A Study of God's Word
Appears Twice
Instructions to Israel
Zechariah 8:17 And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD.
Zechariah 8:19Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.
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Prior to the election of Jimmy Carter, 1977-80, rarely (outside of Church) did one hear the term “Born Again”. Then it appeared all over the place. In sports if a player who had been playing poorly and now was much improved it was said “it’s like he’s been born again”. Anytime an individual improved, comments were “They’ve been Born Again”. And the trend continues even today. It’s amazing that this term is only used three times in the scripture. Twice by the Lord Jesus as he spoke to Nicodemus, (John 3) and then by the Apostle Peter as he wrote, “to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia”, to believing Jews.
John 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
John 3:7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
1 Peter 1:23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
As we understand the term, we believe it means to get right with God and have eternal life after death. But we only find it in the above scripture.
Matthew, Mark and Luke, when speaking of being right with God and eternal life uses the word SAVED. And the majority of these were words spoken by the Lord Himself:
Matthew 1:21, 10:22, 16:25, 18:11, 19:25, 24:13
Mark 8:35, 10:26, 13:13, 13:20, 16:16
Luke 8:12, 9:24, 9:56, 17:33, 18:26, 19:10
John also quoted the Lord Jesus using the term saved.
John 3:17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
John 5:34 But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved.
John 10:9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
John 12:47 And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.
Even after the resurrection the term saved was continued by the Apostles:
Acts 2:21, Acts 2:47, Acts 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
Acts 15:11, Acts 16:30-31
And as they wrote their epistles to believing Jews, they continued to use saved both for a relationship with God in this life and eternal life.
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James, writing “to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad”, warned them to “Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” James 1:1; 4:7
And the Apostle Peter (1 Peter 1:1) writing to “the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia” (fellow Jews), warns them:
“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.”
(1 Peter 5:8-9)
The devil is far more powerful and intelligent (as well as subtle and seductive in his malignant purposes) than any combination of human enemies we could ever face, and we would be utterly unable to defeat him with our own human resources. Yet, God’s Word makes it plain that we are neither to yield to him nor flee from him. As the Apostle Paul writes to believers, we must “put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.” We have “the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the [wicked one],” and also “the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God” (Ephesians 6:11,16-17).
But how can we resist such a mighty foe? As in our text, we must constantly maintain sobriety and vigilance against his enticements, and be careful to remain “steadfast in the faith.” Otherwise, the pseudo-intellectualism and social peer pressure to which we are subjected daily could quickly persuade us to compromise the faith, or even to depart from the faith.
We are commanded not to yield and not to compromise. Instead, This mighty sword with which we can make Satan flee from us is literally “the sayings of God”—that is, an appropriate individual word from the complete Word of God. This was the instrument with which the Lord Jesus Himself resisted the devil, parrying each temptation with an incisive thrust of Scripture. The result then—as it will be now with us also—was that the devil “departed from him for a season” (Luke 4:13).
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A ship is a large watercraft designed for travel across the surface of a body of water, carrying cargo or passengers, or in support of specialized tasks such as warfare, oceanography and fishing. Ships are generally distinguished from boats, based on size, shape, load capacity and purpose.
A boat is a watercraft smaller than a ship, with various purposes and designs.
A generic term for small watercraft propelled by paddles, oars, sail, or motor, open or partially decked, and usually less than 45 feet (roughly 14 meters) in length. A vessel larger than this is customarily classed as a ship, although the word boat is often applied to certain working vessels—such as tugboat—that may be of considerable size.
ARK:The word translated ark is תֵּבָה tebah and it means a box or chest, which is why it came to English translations in this fashion; ‘ark’ derives from the Anglo Saxon ærc for casket – as clearly, God only tasks Noah to build a sea-worthy vessel, not a boat or ship.
ARK Defined as:
The chest containing the Ten Commandments written on stone tablets, carried by the Hebrews during their desert wanderings.
The Craft was built by Noah for survival during the Flood.
A large, commodious boat.
