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As the children of Israel were exiled in Babylon, it appeared as if God’s glory had permanently departed from their midst. Indeed, God begged them not to send Him away as His glory gradually departed. The Israelites, however, like us, often believe that life is do-able without God. The result of this humanistic philosophy is bondage and death. God, however, is not through with us. He promises to return in all of His power and fill not only the temple, but also the whole earth, with His glory. Join us in a study of Ezekiel and learn how to appreciate the glory of God that indeed fills the house.
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Isaiah ends his great prophecy by telling us about a new heaven and new earth. He does not leave us in the dark, however, about how this new universe will come to be. The entire focus of the book is on the Messiah, Jesus Christ. The prophet tells us of Christ’s birth, Christ’s cross, and Christ’s return. Jesus is the Servant of the Lord who accomplishes the very salvation of God. Indeed, He is God’s salvation. And it is no halfway salvation. It is salvation that helps us in this life and in the life to come. Those who embrace Christ are saved to the uttermost. We trust that you will arrive at a greater appreciation of this great salvation through this study of Isaiah
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The book of II Samuel calls David the sweet psalmist of Israel (II Samuel 23:1), and yet the same book tells us that God prohibited him from building the temple (II Samuel 7:1-11), because as we will learn later, he was a man of war (I Chronicles 22:8). We often do not think of army commanders as gifted composers, but such was the case with David. All too often the battles of life rob us of our song. David, however, who had slain his thousands, never let the song go out of his heart. Indeed, many of David’s greatest psalms were written during times of conflict. We trust that you will learn more about this mighty conqueror and gifted composer as you study his life in II Samuel.
