by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. In Genesis 22, the father, Abraham, prepares to sacrifice his son, Isaac, according to God’s will. But God stops him and supplies a ram as a substitute. Since Genesis 22 foreshadows Jesus being sacrificed,...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Peter asked Jesus how many times he should forgive a brother who sins against him: Mat 18:21 Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Psalm 22 is known as one of the three Shepherd Psalms (Read: Following the Good, Great, and Chief Shepherd, Psalms 22, 23, and 24). This psalm is also prophetic because it gives a “picture” of the cross from the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. There are many mysteries in the Bible. Jesus spoke of two, and both Paul and John wrote about mysteries. So what are the mysteries in the Bible? And are they completely revealed to us today? Or do some remain a...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. In 2010 after doing a study of the Names of God, I began a study of the Psalms. When I came to Psalm 23, I began to see many of God’s names revealed in the psalm by the works of our Great Shepherd. I...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. What’s a Remez? In Jewish hermeneutics (interpretation of Scripture), a remez is a hidden message or a deeper meaning. It’s said to be a “treasure” that is found below the surface of, or behind, the words. ...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Many think the book of Numbers is difficult to read. It has long lists of difficult-to-pronounce names that seem to mean very little in the story Bible. However, we know that every word God has written is...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Understanding who Satan was prior to his fall will help in answering this question. Ezekiel 28:11-19 is the clearest Scripture passage on this subject. The words of Ezekiel 28:11-19 are God’s words spoken to the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Last week I shared how Psalms 22, 23, and 24 reveal the Person and works of our Shepherd, the Lord Jesus Christ. He is our Saviour, our Sanctifier, and our Sovereign. The teaching on those psalms was from a...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. We answered the question, “Is there a hidden message in Revelation 7? by explaining a remez found in the list of the 12 tribes in that chapter of Revelation. Genesis 5 also contains a remez. So, what’s a...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. There was a message nailed to the cross of Jesus. It’s not easily seen, but it’s there. What did Pilate write? He wrote more than what you know. Did Pilate intentionally write the message and have it...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The answer is simple. Without the daughters of Zelophehad, Jesus would not have had a legal right to be the Messiah of Israel. What??? How could that be??? Let’s first understand about the daughters of...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. There’s a very interesting hidden message (in Hebrew called a remez) in chapter 7 of the book of Revelation, but before I reveal it let’s understand the context in which the list of the 12 tribes is...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Do colors in the Bible have a symbolic significance that can remind us of God and His plan of redemption? Just like with numbers, the meaning of colors points us to Jesus by symbolizing His Person and His works....
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