Bible Verses: I Kings 19:19-21; II Kings 2:1-2, 9-14; 4:8-17; 5:1-3, 9-16, and 6:8-23.
I. Background
Prophet Elisha is introduced to us in the Bible in 1 Kings 19:16 when the Lord ordered prophet Elijah to anoint him as a prophet and successor of Elijah. The Holy Spirit introduced Prophet Elis[……]
There are also several Josephs in the New Testament. This Joseph, the husband of Mary, the legal and foster-father of our Lord, draws not much attention to himself, but is in fact all together unique.
Joseph means “to increase,” and as used in a name it really is a prayer of a parent: “may He (God)[……]
I. Background
When Paul was on his first missionary journey, he came to a city called Lystra, where the people stoned him and left him for dead. During Paul’s visit to Lystra, he brought to Christ a boy named Timothy, together with his mother, Eunice, and grandmother, Lois. Timothy had a Jewish m[……]
“…Partakers of the divine nature.” 2 Peter 1:4:
Discouragement is common to all of us. When we are made aware of our shortcomings, we tend to have moments of self-pity. We start to look upon ourselves. The clearer we see ourselves, the less likable we are, and more self-pitiful we become. Sometim[……]
Gen. 1:1-2, 6; Job 26:8, 10, Ezekiel 47:1–11; John 3:5, 4:10; Revelation 7:16-18; 21:6; 22:1; 22:17; Eph. 5:26; Heb. 10:22
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WATER (Heb. mayim, Gk. hydōr). The word “water” appeared in the Bible over 700 times. But the meaning of water in God’s creatio[……]
Bible verses: Gen. 2:9-10; Gen. 3:22-24; Proverbs 3:18; 11:30; 13:12; Rev. 2:1, 7; Rev. 22:1-2; Rev. 22:14:
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1: The Tree of Life in the Garden of Eden – eternal life, God’s supreme gift to mankind
“And Jehovah Elohim planted a garden in Eden e[……]
I. The title of this book. It is called Psalms or The Book of Psalms, which literally means “poem songs”, hence the Chinese translation “诗歌”. The Lord Jesus called this book “Psalms ” in Luke 24:44: Apostle Peter referred to “The Book of Psalms” in Acts 1:20:
II. The division of the book into separa[……]
The center of the book of Amos is God’s judgment. And God has every right and complete authority to judge. 中心思想: 神的审判 (3:8)
Outline
1: The Son who came to serve
The Gospel according to Mark does not begin with the birth of our Savior, nor his childhood and youth, but from John’s baptism from which the servant hood of our Lord is launched, as if the servant shows up, reporting none of his history, only to start the service immed[……]
1: Family letter, imparting of life
If we use our Lord’s own words in John 10, the Shepherd has come to find His own sheep, and to lead them to His own fold. The book of Romans speaks to the sheep in the old folds to tell them why they need to come out to follow the true Shepherd to the new fold; th[……]