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09/13/2022 – Day 198 – Leviticus 16 – 18

Today, I would like to share the summary commentary of Halley’s Bible Handbook for these chapters:

“Chapter 16 – Annual Atonement

This was on the 10th day of the 7th month (see …

09/12/2022 – Day 197 – Luke 21 & 22 / “We must live forever in the shadow of eternity, in the certainty that we are men who are fitting or unfitting themselves to appear in the presence of God. There can be nothing so thrilling as the Christian life.” William Barclay – pg 261 – Barclay’s commentary

Barclay points out appropriately I think that Luke – Chapter 21 is one of the most difficult chapters of the Bible. So, I am going to outline the four …

09/11/2022 – Day 196 – Colossians 1 – 2 / “In the total expanse of human life there is not a single square inch of which the Christ, who alone is sovereign, does not declare, ‘That is mine!’.” Abraham Kuyper (1837 – 1920) / See Colossians 1:16

Before I get into our reading, below is a biography of Abraham Kuyper that I encourage you to give a quick read. It is never about the messenger, But …

09/10/2020 – Day 195 – Ezekiel 25 – 30 – Judgment against the Nations

My sources for this reading:

Halley’s Bible Handbook – (*A)

The Apologetics Study Bible – (*B)

Chapter 25. Ammon, Moab, Edom, Philistia

“These four nations were Judah’s closest neighbors, who rejoiced in Judah’s …

09/09/2022 – Day 194 – Proverbs 10 // “Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.” (vs 6)

And then again a repeat of the 2nd part in verse 11.

I would like to share a footnote in my Evidence Bible on verse 18: “The one …

09/08/2022 – Day 193 – Psalms 81 – 83 // Praying the Psalms…

“How long will you defend the unjust and show partiality to the wicked? (vs 82:2)

“They know nothing, they understand nothing. They walk about in darkness; all the foundations …

09/05/2022 – Day 190 – Luke 19 – 20 / Jesus’ lament over Jerusalem – 19: 41 – 44

I will share with you 1) Barclay’s commentary (*A) , and 2) John Gill’s commentary (*B) :

“…From the descent of the Mount of Olives there is magnificent view of Jerusalem …

09/03/2022 – Day 188 – Ezekiel 19 – 24 // From Ch. 19: “A Dirge over the Fall of David’s Thone” to Ch. 24 – “The Boiling Cauldron”, symbolic of the destruction of Jerusalem. What lessons do we draw from this?

Except for Chapter 20, where I will give you a link to the summarized Matthew Henry commentary on Chapter 20 for the ambitious soul, I will share with you my …

09/02/2022 – Day 187 – Proverbs 8-9 / 2 of 2 // Commentary footnotes: 1) 8:22 , and 2) 9: 7-9 – “… rebuke a wise man, and he will love you…”

There is a more detailed case for 2) 9: 7-9 in the post from the last cycle dated 01/02/2021. Again, if you login and search on the “Day 187” …