Tag: prophet
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Balaam – Inauguration of a Politician’s Prophet – 3
Journey to an Inauguration Interrupted [In case you missed Part 1 or Part 2 of our long journey] We heard Balaam’s inaugural address in part in Numbers 24:3-9, first introduced in Part 1. Now we return to his journey toward the ceremonies of that momentous occasion. [ctt title=”Then the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and…
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Balaam – Inauguration of a Politician’s Prophet – 2
Previously For those of you who missed Part 1 of our story of Balaam, we began by noting Balaam’s best inaugural speech in Numbers 24, to which we will return chronologically in Part 3. Now turning back to some background and the beginning of our story, King Balak of Moab sent diplomats to Balaam to…
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Balaam – Inauguration of a Politician’s Prophet – 1
Prophesy of a man with eyes to see Numbers 24: “The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor, the oracle of the man whose eye is opened, 4 the oracle of him who hears the words of God, who sees the vision of the Almighty, falling down with his eyes uncovered: 5 How lovely are…
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Swords & Sickles
Proclaim this among the nations: Consecrate for war; stir up the mighty men. Let all the men of war draw near; let them come up. Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears; let the weak say, “I am a warrior.” Joel 3:9-10 Consecrate them, says the LORD! Yes. It is a…
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The Pervasiveness of Sin
If you perceive the pervasiveness of sin, you will pour forth great gratitude for God’s grace and the cross of Christ. Revelation 18: For your merchants were the greatest in the world, and you deceived the nations with your sorceries. 24 In your streets flowed the blood of the prophets and of God’s holy people and the blood…
