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1 Kings 3:5-12…“Give your servant therefore an understanding mind to govern your people, able to discern between good and evil; for who can govern this your great people?” vs. 9 The second book of Samuel gives a lengthy account of how Solomon, with the help of his mother, Bathsheba, outmaneuvered his older brothers to ascend to the throne of David. As the story continues in the book of 1 Kings we read how Solomon went to one of the hill…
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Matthew 2:13-18… “Then Joseph got up, took the child and his mother by night, and went to Egypt, and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfil what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet, ‘Out of Egypt I have called my son.’” vss. 14-15 In the gospel of Matthew Jesus is presented as a new Moses, a leader chosen by God to inaugurate a new covenant with Israel. Rescued from King Herod as a…
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I am appealing to you for my child, Onesimus, whose father I have become during my imprisonment…I am sending him, that is, my own heart, back to you.” vss. 10, 12 Philemon 1-16 Slavery was a way of life in the Roman Empire. It is estimated that in the areas visited by Paul on his missionary journeys, about 20-30 percent of the population were slaves and served in a variety of positions in households and businesses. Some did menial labor…
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In his days Judah will be saved and Israel will live in safety. And this is the name by which he will be called: ‘The Lord is our righteousness.’” vs. 6 Jeremiah 23:4-6 In the midst of uncertainty and upheaval, Jeremiah dared to dream of peace and stability, a time when Judah and Israel would live in safety under the rule of a good shepherd king. The name of this new leader gives a clue to his identity. The one…