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__________________________________________________________________________ Remember: If you think like today’s people, you will never understand the Bible! They used to write differently! They used to speak differently! They used to think differently! They used to act differently...

66) Jesus vs the religious leaders Luke 18:35-43 A blind man tries to attract Jesus’ attention! It works and Jesus commands that the man is brought to him! He wants to recover his sight! And Jesus gives him his sight back! And it occurs instantly! And the man begins to follow him!

__________________________________________________________________________ Remember: Luke was a physician! And the only Gentile to write any part of the New Testament! Luke was a close friend of Paul! Perhaps Luke’s interest in medicine is the reason his gospel gives such a high profile to...

63) Looking for Jesus Mark 5:40-43 Jesus takes the girl by the hand! Then he tells her to get up! And immediately she rises and begins walking! And he tells them to give her something to eat! He knows what she needs! He knows what to do at the right time! And he speaks with authority!

__________________________________________________________________________ Remember: Mark was also called John Mark! His mother’s house was used as a place for believers to gather and pray! He was a companion of Barnabas and Paul during their travels together! Paul and Barnabas had a...

95) Looking for Jesus Matthew 9:9-13 The Pharisees don’t understand why Jesus eats with tax collectors and sinners! They can’t understand he has come to save sinners! What are they good at? Nothing! They are useless! On the contrary, Jesus is useful! Two different worlds! We must show which...

__________________________________________________________________________ Remember: It is likely that Matthew (meaning “gift of God”) was the name Jesus gave to Levi after his conversion! Matthew was a tax collector! He was also called Levi! He was rich as a consequence! Jesus had dinner at...

John 1:50 Jesus Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. said εἶπεν (eipen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb...

____________________________________________________________ Remember: John and his brother James were characterized by zeal, passion and ambition! In his early days with Jesus, at times John acted rashly, recklessly, impetuously, and aggressively! In spite of these youthful expressions of...

172) Looking for Paul Where does it come from? How does it grow? 1 Timothy Chapter 1 - I am grateful to Christ Jesus our Lord, who imparted power to me, because he considered me faithful by assigning me to a ministry, although formerly I was a blasphemer and a persecutor and an insolent...

______________________________________________________________________________ Remember that: Paul received a good education according to Jewish tradition! His parents were Pharisees! Paul honestly thought he was right! But he was wrong because of corruption! When Jesus opened his eyes, he...

79) LOOKING FOR EZEKIEL Ezekiel 4:14 “Ah, אֲהָהּ֙ (’ă·hāh) Interjection Strong's 162: Alas! Lord אֲדֹנָ֣י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 136: The Lord GOD,” יְהוִ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3069: YHWH I said, וָאֹמַ֗ר (wā·’ō·mar)...

____________________________________________________________ Remember that: Ezekiel would be held accountable for the blood of those who died in their sins if he didn’t transmit Yah.weh’s message! Ezekiel experienced considerable opposition during his own lifetime because of Yah.weh’s message...

100) Looking for Isaiah Isaiah 6:1 In the year בִּשְׁנַת־ (biš·naṯ-) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 8141: A year that King הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king Uzziah עֻזִּיָּ֔הוּ (‘uz·zî·yā·hū) Noun -...

__________________________________________________________________________ Remember that! Isaiah means Yah.weh is salvation! He prophesied about the Messiah! The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son! And she will call him Immanuel meaning God is with us! (Isaiah 7:14) Beyond...

93) Looking for Jeremiah Jeremiah 4:4 Circumcise yourselves הִמֹּ֣לוּ (him·mō·lū) Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 4135: To cut short, curtail, to blunt, to destroy to the LORD, לַיהֹוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068...

__________________________________________________________________________ Remember that: Jeremiah was 17 when Yah.weh called him to transmit Yah.weh ’s message of condamnation! Yah.weh forbade him to marry or have children! His friends had turned their backs on him! He knew what was going...

Nehemiah 2:4 “What מַה־ (mah-) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what is your אַתָּ֣ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you request?” מְבַקֵּ֑שׁ (mə·ḇaq·qêš) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Strong's...

__________________________________________________________________________ Remember that Nehemiah was concerned about the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls! Remember that Nehemiah prayed to Yah.weh about the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls! Remember Yah.weh provided all the necessary workers...

Ezra 3:1 By the seventh הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י (haš·šə·ḇî·‘î) Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Strong's 7637: Seventh (an ordinal number) month, הַחֹ֣דֶשׁ (ha·ḥō·ḏeš) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2320: The new moon, a month the Israelites וּבְנֵ֥י (ū·ḇə·nê) Conjunctive waw...