Wednesday, January 1, 2020 7:00 p.m. CST Job 1-5 1 Job lives as a good rich man from Uz. He has seven sons and three daughters. Job makes offerings when his sons feast, in case they sinned. Satan meets with God, and obtains permission to test him by making him suffer. A string of servants come to tell Job that his property has been destroyed by fire, his livestock taken away, and his children when a wind collapses the…
December 20, 2019 @ 7 PM CST #BAM #INYOFACEDEVIL Bible Study w/Dr. June Knight Esther7-10 7 Esther begs that her life, and the lives of the Jews may be spared. The king is angry. Haman pleads for his life before the queen – when the king enters, Haman trips onto her couch, so the king thinks he is assaulting her. Haman is hung on the very gallows that he made for Mordecai. 8 Esther is given Haman’s property, and…
December 19, 2019 @ 7 PM CST #BAM #INYOFACEDEVIL Bible Study w/Dr. June Knight Esther 1-6 1 Ahasuerus rules Persia. He holds feast – it is lavishly described (rather unusually given the narrative minimalism of most of the rest of the OT). Queen Vashti holds a parallel feast for the women. When merry with drink, Ahasuerus demands that Vashti come and show off her beauty to his guests. Queen Vashti refuses, making Xerxes angry. His counsellors express concern that…
December 18, 2019 @ 7 PM CST #BAM #INYOFACEDEVIL Bible Study w/Dr. June Knight Nehemiah 10-13 10 A lost of the people who sign ther covenant is given. Further laws to be obeyed: no selling of wares on the Sabbath, cancellation of debts every seven years, tithes and regulations concerning offerings and temple administration. 11 Leaders live in Jerusalem; of the rest, a tenth live in Jerusalem, and the rest in other cities. The distribution of people is decided…
December 17, 2019 @ 7 PM CST #BAM #INYOFACEDEVIL Bible Study w/Dr. June Knight Nehemiah 6-9 6 Sanballat and others invite Nehemiah to the plains of Ono, with the inetention of killing him. Sanballat spreads a rumour that Nehemiah is planning to rebel against Persia and become king. Shemiah, a false prophet sent by Sanballat, unsiuccessfully urges Nehemiah to take refuge in the temple. The wall is completed in 52 days, despite some who were friends with the enemy…
December 16, 2019 @ 7 PM CST #BAM #INYOFACEDEVIL Bible Study w/Dr. June Knight Nehemiah 1-5 Learn how God HATES POLLUTED WATERS – MIXING – TAINTING! We learn how Nehemiah’s day is just like ours! They had a polluted church and nation. Nehemiah repented to God then turned around and told the remnant…LET’S BUILD AND LEAVE THE OTHERS (WICKED) TO THEIR DEVICES. Do you know that God turned around and blessed them tremendously! They BUILT in the midst of…
