel.
14. Johnathan battles the Philistines. Eats honey
15. Samuel commands Saul to slay Amalek utterly, but Saul spares and sin would his undoing as king.
16. The Lord tells Samuel He would appoint another king from among the sons of Jesse. This would be David.
17. David and Goliath
18. Saul is jealous of David, but realizes the Lord is with David and not him.
19. Johnathan convinces Saul not to kill David, but Saul soon tries again. David goes to see Samuel.
20. Johnathan makes a covenant with David
21. David goes to see Ahimilech the priest.
22. David escapes to the cave Adullam. Saul has Ahimilech and the other priests killed.
23. David flees Keilah into the wilderness of Ziph with Saul seeking him.
24. Saul pursues David again. David and his men are hiding in a cave when Saul and his men come in. David could have killed Saul, but spares him. Saul repents.
25. David comes to Nabal, of the house of Caleb and a son of Belial. His wife Abigail keeps David from wiping out Nabal after he had refused to help David. Abigail becomes David's wife.
26. Saul tries to pursue David again but David sneaks into the camp at night and takes his spear and water bottle. Saul repents.
27. David dwells in Gath with Achish (Philistine ruler). Invades the Gershurites and Gezerites. Achish believes David is hated by all Israel.
28. Philistines gather to war against Israel. Saul seeks a woman with a familiar spirit who brought up Samuel and he tells Saul that he will be defeated.
29. At the request of Achish, David returns to the land of the Philistines, and asks to take part in the battle against Israel.
30. David returns to Ziklag to find it burned. He asks the Lord if he should pursue, rescues his wives, wipes out the rest but 400. David distributes the spoil.
31. Israel flees from the Philistines, Saul and his sons die.
II Samuel
1. An Amelikite tells David, Saul and Johnathan are dead. David commands the Amalekite be killed and the children of Judah be taught the use of the bow. Today, David would tell the people of Judah to teach their children the use of the AR-152. The Lord tells David to go up to Hebron of Judah. David anointed king. Fight between Saul's followers and Davids.
3. War between house of Saul and house of David. Abner is killed
5. David becomes king over Israel also. The Jebusites resist David. David has more concubines and wives and sons. The Lord tells David to battle the Philistines but wait for a sound from the mulberry trees.
6. Uzzah touches the ark when the oxen stumbles and the Lord smote him dead. David's wife Michal rebukes him.
7. The Lord tells Nathan the prohpet to ask David why he has not built a house for the Lord and that his. David had rest round about (see also I Kings 5)
8. David smites the Philistines, puts garrisons in Syria. Davids sons were rulers.
9. David asks if there be any of the house of Saul that he may show kindness. . He restores all of Sauls land to Mephibosheth, son of Johnathan, son of Saul. Eats at Davids table.
10. Mistrust and war with children of Ammon and Syrians, after David offered kindness.
11. David sins with Bathsheba, wife of Uriah
12. The Lord sends Nathan unto David and he repents. Nathan tells David his wives will be taken from him and be given unto his neighbor. The child w/Bathsheba dies. David tells others that he can not bring the child back, but he will go to him one day. They have another, Solomon and the Lord loved him. Joab fights against Rabbah.
13. Amnon sins with his sister Tamar, who suggest they should be married first. Absalom kills Amnon. Evil is coming upon the house as David just as Nathan prophesied (see 12:11)
14. The Lord finds ways to bring people back unto him. Absolom returns, tries to get Joabs attention, but has to set his field on fire. Absolom finally sees David.
15. The treachery of Absolom against David. David goes up mount olivet.
16. Men from the house os Saul come out to curse and throw stones at David but David does not punish them. Davids counselor, Ahithaphel told Absolam to take all of Davids concubines. It was so just as Nathan had prophesied.
17. Ahithophel conspires with Absolom
18. The armies of David and Absolom meet. David commands that Absoloam be treated lightly, but Absolom hit a tree, then Joab cast darts into him. David mourns.
19. David tries to make peace and retstore order
20. A man named Sheba and a man of Belial, concinves Israel to depart from David but Judah remains faithful. Joab kills Amasa.
21. A famine in the land. David asks the Lord why and the answer was because what Saul had done to the Gibeonites. The Gibeonites ask David for 7 of Sauls sons and David agrees. Battle with the Philistines, brother of Goalith killed.
