Woman's Bible

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The Woman’s Bible has been specially conceived and developed for today’s women, containing a lot of resources for her spiritual development.

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Song . esis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 4 lomon . . . . x o E 87 S . . f . o s . . g et . n h . o .

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Jerem ...... . . . Lam. . . . 291 uteronomy tations . . . . f the Judges en o . . . 1044 m . e .

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Samuel . . . . . . . .

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Samuel . . . . . . . .

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Chronicles . . . r. k h . . . . 1182 Habakku ....... 2C . 620 . . . .Zeph. . . . . . . . . .

Chronicles . . a h zr ia Zephan . . . . . . 1187 . . . . . . . . . .E . . . 634 . . . . . . .Hag . . . . . .

Ezra . . . . . . . . .

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Hagga h. . . . . . 11 ........ . . . . 654 . . . . . . . Zec . . . .

Nehemiah . . .

03 h h a st 12 E ri . . a . . h Zec al. . . . ....... . . . . . 666 . . . . . . . . .M .

Esther . . . . re . . u . at i er ch it la L Ma Wisdom . . . . 667 Women in . . . . . Job . . . . . . . . . . .

Job . . . .

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John . . . . . . . . . . .Heb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . s .

55 . w 1389 Hebre B.a.d. .mJa es . . . . . 15 John . . . . . . m Acts . . . . . . f o o . t INTERE . k h . o . o e .

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60 th Cana.a.n1 Pet. .o.f. t.h.e15 James . . . . 1390 STING Women in Bible . . . s. . .Acts . . it . . le e . st .

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Acts of th 506 M t. nding 2 oPe s and Epis .o. f. w . er . tt . m .

Le . u . e e . s . th n 41 . t all wo Could . . . 14 2 Peter .

Women in . .70 n . . .. .. .. .15 men be h a1wJo ...... . . . Rom. . . . . . . o R . . . m . a . . . p . . a . marrie . e . .

61 n . . . . and vio b.e. a. 15 . . . 124 76 . . . . . 14 Romans John . . d? . . . . r.

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2 Corinthia 7 n 15 l. o . h 6 a . .

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Weddin rsdo ..........

00 es . 241 G . . . . . . .h.J gs in th rility. . . . . . . . e. B. ib Galatians. .

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B . . ib . h . . . e le . . . . . n a wo unpret 83 . . . . . 489 pocaly . 1507 ......

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W h u ie . . . e s ev . s . n actio Is th. .w. . . . . . R ns. . . . . ...... . 1512 ns spea Philippians ...... ...... oman a ation . . . e . . Col. . . . . . el . . ev .

R . k . . . lo . t . b han wo . . . 852 uder 17 in haract Colossians. . . . . a. d16c05 rds . . . ess. . . . . . 15 Who w er . . . . .t.h.e. B. ib le? .. 17 . .ea ...... ians . . .1 Th .M . n . a lo . s .

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Gomer phehad . . . 599 Mic the Mother o ...... f James hal . . . ...... . . . . .2 Huldah ...... ......

27 O ...... ...... ...... rpah . . 1295 ...... ......

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3 Ph ...... ah’s da ...... araoh’s . 388 ...... ughter . .

Joanna . . ......

613 P daught ...... ...... . . . . 36 hoebe er . . . . ...... ......

Lot’s da 0 . ...... . 343 ...... ...... ughter . . . . .9 Sheera ...... ...... s ....

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4 ...... of Endo ...... r. . . . . . 93 ...... ...... . 409

Topic Index

Woman’s Bible

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OUTLOOK . . . 596 ..........

the Bible Bad girls of ality of men u . . . 1468 Essential eq the Bible . . in en om w and ke Mary . . . . . 1321 How to be li world . . . . . in Martha’s

s of Mary, . . . . . . 1353 The greatnes er . . . . . . . th o m s’ su Je se of power . . . . . . 655 Women’s u ty . . . . . . . . and authori

VIRTUES

It is a Bible edition that emphasizes the woman’s rolle in the Scripture. The biblical text used is the New King James Version.

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65 y it u Ingen . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . 1357 .......... . . .

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33 . si . . . es . . . . rc .

Inte ...... ...... . . . . . . . . 59 ..........

Altruism . . . . .

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Ju .. ..... .......... . . . . . . 311 Beauty. . . .

0 dness . . . . .......... in . .

K . . . . . . . . 66 . . . . . . . .

