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The Bible has been miraculously preserved
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Dating from
100 B.C. to 100 A.D., the Dead Sea Scrolls were preserved in clay urns in the Qumran caves
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Priceless parchments of the Sinaitic Manuscript, 4th c. A.D., were preserved within the walls of St. Catherine’s Monastery in the heart of Sinai. Discovered in 1859 A.D. by Count Tischendorf, the Codex Sinaiticus contains the New Testament and parts of the Old Testament. |
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The
Bible points and refers to one prominent character:
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The pool is one of the few undisputed localities in ancient Jerusalem. Waters from the Spring Gihon flow into the Pool of Siloam through a tunnel which was engineered by King Hezekiah in 715 BCE. Hezekiah's 1750 foot tunnel can still be traversed by foot today. |
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The disciples were committed to an unpopular cause.
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What motivated the writers of Scripture?
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The Biblical writers were honest and faithful to the Lord.
Examine the character of the writings |
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The
writers
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We find a reason for details |
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"He stretcheth out the north
over
the empty place, and hangeth
the earth upon nothing." |
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The Israelites lived under the government of God
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The
Tabernacle,
in the center
of the Camp,
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The privileges of the priests were limited
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A theocratic government was established
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This form of government was calculated to cultivate the spirit of true liberty
If Moses had been ambitious, he would have misused his power
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The people asked for a king
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Judges –
Breastplate of the High Priest which had the Urim and Thummim |
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"Jubilee"
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All the laws were read aloud
God’s government protected Israel from dictatorship. |
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Laws displayed love for the stranger
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Animals were not forgotten, but were protected by laws of kindness.
Animals were not to be unequally yoked. |
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Tithing was voluntary.
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The Priests had no inheritance in the land.
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No provision was made for honoring the priests.
Protection for widows and orphans Wage protection... Honor for
"Thou shalt rise up
before the
hoary head
and honor the face
of the old man,
and fear thy God:
I am the LORD." |
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Scientific sanitation
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All this is evidence
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| "Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction and of patience." James 5:10
Elijah Reproves King Ahab
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Exhorting the Israelites |
Deborah |
Daniel |
"For
the prophecy came not
in old time
by the will of man:
but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Spirit." |
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The link between the Old and New Testaments
The Bible has one plan, one spirit, one aim, and one purpose |
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The Bible contains more than morals, maxims, and words of comfort.
The Bible was written by many pens at various times under different circumstances. There is the redemption theme...
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"...with his stripes we are
healed."
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The ransom price...
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The
blessing
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The selection of a "little flock"...
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The Bible tells of Messiah and his kingdom...
And how death and sorrow will be wiped away
The Bible gives the hope of the resurrection...
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The Old Testament is confirmed by the New Testament writers, written 2,000 years apart, as well as by other Old Testament writers.
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To eliminate the miracles from the Bible would invalidate the testimony of its principal writers. |
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