Tag: Old Testament

1 Maccabees 1Mac.1 [1] After Alexander son of Philip, the Macedonian, who came from the land of Kittim, had defeated Darius, king of the Persians and the Medes, he succeeded him as king. (He had previously become king of Greece.)[2] He fought many battles, conquered strongholds, and put to death the ...

Translated by Roger A. Bullard and Joseph A. Gibbons And the perfect Majesty is at rest in the ineffable light, in the truth of the mother of all these, and all of you that attain to me, to me alone who am perfect, because of the Word. For I exist with all the greatness of the Spirit, which is a fri...

1Esdr.1 [1] Josiah kept the passover to his Lord in Jerusalem; he killed the passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the first month,[2] having placed the priests according to their divisions, arrayed in their garments, in the temple of the Lord.[3] And he told the Levites, the temple servants of Isr ...

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WORD AND REVELATION OF ESDRAS,THE HOLY PROPHET AND BELOVED OF GOD. IT came to pass in the thirtieth year, on the twenty- second of the month, I was in my house. And I cried out and said to the Most High: Lord, give the glory,(1) in order that I may see Thy mysteries. And when it was night, there cam...

Zarephath and Mount Carmel are significant sites that are steeped in biblical history and narratives that highlight both faith and divine encounters. This article delves into the rich past of these locations, exploring their biblical importance, geography, and the stories that have resonated through...

Step into the intriguing world of biblical narratives as we unravel the gripping tale of "Bathsheba - The Great Temptation." 🎥⏳ In this captivating video, we delve into the scandalous story that revolves around King David's forbidden desire and the complexities of human nature. Join us as w...

The Hebrew Scriptures were recognized as authoritative at their inception, and were immediately accepted as such by the Jewish people. The acceptance of the Pentateuch, for example, is recorded in Deuteronomy 32:46-47, and in Joshua 1:7,8. As a matter of course, the Church of the first century regar...

PrMan.1 [2] thou who hast made heaven and earthwith all their order;[3] who hast shackled the sea by thy word of command,who hast confined the deepand sealed it with thy terrible and glorious name;[4] at whom all things shudder,and tremble before thy power,[5] for thy glorious splendor cannot be bor...

Dennis Bratcher The Rise of AssyriaThe Last Days of the Northern KingdomZechariah and ShallumMenahemPekahiahPekah (736-732) and the Syro-Ephraimitic coalitionHoshea (732-724) and the endThe Assyrian Crisis and the Southern KingdomJothamAhazHezekiahManassehAmonThe Rise of Assyria 745 BC It is a commo...

The Negev is a desert region in southern Israel. It is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the west, the Gulf of Aqaba to the south, and the Dead Sea to the east. The Negev covers about half of Israel's land area. The Negev is a dry and arid region, with average annual rainfall of less than 8 inches...