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On doctrine and interpretation ––– understanding and harmonizing Scripture to form a coherent picture of the world and God. On the nature of God, Jesus Christ, Holy Spirit, creation, sin, prophecy, angels, salvation and more.

House of the Bullae, Part 1 —

Fifty-one signet seal impressions found in Jerusalem confirm five men from the Bible.

House of the Bullae, Part 1 —

Fifty-one signet seal impressions found in Jerusalem confirm five men from the Bible.

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Looking back to an older excavation that took place in 1982 in Jerusalem, professor Yigal Shiloh discovered a horde of 51 bullae, which are signet seal impressions in clay; seal impressions that once sealed documents. More often than not the documents themselves don’t survive but
Foreshadowing Babylon —

How the destruction of Sodom is a prophetic warning of the end.

Foreshadowing Babylon —

How the destruction of Sodom is a prophetic warning of the end.

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The story of Sodom and Gomorrah has enraptured listeners for millennia. God’s cataclysmic judgment against these very wicked sister cities has been a generational warning flare to repent. It puts on full display what happens when God’s intolerance for iniquity reaches its full measure. But
Jerusalem Ivories —

Rare First Temple Period discoveries confirm the Biblical account.

Jerusalem Ivories —

Rare First Temple Period discoveries confirm the Biblical account.

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Back in 2022, there was a press release from the now famous Givati parking lot excavations in Jerusalem. It announced the discovery of beautifully carved ivory fragments dated to the time of the Biblical kings of Jerusalem. More specifically, these ivories, of which there were
The Splendor of the King —

How Solomon’s splendor pales in comparison to that of the King of kings, Jesus Christ.

The Splendor of the King —

How Solomon’s splendor pales in comparison to that of the King of kings, Jesus Christ.

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From the moment Solomon took the throne, God blessed him more than any other monarch before or after him with wisdom, knowledge, riches, possessions, and honour. And his rule and jurisdiction were extensive including “over all the kings from the Euphrates to the land of
The Magi of Matthew —

Between the central themes of Matthew and the "Revelation of the Magi".

The Magi of Matthew —

Between the central themes of Matthew and the "Revelation of the Magi".

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Do you like a good mystery? I love a good mystery, a real enigmatic prehistory excavation in which there’s no written record to decipher the physical remains, or a good Biblical mystery, when the Bible gives us a brief description with no further explanation. It’s
Greater In Glory —

Did Haggai’s prophecy about the second temple being greater in glory than Solomon’s fail?

Greater In Glory —

Did Haggai’s prophecy about the second temple being greater in glory than Solomon’s fail?

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Although the prophet Jeremiah had the unfortunate task of both prophesying and witnessing the terrible fall of Jerusalem at the hands of the Babylonians, he also got to share God’s promise of a future time when He would allow the Jewish people to return and
Kingdom Builders —

When we put God’s kingdom first, He provides the rest of our needs.

Kingdom Builders —

When we put God’s kingdom first, He provides the rest of our needs.

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Because of the promises of past prophets (Hag 1:9), the Jews who had returned from the Babylonian captivity may have been expecting God’s blessing. But as God informed them through Haggai the prophet, they were under His judgment instead: “You have sown much, and harvested