22. David praises the Lord with son. Says he has not wickedly departed from God.
23. He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.
24. David tells Joab to number the people. There are 800K men of Israel, 500K in Judah. David repents, asks the Lord to take away his iniquity. The Lord comes to the prophet Gad, gives David 3 choices. The Lord tells the angel it is enough. David saw the angel. David buys a threshing floor to build an altar.
I Kings
1. David is old. Adonijah proclaims himself king, but Davd gives kingdom to Solomon, son of Bathsheba.2. Adonijah convinces Bathsheba to ask king Solomon for Abishag for a wife
3. Solomon made friends with Pharaoh, returns with his daughter. Prays for understanding. The Lord tells him in a dream he will get wisdom and riches.
4. Solomon had peace on all sides. God gave him great wisdom.
5. Solomon asks Hiram of Tyre to cut cedar and temple construction begins.
6. The temple finished, size of an average house?
7. Solomon brings Hiram to make a number of things of brass for the temple, then brings in many things David dedicated.
8. The ark is brought into the temple, which contained only the two tablets of stone given to Moses. Soomon prays
9. The Lord speaks to Solomon. A promiseand warning for his people and their children to keep the statues of the Lord. Of the people that Israel had not utterly destroyed (Amorites, Hittites etc), Solomon made servants.
10. Queen of Sheba pays a visit to Solomon. Gave him 120 talents of gold (12000 lbs?) In one year Solomon brings in 666 talents of gold
11. Solomons many wives that turned his heart away unto other gods. The Lord tells Solomon he will take his kingdom away. God stirs up adversaries to Solomon. Jereboam, Hadad, Rezon, Ahijah. The Lord will divide the kingdom. Solomon dies. Jereboam to get 10 parts.
12. Rehoboam flees to Jerusalem. Then Jereboam becomes king over ISrael. The kingdom is divided - Israel & Judah. King Jereboam has 2 golden calfs made.
13. A man of God from Judah, cried against the altar in Bethel and that a child will be born unto the house of David named Josiah. Jeroboam's hand dries up. The man of God disobeys and is killed by a lion.
14. Abijah, son of Jeroam fell sick. His mother is sent to ask Ahijah about him. The Lord was to cut off Jeroboam. Nabab takes over after Jeroboam. The Lord will smite Israel because of Jeroboam.There were sodomites in the land of Judah and Judah did evil. Shishack king of Egypt came against Jerusalem and took away treasures. War between Rehoboam and Jeroboam. Rehoboam dies and his son Abijam reigned.
15. Abijam walked in all the sins of his father. He dies and Asa his son reigns and does that was was right in the eys of the Lord, takes away the sodomites and idols out of the land. Asa also removed his own mother from being queen because she had made a grove. Asa did not destroy the high places however. Baasha, son of Ahijah replaces Nabab as king of Israel. Baasha does evil
16. Jehu, son of Hanani preaches against Baasha. Elah his son is next to rule. Zimri, captain of Baasha conspired against Baasha. Killed him and all his kin. Israel is divided against itself, half follow Omri, the other follow Tibni. Omri wins and reigns over Israel. He does evil. Ahab his son takes over. Ahab also does evil, served Baal.
17. Elijah the Tishbite, it will not rain until he gives the word. Elijah prays to revive a womans child.
18. Sore famine in Samaria. Ahab called Obidiah, the governor of his house, meets Elijah. Ahab gathers all the prophets of Baal at Mt. Carmel. Eliha vs the prophets of Baal. The rain returns.
19. Ahabs wife, Jezebel is angry at Elijah wh then goes on the Beersheba of Judah. Elijah is nourished by an angel. God tells Elijah to anoint Hazael king over Syria, Jehu king over Israel and Elisha to be prophet. There are 7000 left that have not yet bent the knee to Baal.
20. Israel slew the Syrians, though they were outnumbered. A man of the sons of prophets tells another to smite him, but he refused. The man that refused to obey the prophet was killed by a lion. The prophet rebukes Ahab for letting Banhadad (king of Syria) go free.
21. Jezebel has Naboth killed to get his vineyard to please Ahab. The Lord sent Elijah to tell Ahab that the place where dogs licked Naboth's blood, there also will dogs lick his blood. Ahab humbles himself. The Lord tells Elijah that since Ahab has humbled himself that he will bring evil in his son's days instead of his.