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Appears Once
Promises from the Lord God
Zephaniah 3:17 The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
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⇛ REFERENCE ⇛ TO WHOM ⇛ NAME ⇛ REASON
⇛⇛ Genesis
⇛16:7 ⇛ Hagar ⇛ Angel of the LORD ⇛ Running from Sarah
⇛19:1, 15 ⇛ Lot ⇛ Angels ⇛ To deliver him from Sodom & Gomorrah
⇛21:17 ⇛ Hagar ⇛ Angel of GOD ⇛ To encourage her
⇛22:11 ⇛ Abraham ⇛ Angel of the LORD ⇛ Keep him from sacrificing Isaac
⇛28:12 ⇛ Jacob ⇛ Angels of God ⇛ In a dream, the ladder
⇛31:11-13 ⇛ Jacob ⇛ Angel of God ⇛ How to build a flock
⇛32:1 ⇛ Jacob ⇛ Angels of God ⇛
⇛32:24-30 ⇛ Jacob ⇛ ⇛ Wrestled a man all night
⇛⇛ Exodus
⇛3:2-6 ⇛ Moses ⇛ Angel of the LORD ⇛ At the burning bush
⇛⇛ Numbers
⇛22:22-35 ⇛ Balaam ⇛ Angel of the LORD ⇛ Warns him about Balak
⇛⇛ Joshua
⇛5:13-15 ⇛ Joshua ⇛ Captain of the Host of the LORD ⇛ Before the battle of Jericho
⇛⇛ Judges
⇛2:1-4 ⇛ Children of Israel ⇛ Angel of the LORD ⇛ Reminding them that HE was with them
⇛6:11-24 ⇛ Gideon ⇛ Angel of the LORD ⇛ Call of Gideon to lead his people
⇛13:3-24 ⇛ Manoah & his wife ⇛ Angel of the LORD ⇛ Promise of a son (Samson)
⇛⇛ 2 Samuel
⇛24:16-17 ⇛ David ⇛ Angel ⇛ In response to David’s Sin
⇛⇛ 1 Kings
⇛19:1-7 ⇛ Elijah ⇛ Angel of the LORD ⇛ Running from Jezebel
⇛⇛2 Kings
⇛1:1-15 ⇛ Elijah ⇛ Angel of the LORD ⇛ To give Elijah a message to Ahaziah
⇛⇛ Daniel
⇛3:25 ⇛ Nebuchadnezzar ⇛ Angel ⇛ 3 Hebrew children in furnace
⇛10:1-14 ⇛ Daniel ⇛ Michael one of the chief princes ⇛ To reveal a vision
⇛⇛ Zechariah
⇛1:9 ⇛ Zechariah ⇛ Angel ⇛ Series of visions about the future
⇛5:9 ⇛ ⇛ a vision of 2 angelic women?
⇛⇛ Matthew
⇛1:20, 24; 2:13, 19 ⇛ Joseph ⇛ Angel of the LORD ⇛ warnings what to do with Mary, Jesus
⇛28:2, 5-7 ⇛ Women at Grave ⇛ Angel of the LORD ⇛ after the resurrection
⇛⇛ Mark
⇛ 1:13 ⇛ Jesus ⇛ Angels ⇛ after the Temptations
⇛⇛ Luke
⇛1:11-20 ⇛ Zacharias ⇛ Angel of the LORD ⇛ while performing priestly duties
⇛1:26-38 ⇛ Mary ⇛ Gabriel ⇛ about the birth of Christ
⇛2:9-15 ⇛ Shepherds ⇛ Angels ⇛ announcing birth of Christ
⇛22:43 ⇛ Jesus ⇛ Angel ⇛ in garden before betrayal
⇛⇛ Acts
⇛1:10 ⇛ Apostles ⇛ Two Men ⇛ telling about departure of Jesus
⇛5:19-20 ⇛ Apostles ⇛ Angel of the LORD ⇛ freed them from prison
⇛8:26 ⇛ Philip ⇛ Angel of the LORD ⇛ Instruct him to go to the Desert
⇛10:3, 7, 22 ⇛ Cornelius ⇛ Angel of God ⇛ to call for Peter
⇛12:7-12 ⇛ Peter ⇛ Angel of God ⇛ Freed Peter from Prison
⇛27:23-24 ⇛ Paul ⇛ Angel of God ⇛ During shipwreck on way to Rome
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Appears Twice
A warning
Micah 3:2 Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;
God’s requirements to Israel
Micah 6:8He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
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The Eternity of GOD
Vs 1-2 Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
The Fragility of Man
Vs 3-6 Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men. For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night. Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass which groweth up. In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth.
Man’s Sin
Vs 7-8 For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled. Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.
The Shortness of life
Vs 9-12 For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told. The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrat. So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
Prayer for God’s Grace
Vs 13-17 Return, O LORD, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants. O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen evil. Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children. And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.
And so should all Believers Pray for God’s leading in all our days.
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God’s requirements to Israel
Amos 5:15 Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.
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It’s interesting, the word Boat only appears 5 times.
Once in the Old Testament:
2 Samuel 19:16-18 And Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, which was of Bahurim, hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David. And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they went over Jordan before the king. And there went over a ferry boat to carry over the king’s household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he was come over Jordan;
And five times in the New Testament. Twice in John:
John 6:22 The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples were gone away alone;
And three times in Acts 27. Luke records their travel by Ship and when it wrecked: *(note: the boat is a lifeboat on the ship).
Acts 27:16 And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:
Acts 27:30 And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,
Acts 27:32 Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.
Noah’s Ark is never referred to in the Bible as a boat.
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