In Heb 11:23-40, Paul recounts how former Jewish saints lived by faith and accomplished great things. By their example, he encourages Jewish Tribulation saints to live by faith, as well. By faith they overcame fear – 11:23, 27. Moses’s parents were not afraid of the king’s commandment when they...
According to Jn 10:2, Jesus is the “shepherd of the sheep”. When you trust Jesus Christ to save you he is your shepherd and you are his sheep. Therefore, you can say, like David said in Ps 23:1, “the Lord is my shepherd”. And you can know, like David, “He...
Rom 10:17 says, “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God”. This verse states clearly that we can hear the word of God. Paul is referring to the literal words of God. This King James Bible that we have is the word of God and...
In Heb 11:17-22, we will study the faith of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. These men were all just. And they are excellent examples to the Tribulation Jews of Heb 10:38, which says, “the just shall live by faith”. There is something prophetic in the faith of every one of...
Each year on Nov 11 we observe Veterans Day. Nov 11, 1918 is the date of the armistice between the Allied Forces and Germany in WWI. The cessation of hostilities went into effect at the 11th hour, on the 11th day, in the 11th month, in 1918, and this is...
In Psalm 23:3 David wrote, “He restoreth my soul”. To restore is to put back into former state. When I consider this portion of verse 3, I observe that: The Lord is the great restorer. David wrote, “The Lord is my shepherd”. “He” restoreth my soul. Everything in this world...
When Jesus saw the multitudes Matt 9:36-38, he was moved with compassion because they fainted, they were scattered abroad, and they were as sheep having no shepherd. They were: Sapped. People today are faint. New hires can’t take the load of an ordinary day’s work. Others find that they are...
Our text is Heb 11:5-6, which speaks of Enoch’s faith and his translation to heaven. Companion passages are Gen 5:21-24 and Jude 14-15. When you read these passages together, you get a good picture of Enoch’s life and the role of faith in his life. By faith Enoch did some...
Heb 11:1 says, Faith is substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. In this lesson on Heb 11:1-16, we are going to study the evidence of faith. The elders obtained a good report by faith, v.2. Paul wrote about the faith of some of the Old...
David wrote, “The LORD is my shepherd”. How wonderful that when we trust Christ, we become the sheep of Almighty God. According to this verse, the Lord is: Our Preeminent Shepherd – “The LORD”. Men are likened to sheep and men who lead them are likened to shepherds. Joshua was...
