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,...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
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 consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. 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...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. 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...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. 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...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
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. ...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. 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. ...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. 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....
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. 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...
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If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. 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...
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If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. 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...
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If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. 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...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. 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...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. 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...