Names of God: Jehovah Rohi

Jehovah Rohi means the Lord my Shepherd The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.  Psalm 23:1   Awake, sword, against my shepherd,    against the man who is close to me!”    declares the Lord Almighty.“Strike the shepherd,    and the sheep will be scattered,    and I will turn my hand against the little ones.   Zechariah 13:7 Then he blessed Joseph and said, “May the God before […]

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Names of God: Jehovah Raah

Jehovah Raah means the Lord my Shepherd Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.     Psalm 80:1 But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the […]

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Hymn Story: Simple Gifts   

Simple Gifts is attributed to Joseph Brackett, a member of the Alfred Shaker Village. It was composed in 1848, and relatively unknown until Aaron Copeland used the melody in the score of Martha Graham’s ballet Appalachian Spring, first performed in 1944. Copeland used the song a second time “in 1950 in his first set of Old American Songs.” Several Shaker […]

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Couples in the Bible: Jacob and Leah

Leah was the oldest daughter of Laban. However, by the time she met Jacob he was already in love with her sister, Rachel. Leah is described as having “weak” eyes. {Genesis 29:17} As the older daughter, she should have been married first. So, when it came time for Rachel to marry Jacob, Laban replaced the younger sister with older. Jacob […]

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Couples in the Bible: Jacob and Rachel

When Jacob arrives at his Uncle Laban’s, the first person he meets is his cousin, Rachel.  {Genesis 29} Rachel is the younger of Laban’s two daughters. Rachel is described as “beautiful in form and appearance.” {Genesis 29:17} Jacob loved Rachel and agreed to work seven years for her. “But they seemed to him but a few days because of the […]

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Eyewitness to Easter: Pilate Guards the Tomb

Pilate has granted permission for Joseph of Arimathea to bury Jesus body but he’s not finished with situation, yet. “The next day, that is, after the day of Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate  and said, “Sir, we remember how that impostor said, while he was still alive, ‘After three days I will rise.’”  {Matthew 27:62-63} Imagine the chief priest […]

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Eyewitness to Easter: Pilate Releases Jesus Body

Our last mention of Jesus in the Bible is releasing the body to Joseph of Arimathea. “Joseph of Arimathea, a respected member of the council, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, took courage and went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.”  {Mark 15:43} Going before Pilate wasn’t an easy thing, but Joseph faced his fears […]

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Eyewitness to Christmas: King Herod Dies

King Herod was a cruel and mean man, slaughtering many, included all the male children under the age of two. “After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who were trying to take the child’s life […]

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Biblical 12 days of Christmas

1.       On the first day of Christmas an Angel appears to Mary with the most unexpected news of all                                                              {Luke 1:26-38} 2.       On the second day of Christmas Mary travels to visit Elizabeth and the babe within her leapt                                                   {Luke 1:39-45} 3.       On the third day of Christmas an angel gives Joseph a vision to keep Mary as his own                                                                     {Mathew […]

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The Apostles: Luke the Evangelist

The name Luke means light. Scholars believe he originated from the Greek city of Antioch. Luke wrote both the Gospel of Luke and the book of Acts. Some historians believe he also contributed to the book of Hebrews.  He is believed to have been a disciple of Paul.  In Colossians 4:14, Paul refers to Luke as a physician. It is […]

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The Apostles: Cleopas

The earlier Christian writer Hegesippus wrote that based on interview he conducted, Cleopas to be the brother of Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus. The name Cleopas means “glory to the father”. The only mention of him is found at the end of Luke. Cleopas and another unnamed man are walking from Jerusalem to Emmaus when a newly resurrected Jesus […]

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The Apostles: Barnabas

Barnabas accompanied Paul on his earlier missionary journey’s. The name Barnabas means son of encouragement or son of consolation. According to Acts 4:36 his other name was Joseph and he was a Jew from the Levite clan and originated from Cyprus. We are told a little about his character in the scriptures. “He was a good man, full of the […]

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Hymn Story: I Would be True

          I Would Be True is a hymn written by Howard A. Walter in 1906. He is credited with writing the first three verses while living in Japan. He sent the lyrics to his mother and she forwarded them on to Harper’s Magazine, who published them.           The last three verses are attributed to S. Ralph Harlow around 1918. According […]

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