► I think it's important to remember that the Book of Daniel is not presented to us in a chronological manner, but rather is laid out topically. ► When casually reading through the book, one can become confused when the dialogue will mention a particular king, then change to another one, then go back to a previously mentioned one, and so on. ► So in the way of a reminder, here is a layout of the book that references the various sections. Click on the chart to see a larger cop

► The book of Daniel takes place during the exile of Judah into Babylon. → Starting with the events of 605BC, when Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, began his 3-phase process of exiling the Jewish people from Jerusalem to Babylon. • 1st wave - occurring in 605BC, only a select group were taken away at this time. Included were the current king of Judea, Jehoiakim, as well as Daniel, and his 3 friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah ( 2 Kings 24:1-5 ; 2 Chronicles 36:4-8 ). • 2n

Introduction to Daniel ► The book of Daniel takes place during the exile of Judah into Babylon. → Starting with the events of 605BC, when Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, began his 3-phase process of exiling the Jewish people from Jerusalem to Babylon. • 1st wave - occurring in 605BC, only a select group were taken away at this time. Included were the current king of Judea, Jehoiakim, as well as Daniel, and his 3 friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah ( 2 Kings 24:1-5 ;

Introduction to Daniel ► The Book of Daniel takes place during the exile of Judah into Babylon. → The Northern Tribes (Israel), which comprised all of the 12 tribes with the exception of Judah and Benjamin, which had broken away into a separate sovereign nation known as Israel in the time immediately after the reign of Solomon, were taken away into exile by the Assyrians in 722BC, never to be heard from again. → The Southern Tribes (Judah & Benjamin), collectively called

Click on the pic to see a larger copy ► In my previous post I mentioned that I might do an entire post just on the genealogical records in the book of Genesis, and this is it. ► I'm not going to look at all the genealogies, but only those that follow the line of Christ. ► And to be specific, within the framework of Genesis, that means we'll be tracking primarily the records from Adam to Judah. ► Keep in mind that for Judah, there are no records that can give us a logical time

► We've reached a chapter now that is a major transition in the Old Testament. ► The era of Abraham is over. ► One would think that it's now the era of Isaac, but it is not. ► For all intents and purposes, as far as the OT text is concerned, from this point on until the end of the book of Genesis, the main characters in this play are now Jacob, who at one point will be renamed Israel, and his 12 sons, and of those, Joseph who will be the man in the spotlight until the end. ►

► Isaac, the long awaited, promised son of Abraham and Sarah, the first-born in priority, but not chronologically, almost seems like a transitional step between Abraham, who we've seen from chapter 11, and will continue to see until the beginning of chapter 25, and Jacob/Israel who will be introduced to us in the end of chapter 25, and will take a prominent role until the end of the book in chapter 50. ► But we'll only deal with Isaac as the main character in chapter 24. ► A

Theme ► The main theme of Philemon, is the person of Onesimus, a run-away slave belonging to Philemon, who has also become a born-again believer because of, or through the ministry of, Paul the Apostle. ► Paul, while writing a letter at the church at Colossae, of which Philemon is a member, also writes to Philemon individually, to implore him in regards to Onesimus.      Intro to today's passage ► Since we just finished the letter to the Colossians, I thought it exped

Theme ► The main theme of Colossians, in my opinion, is the deity of Jesus Christ - His fullness as God, and His complete sufficiency as having done all that is necessary to save us from our sins. ► Colossians 2:9-10a → " 9  For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form, 10  and in Him you have been made complete,..." → Who Jesus is, is complete - the supremacy of the Person of Jesus → What Jesus has done, is complete - the sufficiency of the work of Jesus •

Click on pic to subscribe      Theme ► The main theme of Colossians, in my opinion, is the deity of Jesus Christ - His fullness as God, and His complete sufficiency as having done all that is necessary to save us from our sins. ► Colossians 2:9-10a → " 9  For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form, 10  and in Him you have been made complete,..." → Who Jesus is, is complete - the supremacy of the Person of Jesus → What Jesus has done, is complete - the suff

