Tag: pharisees
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Jesus – Siloam – “I washed and I see
“Go,” he told him, “wash in the pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So he left, washed, and came back seeing. John 9:7 CSB Sight to a blind man Previously we looked at John’s introduction to Jesus healing a man who was blind from birth. We left off with the Messiah sending the man to…
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Before Abraham was, I AM
“I am the God of your father—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look upon God. Exodus 3:6 KJV 13 And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them,…
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James and Jerusalem’s Controversy – 7
Jerusalem’s controversy at the time of Jesus and James continues to this day, yet goes back to the centuries before Christ. “ירושלים, ירושלים, ההורגת את הנביאים ורוגמת באבנים את שליחי אלוהים, פעמים רבות חפצתי לקבץ את בניך כתרנגולת המקבצת את אפרוחיה תחת כנפיה, אולם לא הנחתם לי. הבשורה על-פי לוקס 13:34 Habrit Hakhadasha/Haderekh (HHH) I…
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Your Mistake – You don’t know the Scriptures – 2
Jesus replied, “Your mistake is that you don’t know the Scriptures, and you don’t know the power of God. Matthew 22:29 NLT Pharisees We began this series with the priest of the second Temple Ezra, Looking Back at times preceding the fall of Jerusalem and the first Temple. Continuing with contrasts of Looking Back in real…