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18 illustrations — Lessons from history, biography, and world events
God's purpose is explicit: "God hath sent His Son into the world, that the world through Him might be saved." Yet formidable obstacles obscure this gracious design.
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Returning from his cousins' home, young Joseph carried a pin.
God's promises to penitents rest upon three pillars of truth.
Eleazar carried four sacred charges: oil for light, sweet incense, the daily meat-offering, and anointing oil.
First, we come into actual contact with sin, imaged in the corruption of death itself.
In one sense, they have already been there and returned.
She petitioned the idol to protect her husband, then at sea in a storm.
Ancient Canaan typified heaven in four essential respects: it was a promised land whose possession rested upon Adonai's covenant word; it was territory where Elohim dwelt peculiarly present; it offered fruition and abundance; and it came as a free gift,...
The moral and ceremonial commandments bear comparison with the gospel law.
Yahweh positioned His dwelling *skēnē* (tent) centrally so that every tribe maintained equal proximity to His presence, preventing quarrels over favoritism.
This divine severity serves two purposes: first, the wicked have increased "the number, weight, and measure of their sins" until judgment becomes inevitable; second, Yahweh respects the benefit of others who, witnessing sudden destruction, learn not to abuse His patience...
During the Italian campaigns, five Austrian soldiers—cut off from retreat—rode into a French reserve encampment intending surrender.
This separation reveals three profound truths about Yahweh's sovereignty.
Yet names changing need not signal spiritual death; they may herald transformation.
Exell observed that no priesthood merits acceptance if entered without notice, preparation, or deliberate thought.
The Israelites faced temptation: the fruit of fields, the fascination of byways, the sparkling water of wells.
Yahweh commanded His people to bind blue thread upon the borders of their garments—not for ornament, but as a *zikaron* (remembrance).
On the evening of December 31, 1862, thousands of Black Americans gathered in churches, contraband camps, and meeting halls across the nation, waiting for midnight....