15 . . s .

13 . . . . . . . . . . . .

Boldnes . . .

22 . ip . dersh . . . . 12 .......... . 1405 Lea ..........

Charity . . . .......... .......... . . . . . . . . 1550 . ve . . . .

Lo . . . n . . . . 602 ........ . . . . . .

Compassio . .

5 . . . . . . . y .

Loyalt . . . . . . . . 40 e ...... . . . . 1323 .......... . . . .

Compromis . .

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Matu ..... n..... . . . . . . 295 .......... . .

Consecratio . .

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Cooperatio . . . . . . . . . 28 .......... . .

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Courage . . . . . . . . . . . 50 03 ace . . . . . . . ..........

Pe . . . . . . . . . 13 . . s . .

71 es . .

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Decis . ce . n . a .

WEDDIN A h . . . . . 1383 rsever .......... . . . 499 Pe . . . . . . . . . e. lper s. u . .

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Dedication y . p . . ro . . 11 . th . . n . . a . . . il . .

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Diligence te . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 g........ . . . 652 a covena . . . . . . 12 ..........

M 8 Preachin n . . a. r. r.ia T .

52 t . . h . . . . e matria . . . . . . . . . g . . .

Disposition . e . . . .

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14 . ce . a . . . . rchal n g en . . d n . s . u actions .

816 Pr urturi ...... ........

Educating/N ent . . . . .P.olygam . . . . . . . 1244 fo . m 32 . . r ce y 15 . m . n . . u . . o . . . o . . . . en . f matri . . ........ . 121 T .. ....

88 R . .h.e. c he patria ........

Faith . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 ility . . . . . T 16 . o b .

13 n si . . n . . s o . . u . p . . m . es . . r .

R . . chal matio . . 420 ... ...

94 Generosity . . . . . . . . . . of .th .......... . . 481 n form of m Security . . . . .e. .m .......... . . . . . .

98 r a . . a . . r . . r Fe . . atrim ia . . ´s God ....

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Self-denial . . . . . . 27 . . . . . . . . 14 .......... . .

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Service . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 .......... . . . . . 1312 .......... . .

Goodness . . .

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Str WELL-K ...... .......... . . . . . . 1299 Gratitude .

NOWN W h. . .. . .. .. .. .. . . . 62 pathy . . . . Deli. la ym .......... .

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Happin . . .

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13 . . . . . . 349 P BL . . 3. . . . . .

Honor ........ . . . . . . .Je. zebe . . . . . ... .. .. 85 . . . . . . . o . st ti . u . p .

Tr . h . . . . . . . .3 .. ar’s wife . . 1553 . . . . . l... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hope . . . . . . . .

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Leah . . . dom Queen o ......... . . . . . . 48 . . 452 Wis ........ f Sheba .

Hospitality ..........

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S o . . a t’ . . . lo s . ........ wife . . . me . . . . . . . . 1531 Humility . ........ ........ . . 60 S .......... . . . .

P . o . . n a . pphira . . tius Pilate .......

Influence

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Biblical Tools

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Bathsheb BLE ILLU . . . 416-41 a ......

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Bible Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ev er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1312-1313 P mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . riscilla . . e. ... . . . . . 118 Fulfilled Prophecies. . . . . . . . . . . . ........

4-1185 Benefits of Bible Reading . . . . . . . 1607 . .

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R . . a achel . . . ... ........ garment ........ of the Old Testa ........ . 32-33 Measurements and Weights . . . . 1608 . . .1622 ........

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R . a . . . n ah . h ... n Messi a a rning b Conce h . ........ ........ . . 288-28 Contrasts between the Beginning ........ ........

9 Rebe H e ght Thou m in Unity is y o Trinit k r . . rhaging w ah . . . . . . . . 800-8 and End of the Bible . . . . . . . . 1609 ........

01 Rho o . m 1623 . . . . . a . . .

Je . . . . n . . . m Action . and im .

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Miracles of Jesus . . . . . . . . . . ........ ........

281 Ru JocheBe Why There Can’t ... th . . . . . . . . . . . 67 bed . . . .

Periods of the Kings of Judah ........

2-673 . . . . . .. .. .. .. . . 1624 Eternal Torm ........

Lois .ent .

Samarita ...... and Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1614 ........ . . . . 96-9 n w oman at . ding Accor . s Event .

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S . . . d a well .

Jesus . . . . . 153 ia . rah. . . . .