Theme ► The main theme of Colossians, in my opinion, is the deity of Jesus Christ - His fullness as God, and His complete sufficiency as having done all that is necessary to save us from our sins. ► Colossians 2:9-10a → " 9  For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form, 10  and in Him you have been made complete,..." → Who Jesus is, is complete - the supremacy of the Person of Jesus → What Jesus has done, is complete - the sufficiency of the work of Jesus •

Theme ► The main theme of Colossians, in my opinion, is the deity of Jesus Christ - His fullness as God, and His complete sufficiency as having done all that is necessary to save us from our sins. ► Colossians 2:9-10a → " 9  For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form, 10  and in Him you have been made complete,..." → Who Jesus is, is complete - the supremacy of the Person of Jesus → What Jesus has done, is complete - the sufficiency of the work of Jesus •

Click on pic to subscribe      Theme ► The main theme of Colossians, in my opinion, is the deity of Jesus Christ - His fullness as God, and His complete sufficiency as having done all that is necessary to save us from our sins. ► Colossians 2:9-10a → " 9  For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form, 10  and in Him you have been made complete,..." → Who Jesus is, is complete - the supremacy of the Person of Jesus → What Jesus has done, is complete - the suff

Click on pic to subscribe      Theme ► The main theme of Colossians, in my opinion, is the deity of Jesus Christ - His fullness as God, and His complete sufficiency as having done all that is necessary to save us from our sins. ► Colossians 2:9-10a → " 9  For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form, 10  and in Him you have been made complete,..." → Who Jesus is, is complete - the supremacy of the Person of Jesus → What Jesus has done, is complete - the suff

Theme ► The main theme of Colossians, in my opinion, is the deity of Jesus Christ - His fullness as God, and His complete sufficiency as having done all that is necessary to save us from our sins. ► Colossians 2:9-10a → " 9  For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form, 10  and in Him you have been made complete,..." → Who Jesus is, is complete - the supremacy of the Person of Jesus → What Jesus has done, is complete - the sufficiency of the work of Jesus •

Theme ► The main theme of Colossians, in my opinion, is the deity of Jesus Christ - His fullness as God, and His complete sufficiency as having done all that is necessary to save us from our sins. ► Colossians 2:9-10a → " 9  For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form, 10  and in Him you have been made complete,..." → Who Jesus is, is complete - the supremacy of the Person of Jesus → What Jesus has done, is complete - the sufficiency of the work of Jesus •

Theme ► The main theme of Colossians, in my opinion, is the deity of Jesus Christ - His fullness as God, and His complete sufficiency as having done all that is necessary to save us from our sins. ► Colossians 2:9-10a → " 9  For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form, 10  and in Him you have been made complete,..." → Who Jesus is, is complete - the supremacy of the Person of Jesus → What Jesus has done, is complete - the sufficiency of the work of Jesus •

Theme ► The main theme of Colossians, in my opinion, is the deity of Jesus Christ - His fullness as God, and His complete sufficiency as having done all that is necessary to save us from our sins. ► Colossians 2:9-10a → " 9  For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form, 10  and in Him you have been made complete,..." → Who Jesus is, is complete - the supremacy of the Person of Jesus → What Jesus has done, is complete - the sufficiency of the work of Jesus •

► Previously in John we looked at the 7 signs recorded, and referenced in John 20:30-31 , where it says 30 Therefore many other signs Jesus also performed in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; 31 but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name. ► We also explored the 7 "I AM" statements that do not always correspond to the signs, but also add definiti

► Previously in John we looked at the 7 signs recorded, and referenced in John 20:30-31 , where it says 30 Therefore many other signs Jesus also performed in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; 31 but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name. ► We also explored the 7 "I AM" statements that do not always correspond to the signs, but also add definiti