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03/14/2022 – Day 015 – Matthew – Chapters 5 & 6 / Ch. 5-The Sermon on the Mount – The Beatitudes – “Let us follow God’s light, obliterating the darkness.”

Darkness is nothing in itself, it is just the absence of light. Real world analogy: We took prayer out of public school in order to “separate church and …

03/13/2022 – Day 014 – Romans – Chapter 3 & 4 – Commentary / “God’s Righteousness Through Faith”

I am going to share short excerpts from WIlliam Barclay’s “The Letter to the Romans” Copyright 1975:

Romans 3: 1-8:

“To the end of the day he believed the Jews to be …

03/09/2022 – Day 010 – Joshua 6 – 10 – “October 30, 1207 B.C.E. – the day the ‘sun stopped’ ” – Joshua 10: 13-14

https://www.timesofisrael.com/3224-years-later-scientists-see-first-ever-recorded-eclipse-in-joshuas-battle/

The link above is from Cambridge researchers on the “day that the sun stood still”, October 30, 1207 B.C.E., – Joshua 10: 13-14. I also have a post …

03/09/2022 – Day 009 – Genesis 4-7 – Compare and contrast Abel’s offering to Cain’s offering. It applies until the 2nd coming of Christ.

Chapter 4: 4-7: Why did God look with favor on Abel’s offering , but not on Cain’s offering? John Gill is helpful to us on this question. …

03/07/2022 – Day 008 – Matthew Chapters 03 & 04 commentary

Footnotes:

*A – “The Gospel of of Matthew by William Barclay

“It was the Jewish belief that Elijah would return before the Messiah came, and that he would be the herald of …

03/06/2022 – Day 007 – Romans 1 – 2 commentary / “Fundamental Nature of Christ’s Work” and “Basis of Man’s Standing before his Creator”

Again, I am going to share with you excerpts of the Romans introduction section from Halley’s Bible Handbook. It will probably be quite a few weeks before I bring …

03/05/2022 – Day 006 – Isaiah 1 – 5 / “The Messianic Prophet” – quoted more than any other prophet in the New Testament.

I knew this as many times as I have been through Isaiah but it continues to amaze me the similarities between Isaiah’s time and our time today, quite a challenge …

03/04/2022: Day 005 – Job 1 – 2 / Introduction / Brothers, Help! – I bombed the Job quiz.. / “For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake…” Philippians 1:29

https://doortoeden.com/verse-of-the-day/

The link above is a helpful introduction to this oldest of all books. Near the bottom , you will find a ten question quiz with a check of …