22. Jehoshophat king of Judah comes to see the king of Israel. The prophet Micaiah prophesies against the king of Israel. Both kings go into battle against Rmoth-Gilead. Kig Ahab is killed. Dogs lick his blood from the chariot just as Elijah had prophesied. Ahaziah is now king of Israel. Jehoshophat removes sodomites from Judah. Peace between Judah and Israel.
II Kings
1. Ahaziah injured, sends messengers to ask of Baal-Zebub if he will recover. The Lord tells Elihah that Ahaziah will die.2. Elisha recieves and double portion of Elijahs spirit. Elijah taken up in a chariot of fire and whirlwind. Elisha heals a bad spring of water. On his way to Bethel some children mocked him. He curses them and a she bear tare them.
3. Jehoram did eveil, but not like his parents, for he put away the images of Baal.
4. King of Israel (Ahab), Jehoshophat king of Judah and king of Edom go to see Elisha. He tells them to dig ditches which will be filled with water and the moabites will be delivered into their hands.
5. Naaman the leper is made clean because a young Israli maid told the kings wife about the Lord. Slisha has him to go wash 7 times in the river Jordan. Elisha's servant run after Naaman to recieve money. Get gets leprosy instead
6. Elisha makes an iron axe head float. Syria wars with Israel. Elisha warns the king of Israel. Elisha is sought by the Syrian king but Elisha tells the young men with him that there are more with him that with them (Syria). Chariots and horses of fire. Famine in Samaria
7. Measure of flour for a shekel, two measures of barley for a shekel. Four peerous men go to the Syrian camp to find it deserted. They ate and drank. One of the kings men asked Elisha mockingly how the food would come, would later be killed.
8 Elisha tells the woman whos son had been restored to go away from the famine. She returns after 7 years, the king restores her land. Clisha comes to Damascus. Hazael is sent by Ben-hadad king of Syria to ask if he would recover. The Lord showed Elisha that Hazael would recover, but Ben-hadad would die. Hazael would be king and do terrible things to Israel.
9. Elisha sends a young prophet to anoint Jehu as king. Jehu kills Joram(Jehoram), has him cast into the field of Naboth. Jehu kills Ahaziah also. Jezebel eaten by dogs just as Elijah had prohesied.
10. Jehu has all the remaining sons of Ahab beheaded, then lures all the followers of Baal into one place, makes sure there are none that follow the Lord, then his men slew them all.
11. Athaliah, mother of Ahaziah now reins in Israel, tries to kill off the heirs of Joram. Joash is saved from death. Joash is protected by Jehoiada the priest. After Joash is crowned, Jehoida commands that Athalia be killed. House of Baal destroyed. Joash was only 7 years old.
12. Joash commanded the Lords house to be repaired. King of Syria, Hazael is set to take Jerusalem. Instead of fighting, Joash buys off king Hazael. Joash is later killed ina conspiracy of his servants.
13.Jehoahaz son of Jehubegins to reign over Israel and does evil in the sight of the Lord. Israel delivered to the Syrians. Jehoahaz besought the Lord. Jehoash his son begins to reign, does evil also. After Jehoash comes Jereboam as king. Elisha dies. A dead man is revived when he touches the bones of Elisha.
14. Amaziah begins to reign in Judah at age 25 and did good like Joash, but the high places were not taken away. Has the murderers of hsi father put to death but not their children, siting Moses. Israel invates Judah. Amaziah dies. Jeroboam now rules Israel. Azariah rules Judah. Jereboam dies, now comes Zachariah.
15. Azariah also called Uzziah began to reign in Jsrusalem. Does right. Jotham hsi son takes over judah, while Zachariah rules in Israel. Zachariah did evil, killed by Shalum, who took over Israel. Shallum killed by Menallem who also had the pregnant womens bellies of Tirzah ripped up. Menallem dies, Pekahiah takes over Israel. Pekah kills him and now reigns Israel. Then Hoshea reigns. Now Jotham,son ofUssiah reigns in Judah. Jotham dies and Ahaz reigns in Judah.
16. Ahaz of Juda did evil. Bribes the Assyrians to help fight Syria. Ahaz dies. Hezekiah now reigns in Judah.
17. Assyria attacks Israel and carries them away. The nations that came into occupy feared the Lord and their gods even to this day.
18. Hezekiah of Judah did right and trusted in the Lord. None like him came after. Senacherib king of Assyria comes against Judah. Rabshakeh tells the Jews not to listen to Hezekia. Even though the father of Hezekiah was the wicked king Ahaz, his mother was Abi who was the daughter of Zachariah. Nowhere else is she mentioned, but it could very well be her who taught Hezekiah to fear the Lord.