Parables of 6-1537 ........ ation . . . . .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . .1625 RevelM to 1617 . . . . . .

Bible . the in . th S . .

Sabba artha . .

The hulamite ..... . . ualism ........ . . . . . . . . . . 1626 . . . . 1504-1505 False Promises of Spirit . .......1 Jesus and the Sabbath . . . . . . . . . 1618 V . a . s ..... h ti ........

376-1377 Seven Biblical Truths ........

Signs of the Coming of Christ . . . 1619 Z ip p 1627 . o . . . ... rah . . . . . about Heaven . . . . . . . . . ........

Jesus as Teacher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1620 ....

Summary on Christian Education Perspective . . . . . . 1621

Amazing Grace Bible Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lesson 1: Amazing Plan . . . . . . . 1628 Beauty . . . . . 1634

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Lesson 6: Amazing Rescue . . . . . 1658 Lesson 7: Amazing Love . . . . . . . 1664

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EVE: Because of the horrifying tragedy of the temptation and fall in Eden’s Garden, not only Eve, but wom anhood itself has been maligne d.

But this seems o subtly imply that perhaps God was somehow a little deficient, or even misaken, in designing the woman.

The wondrous creation of Eve has to be reconidered. Women have to rejoice in the miracle of their glorious orig in by the hands of God Himself. Textual affirmations include: ❖ God’s words at Creation reve al gender equality. Male and fem ale together are given rulership (dominion) over the newly created world. Bot h represent God’s image: “Then God said, ‘Let Us make man in Our image, acc ording to Our likeness; let them have dom inion over the fish of the sea, ove the hist r the birds overlaps n of the air, and over the cattle, e d ft o s over all the earth and over eve arrative f book ry creeping end in n group o tr thing that creeps on the earth.’ s is n u a th io f n e So God created man in His own obv tory o oth wom image; in tive and d of his the image of God He created him Moses: b e distinc f oth g o th b ; male and female He created The perio s ; e k .) c o ti tc them.” (Ge vid, e er, no the bo a v n. e D in 1:26, 27). , w h o ty p H li e are she l, Jos r equa books. genders h2, 1R1ache a ic gende s k th ❖ The separate descriptions in e a o 1 b b b e ; is re aking Genesis of the creation of Ada , etc.) king (R TheEve when m m and nd Esau r a good loo e con s b th a o tain the same number of words o c d h e Ja s eac scrib in the original language. The wom Sarah, dean’s his wive consult crea- ham and tion is deliberately portrayed cob tells Ja Spouses s . ). a .) m h tc a e with equal emphasis as that of cook (Abra e h h , ent Abra avid man’s. Wit Eve’s creation, the first six day rah and ahchel, D or treatm a R f o S , p ir b h e e o it c th th s of creation week came to an a w pose saw ounts end.(J The word “helpmeet” or “helper” aid to op s (as we l and rec fr n e u a io h t th o is e ir c n B e in Genesis 2:20 cannot be used e e d th to imp omen ar ly Eve’sd to return to hey bid inferiority to Adam. The Hebrew er. The w st him. T th in term translated “helpmeet” or comman a fa urpose g p a ir e e d r “helper”his ds of th is divin rd’s wo used many times in the Old Test n o th a L t a e a e th th th ament of God Himself, often refeat are ming ented as rringwto , fully aw nd, affir not pres e the strongest one who gives help la v is ti n b c o e o c ir . Furthermore, suggesting from his ’s d ts. Ja the Cre the Lord ation achmen sequence that Adam is superio mily att fa earken to r to Eve, Adam would have to be f h o ip in th s alone. g n subservient decisio leadersh underin f g s o to the animals, for they were crea e in s k n th a io e osit volv ted before he was. ds, m o be lik occupy p a king “t comman n r s e e fo m u s o s g e is w b nd t th el who hen Isra th men a l spell ou ARAH: Abraham is called by God ELIZABET Moreover, bo s Samue ple. But w a o h e lb p e il t to sever all links with his idol H w n r, s a H en eve y tie he L’s pas:tW ukceovm ve the true God: “And the Lord (1:5atro tion. How ow famil h ti ), heus of Gnod en e yto is p ti m h o imm ir e toerd called to Abram, ‘Go forth from n ic e s th h Zecharioan of iatelyodsta of w rants th r native d and your father’s house to the T is isyou nce, hedescenndsindgurfring the era ie s,” G g tes, “Hilis r e a rare p w ti tiotinm x land I will show you.... And Ihwill if e n e Elizabetht happe om theepnriesse all yw l e ualtp s you... theest’ estly d all the families of the earth sha s y thables s s ri is wha was alsaoras,deetc. Wom s weifde, is t re a g t bothin th ll be blessed through you’”a(Ge scendanotspels, wlihneer named in of them wnd inde dw acn , e G -3). u o t f Aaron.”

