Tuesday 12th of Nisan 32 A.D.

Joe | March 30, 2010

Today we continue to look back on the Passion Week Series from 2009, with a focus on Tuesday the 12th of Nisan. Tuesday: 12th of Nisan 32 A.D. On this day, Jesus entered the Temple to teach the people. The chief priests and the elders came to Jesus during His teaching to question His authority. [...]

A Bridegroom of Blood

Joe | March 22, 2010

I don’t like to casually read the Bible. I don’t like skimming over passages for many reasons. One of them is that you run the risk of missing something really crucial; a lesson that perhaps God needs to teach you or remind you. One these jumped out at me in Exodus. I was surprised that [...]

Moses and the Rock

Joe | March 19, 2010

We’ve talked before about Jesus being “the rock.” Another example of this is found in the books of Exodus and Numbers. In Exodus, the people of Israel complained to Moses that there was no water to drink as they traveled through the desert. So after Moses prays to God “a little more and they will [...]

The Ark and the Cross

Joe | March 10, 2010

God has been revealing so many awesome things to me from His Word in the past few weeks! Just like “Of Cords and Ropes,” the story of Rahab and the spies, “What’s in a Name?” the study of the genealogy of Noah, and  the most recent gem “The Mourning of an Only Son,” I want [...]

The “Lost” Ark and the Mercy Seat – Part III

Joe | June 8, 2009

This entry is part 3 of 5 in the series The "Lost" Ark and the Mercy Seat

Last Friday we looked at the conditions that existed during the time the ark was not in the temple. We reviewed a few of the kings that were in power, both good and bad and suggested theories on why the ark was not in the temple and who possibly had it. Today we’ll take a [...]

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Joe

I am a born-again Christian who believes the Bible to be the inspired Word of God, the final authority for faith and life, inerrant in the original writings, infallible and God-breathed. I am a husband, father and stepfather who eagerly waits for the return of Jesus, the Meshiach Nagid.