19. Hezekiah's servants come to Israel who tells them not to be afraid, that the Lord will send a blast upon the Assyrians. The angel of the Lord smote the Assyrians.
20. Hezekiah sick, prays to the Lord. The Lord hears him, tells Isaiah to tell Hezekiah that he will heal and get an extra 15 years and will deliver Jerusalem out of the Assyrians hand, for the Lord.
Isaiah asks the Lord to make a sun dial go backards 10 degrees as a sign. Hezekia shows all his treasures to the king of Babylon's son. Isaiah tells him the Lord has said all he has will be taken. After Hezekiah, Manasseh reigns. Hezekiah says in vs 19 regarding his sons that will be taken away and made eunuchs that at least he will have peace in his days.
21. Manasseh did evil. Prophesy against Jerusalem. Manasseh dies, now Amon reigns and does evil also and killed by his servants. Josiah now reigns in Judah.
22. Josiah does right. Hudah the prophetess tells the kings servants he will not see all the evil that will come on Jerusalem. Josiah make s a covenant before all Judah, has all the things of Baal destroyed and the houses of the Sodomites destroyed and the Idolatrous priests put down.
23. Josiah continues taking down the things that were wicked including the hosues of the sodomites. Comes to a sepulchre of a man of God (see I Kings 13) and a prophet and leaves them alone. He slew all the priests of the high places. Tells the people to keep the passover. josiah dies, now Jehoahaz has his son reigns and does evil. King of Egypt takes Jehoahaz replaces him with Eliakim (Jehoakim)
24. Jehoakim becomes a servant of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. The Lord sent many against Jehoiakim. He dies and now Jehoichin his son reigns and does evil. All of Jerusalem take to Babylon. Mattaniah(Zedekiah) king now
25. Babylon comes again against Jerusalem. Famine, Zedekiah's eyes put out and his sons kiled. The Lords house burns. The priests Seraiah and Zephaniah killed. Some that remained fled to Egypt.
I Chronicles
1-9 Geneology of Adam unto the kings Amalek, grandson of Esau, grandson of Abraham. Nimrod, randson of Ham. Ham also begot Canaan. Abraham comes from lineage of Shem.10. Saul and his sons killed for Saul's transgressions, kingdom turned to David
11. David with Israel slew the Jebusites and Philistines. Davids mighty men listed.
12. Early days of Davids reign and those that come to help.
13. David encourages all afar off to return and bring thar ark of God because the people had not inquired of it all the days of Saul. Uzza touches the Ark, the Lord smote him
14. David gets help from Typre to build a house. Waits for sound from mulberry trees to battle the Philistines. Maries more wives
15. David has the ark brought up with the priests singing songs.
16. David's festival of thanksgiving
17. The Lord tells Nathan the prophet that David will not build a temple, but his seed would
18. DAvid enlarges his kingdom to the Euphrates
19. Children of Ammon dont trust David, see II Sam 10, same events
20. David and his men cut the children of Ammon to pieces in every city. War with Philistins. Davids nephew. Johnathan and Ehanan each slew a giant once of which was the brother of Goliath
21. Satan causes David to number the people, except the Levi and Benjamen. The Lord has David choose from 3 punishments. An angel of the Lord appears to David and elders
22. David buys the threshing floor of Irnan and begins to setup the Lords house, but tells Solomon the Lord told him his Son would do it.
23. Solomon made king. Families of Levites, Moses
24. Sons of Aaron.
25. The 288 musicians
26. Divisiions of porters
28. Solomon given charge to build the temple
29. David admonishes the people and Solomon
II Chronicles
1. Solomon begins reign by asking the Lord for wisdom instead of riches or long life.2. Solomon begins to build the temple, 1000's of men
3. Temple work begins mt Moriah. Pillars in the front were called Boaz and Jachin
4. The altar, moten sea held by oxen
5. Template work finished, glory of Lord filled it
6. Solomon dedicates the template and prays for his people (6:26, also see Jer 6:16)
7. Fire comare down and consumed the offering and the glory of the Lord filled the house. The Lord appeared to Solomon, his prayer had been heard. The Lord promised to hear and keep them - only if they follow Him.
