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12/17/2024 – Day 177 – Exodus – Chapters 7 -9 – Interesting background provided by footnotes

I have five verse. commentaries here from chapters 8 & 9 from “The Apologetics Study Bible” :

“8:1 Nearly every verse in chapter 8 is an adaptation of commands given in …

12/16/2024 – Day 176 – Luke – Chapters 15 – 16 / “And He (Jesus) said to them, ‘You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.’ ” (Luke 16:15)

Commentary from “The Evidence Study Bible – NKJV”:

“16:15 A little girl was once looking at a sheep as it ate green grass. She thought to herself how nice and …

12/15/2024 – Day 175 – Ephesians – Chapters 4 – 6/ “The love of Jesus” // 6:15: “Don’t go barefoot.”

“and having shod your feet with preparation of the gospel of peace;” Ephesian 6:15

Commentary on this verse from “The Evidence Bible – NKJV”:

“6:15. Don’t go barefoot. In v. 11 …

12/14/2024 – Day 174 – Ezekiel – Chapters 7 -12/ “We were born for this time!” (see Ezekiel 7:26) – How can I not be humbled by that: Failure is not an option!; No worries – for we cannot be taken out of His hands!

In case I don’t catch up with this day’s post. New edifying posts could go on forever… :

08/20/22 post – check out Halley’s commentary on Ezekiel 12:2!

11/07/20 post – …

12/13/2024 – Day 173 – Proverbs – Chapters 15 – 16 / 5:19 – Biblical sexuality

“As a loving deer and a graceful doe, Let her breasts satisfy you at all times; And always be enraptured with her love.” Proverbs 15:19

And the comment in “The …

12/11/2024 – Day 171 – 1 Kings – Chapters 14 – 18 / Chapter 18: Showdown between the LORD and the prophets of Baal, no doubt on that outcome.

“And Elijah came to all the people, and said, ‘How long will you falter between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him, but if Baal, follow him.’ …

12/07/2024 – Day 167 – Ezekiel – Chapter 1 – 6 / Check out posts # 3 and #4 of 4 from 10/31/2020

3 of 4: We have the famous watchman passage. So, “if God placed an ad for a prophet, would you answer it?”

4 of 4: A Alistair Begg …

12/06/2024 – Day 166 – Proverbs – Chapter 4 – “Wisdom is the principle thing; Therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding”

So, as “The Evidence Study Bible – NKJV points out:

4:7. “How do we get this ‘principal thing’ that preserves and promotes? Primarily through prayer and Proverbs. Seek God …

12/05/2024 – Day 165- Psalm – Chapters 69 – 71 / “Psalm 69 Like Psalm 22. “Glimpses of the Suffering Messiah” – Multiple quotes in the New Testament.

Last cycle’s post on this reading is dated 08/11/2022.

Today, I am going to share summary excerpts of each of these three chapters from Henry H. Halley’s “Halley’s Bible …