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Eye for and Eye – Tooth for a Tooth —

Does God encourage violence and personal revenge?

Eye for and Eye – Tooth for a Tooth —

Does God encourage violence and personal revenge?

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After God had dramatically rescued Israel out of 400 years of slavery in Egypt, He called Moses up the mountain of Sinai to give him new laws and legislation for the nation. Among these is what Bible scholars like to refer to as the lex talionis, a Latin phrase meaning
House of the Bullae, Part 2 —

Signet seals of Biblical men from the time of Jeremiah

House of the Bullae, Part 2 —

Signet seals of Biblical men from the time of Jeremiah

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In another segment I discussed several discovered signet seal impressions of Jerusalem officials from the Biblical reign of King Zedekiah, the last Biblical king of Jerusalem. Now, I want to take a look at several MORE signet seals and impressions of men that undoubtedly would have known the Biblical prophet,
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 sometimes the impression of the
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 rebuild their lost city. In
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 little” declares the LORD. “You
The Exile of Israel —

Tracking the waves of Israelite exiles throughout history.

The Exile of Israel —

Tracking the waves of Israelite exiles throughout history.

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The fate of Northern Israel, as foretold by the prophets of God, was to be captured by the Assyrian Empire. Assyria would exile many of Israel’s inhabitants, but this was not a one-time event. The capture and exile of Israel took over a decade (733-715BC) and three kings of Assyria