8. Non-Israelites had to pay a tribute. Solomon marries the daughter of Pharoah.
9. Queen of Sheba visits Solomon with hard questions but all are answered. In a single year 666 talents of gold, 1 talent approx 100 lbs. Solomon dies, Rehoboam reigns
10. Israel rebels agaisnt Rehoboam and the house of David. Rehoboam had forsook the counsel of the old men.
11. Rehoboam is set to invade Israel, but the prohet Shemaiah recieves word from the Lord to tell Rehoboam not to. Jeroboam had brought in false gods.
12. Rehoboam begins to forsake the Lord. Egypt comes against Jerusalem. Rehoboam dies.
13. Abijah, son of Rehoboam begins to reign. War between Judah and Israel. Israel and Jereboam smote by the Lord. Abijah dies.
14. Asa, son of Abijah reigns now in Juda and he was a good king. Has rest on all sides. Asa battles 1 million man army of Ethiopia
15. The prophet Obed tells Asa and the people not to forsake the Lord. Asa puts away the abominable idols from Ephraim.
16. Baasha, king of Israel comes against Asa. Asa seeks help from Syria instead of relying on the Lord. Hanan says he will have wars.
17. Asa dead, now Jehoshaphat his son reigns. More fighting with Isarel. He did right. He sent Levites into Judah to teach the law of the Lord.
18. Jehoshaphat joins with Ahab king of Israel. Ahab asks Jehoshaphat to go with him against Ramoth-Gilead. Jehoshaphat asks first to seek the Word of the Lord. Michiah the propher. Ahab is killed.
19. Jehoshaphat returns to Jerusalem and is greeted by Jehu the seer. Jehu asks him why he should help those that hate the Lord. Jehoshaphat setup up judges and Amoriah is the chief priest.
20. Moabites, Ammorites and others come against Jehoshaphat. He feared what whas coming and sought the Lord. God causes the Moabites and Ammonites to destroy each other. Men of Judah and Jerusalem carry away the spoils. They priase the Lord.
21. Jehoshaphat dies, his son Jehoram rules. Kills his brothers and several princes. Marries daughter of Ahab. Revolt in Edom. A writing comes to him from Elijah. He dies
22. Ahazia (also called Jehoahaz, see ch 21). Does evil, dies and his mother destroys all the roayal seed of Judah. She reigns 6 years. Jehoshabeath the kings dauther hides Joash. Ahaziah killed
23. Jehoida helps Joash claim the throne
24. Joash does right. Repairs the Lords house. The princes of Judah convince him to build idols
25. Amazaiah, son of Joash is king, does right but not with a perfect heart. Hes killed.
26. Uzziah, son of Amoziah is made king. He sought the Lord while Zecheriah was alive.
27. Jotham, son of Uzzaih is made king.He was a good king.
28. Ahaz, son of Jotham is made king, he was a bad king
29. Hezekiah, son of Ahaz becomes king of Judah. Does right, cleans and restores the temple. The thing was done suddenly.
30. Hezekiah invites all of Israel to the Lords house. Some laugh and mock, but many come.
31. The people cut down the groves and high places.
32. Assyria comes against Judah. The king and Isaiah
33. Manasseh, son of Hezekiah becomes king and was evil. Amon becomes king, then Josiah.
34. Josiah is king, does right. Book of the law found.
35. Josiah and the people keep the passover. Fight with Egypt. Josiah wounded at Megiddo. Jeremiah lamented for Josiah
36. Jehoaz, son of Josiah is made king.Killed by king of Egypt. Jehoiakim now king and was evil. Babylon comes. Jehoachin now king. He was evil and taken to Babylon. Zedekiah now king, also evil. Now the Lord sends the Chaldeans upon them. Temple destroyed.
The Kings
Saul -> David -> Solomon, then comes the divided kingdom under Jeroboam and Rehoboam| Israel | Judah |
| Jeroboam Nabab Baasha(son of Ahaijah) Elah Omri Ahab Ahaziah Jehoram(brother of Ahaziah) Jehu Jehoahaz Joash(Jehoash) Jeroboam Zachariah(only 6 months) Shallum(only 1 month) Menahem Pekaniah Pekah Hoshea ======= Assyrian captivity |
Rehoboam Abijam Asa Jehoshaphat Jehoram Ahaziah Athaliah Joash Amaziah Azariah(Uzziah) Jotham Ahaz Hezekiah Manasseh Amon Josiah Jehoahaz Jehoiakim Jehoiachin Zedekiah ========= Babylonian captivity |
Thursday, April 2, 2020
Acts of the Apostles
An Overview
The names of the apostles – Matthew 10:2-41. Addressed to Theophilus, Remembering Jesus and the beginning of His ministry.
