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What Am I Doing?

6 July 2010

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I know, it has been quite some time. Well, just to let you know, I did not forget this site. I am doing some studying of Ezekiel as well as some of the OT culture (I have to take a small break from studying Calvin to get me back on track, OT style). I hope [...]

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Who Are These Pagans?

Who Are These Pagans?

A little insight into the culture I want to introduce some of the other people in and around the Israelite world of the Old Testament. We often hear of things like “Pagan influence” and have no idea who these people are. I want to give a brief statement on some of the “major players” of [...]

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Righteous Rebellion

Righteous Rebellion

God kicks some major…butt. We read in 2 Kings about a God-fearing king named Hezekiah. At one point during his rule, Judah was attacked by the Assyrians. Before we get into the story, here is a little about the Assyrians. They were some mean so-and-so’s Some scholars tell us they invented fear based warfare. Before [...]

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