A branch saved a nation. You read that correctly. It’s not a typo. The nation of Israel was saved from annihilation by a branch. But it’s no surprise when you consider that trees & variations of them are a unifying, redemptive theme of the Bible. If there was a tree of life, that is, a tree whose fruit provided life in the Garden located in Eden, it should be no surprise for Bible readers that there is also a BRANCH of life.
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Did you grow up with brothers in your family? If so, then you might have an idea of how much teenage boys can eat. But quantity is not the only issue here. They also LOVE to eat. Pity the mum (like my own mum with 5 sons) who spent half the day in the kitchen getting meals prepared for an army of hungry boys.
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Read MoreIt is not well known in Jesus’ church that mothers stand on equal footing with fathers in teaching sons and daughters. In today’s divided church over the role of women, the topic is easy to bypass, dismiss, or overlook. But carefully observe the explicit words of Scripture: “Her mouth she opens with wisdom, and loving teaching is on her tongue” (Prov 31:26).
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The source of humanity’s problems can be traced throughout Scripture. It’s a unifying theme from a canonical standpoint. Like every other major theme in Scripture, that problem began in Genesis 1-3. But it didn’t stop there. The remainder of the Bible tracts men and women whose lives betray the same failure. The origin of all our problems.
Read MoreGod’s glory extends far beyond all of our conceivable boundaries. His glory is greater even than our ability to imagine it. Now that is a glory in a category all by itself, even beyond the reach of our own imagination! God’s glory is limitless, boundless, and timeless.
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God is the most exalted person in the universe. In order to “see” the heavens, He has to stoop down to look . Now that is high and exalted, wouldn’t you agree? Yet, despite his exalted status, seated on a throne, the same God stoops low enough to see the lowest of the low in our world. He gets down low enough to care for people who live in the city dumps of the world. Now that is low. But this same God also gives exalted status, even a throne, to another person of low status: a barren woman. God in His humility, transfers a barren woman from her stigmatized position to sit on her own throne in her own palace, as a happy mother of children.
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