2. The cloven tongues, they began to speak with other tongues but men heard them in their own language. Prophesy refers to Joel 2
3. Peter and John heal a lame man, but give God the glory and preach Jesus
4. The Sadducee's have Peter and John put in jail, but about 5000 had heard them and many believed
5. Ananias and Sapphira die after holding back money and lied about it. The Sadducee's again throw the apostles in prison, but the Lord opens the doors.
6. The number of disciples multiplied. Seven chosen to care for widows. Stephen was one of the 7. The synagogue of the Libertines had him delivered to the council.
7. Stephen gives an account from Abraham to Moses to Jesus and rebuked the council for persecuting the prophets. He is taken out and stoned. Stephen sees Jesus STANDING on the right hand of God. When Jesus ascended into heaven, he sat down on the right hand of the Father, See Matt 26:64 and Mark 16:19
8. The church at Jerusalem was scattered because of great persecution, except the apostles. Simon the sorcerer, Phillip the eunuch.
9. Saul on the road to Damascus. Barnabas testifies on behalf of Saul to the apostles. Peter and Aeneas. Peter and Tabitha(Dorcas).
10. Cornelius the centurion has a vision of an angel telling him to go to Peter.
11. Peter comes to Jerusalem. The Jews contended with him, he repeats what has happened. The church sends Barnabas who is glad, and sends for Saul. Believers first called Christians at Antioch.
12. King Herod persecutes the church. Peter loosed from prison. Easter vs days of unleavened bread.
13. Saul and Barnabas encounter Bar-Jesus. Saul delivers a great sermon in a synagogue.
14. Paul and Barnabas preach boldly in Iconium, Lystra and Derbe. Paul heals a lame man. Paul stoned
15. Some from Judea were teaching circumcision. Disagreements between Paul and John (Mark)
16. Paul meets Timothy. Timothy circumcised to appease the Jews. More churches established. Paul to Macedonia. Casts out a spirit of a woman that made the Jews a lot of money. He is beat and thrown in prison.
17. Paul comes to Thessolinica, reasons with Jews at a synagogue for 3 sabbaths (3 weeks). Some of the jews believed, but also a great man Greeks.
18. Paul departs to Corinth. Tries to reason with jews about Jesus but they opposed him and blasphemed. Paul shakes his raiment at them. Meets Justus and Crispus.
19. Paul at Ephesus. Some disciples re-baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Paul spoke in the synagogues for 3 months, two years in the school of Tyranus. All in Asia heard the Word of the Lord. Some unbelieving Jews called Jesus the same way the exorcists did, but the evil spirit prevailed. Some believed and burned their expensive sorcery books. Vagabond jews = gypsies?
20. Paul to Macedonia, then Greece. The jews were trying to catch him in Syria, so he goes through Macedonia. A young man falls asleep then falls from the 3rd loft, but Paul helps revive him. Paul tells the elders he is to go to Jerusalem.
21. Who is "we"? Most likely its Luke writing this. Phillip the evangelist who had 4 daughters who did prophesy. Those with Paul try to convince him not to go to Jerusalem. They go together. Paul beaten, but gets the captain to let him speak to the people.
22. Paul speaks to the people and recounts his story but they say "away with him". He avoids being scourged when its known he is a Roman citizen.
23. Paul speaks again to the people, this time mainly to a group of both Pharisees and Sadducee's. After dissention arose, the Roman captain has him brought into the castle (police protection?) Pauls nephew warns him of a plot, but the Romans rescue him, taking him to the governor.
24. Paul goes before Felix the governor
25. Paul brought before Festus, asks him to be judged in Jerusalem, but Paul has already made his appeal to Cesar. King Agrippa wants to hear him before he leaves. Festus found nothing wrong.
26. Paul answers Agripp and the rest. Agrippa tells Festus that Paul should have been let go if he had not already appealed to Cesar.
27. Paul saisl to Italy. An angel tells him they will ship wreck but no lives will be lost. They started in Crete. They went aground on an Island name Melita.
28. Paul bitten by a viper, but shakes it off into the fire. The locals first assumed Paul was a murderer, but after he didn't die from the snake bite they thought he was a god.
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