A ig S e . n commn.an12:1 arah is an equal partner with Abr re tr e d ri pture. stam in “up o cte aff aham in their marriage, and a pers dmen liti t cinalth pgh tse-and rereflects ri ers” ig ahntdomen esen ef New Te Luke goom th ri h g t in g the wordon of stat e o . She joins Abraham in forsakin u v la w Gode,tw n ,w tions “r ea rati pp “bo nahrig eam g family and home. She is hospita rving all ethchurchto b obeseen elesslye”q(1 en bla hli ua:6li).tyLu to th”elgh er, tion! Sble tswEolim of th e Lord’s to ev y r w z le o a he hatrav k p tu b e H o n e ’s e th e d been ch first c pointed inclusio e His p’s godly hath ildn racete God respo leusd s,gbut in sed, evencin n of r. What a in to aga nded to e p d it high com e In o the dgein f th ing. mendae,. her faith son who l seis il w e be vonut life ,oaf sEw e would bth remained lizabeth a e the foere oles nd her hu t rn would say, L strong. A ner of the omin nru sbF r anJO “there p d bEy givin sons anndd y O M K is e O n s s o O ia n B e h greater” (M Himself— day “your g them a An angel a announce att. 11:7-1 who ophecy, a that one nd ofth s the end 1 ). l tells them e is pmr Chrisotuld gh Joe of Edlizth v u a o g r that when d a o b G eth and Z h these rth hesie ness; man opin ecinhcaeriah’s souls, women s ders. S gs ocb y will rejo God p co ofchildlessn nt of this uth r, Zgeecn n io ,” s y r h s ic e a e v e e ri h e n ao wit op of the Lord s peri the fulfillm s, and (1:14 rk for the ch will eisxti , filled witshall prh him to h thm rdes ng ence joy and gladre wo); and th is a d angel also e c n te h H e s il o a ly w w Spirittiem ill be grea be reveals th and t in the e at Go mh uld veen from his m dren of Is easshgoiv yes other’s w rael to th No tid e n th o e m c h b (1:15). T e il L d o rd their G a mission child will he : he will tu od (1:16). go before In the sp the Lord rn the ch the disob ir to ilit turn the of Elijah, edient to hearts of this prom the wisdo Elizabeth p is a m re e d nts to the of the jus is the firs t, to prepa ir childre t one to e ing to Ma n re a fo n d r the Lord xpress pa ry, Elizabe a people (1 rental joy th recapit own enw :17). (note Zec ulates an ombed ch h . 1:44). Re d comme ild leaped nts as she spondElizabeth “for joy” (e greets Ma links the n a g a ry that he lliasei, 1:4 four scen nunciatio 4). r es in the n of John’s first ch con

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“The wo ve and have eate u, saying, ‘You s , id u should a s o y n o ed y 23 And Tcon theingmaJezebel e, she ga cern command The Lord Condemns Ahab 12 hen be withthem Lord to e v a g ’: also spoke, it u o ng, ‘The adog sayi eat of l eat e; whom Y 17 Then the word of the Lord and I te.”s shal r your sak the womtrelea,of fo to came to Jezebelmby d the n id u a f thewal s Jezr o ro eel.’ d g e is the Elijah the Tishbite, saying, ord Go ?” thel Leat 24 The13dog “ Cursed donengs at of it Ans dshal aver belo who h eve d u e o y iv ou shall e r life. e y 18 “Ar ise, go dow n to meet Aha is c e il th d to t is n t In e a h b king to Ahaabn,and rp you “W dies in idthe he ,seand the all bring e days of a , “Tcity of Israel, who lives in Samaria. The s th n ll a A m istles it sh o th re he birds ofTthe d n he w air shall.”eat whoever dies inserpent: a s thorn is, in the vineyard of Naboth, whe ate the ou, 18 Both re he the field.” me, and I Lord God said to forth for y e herb of the has gone dow n to take possession of e th th o t S a e it.

25 But ther 14 e was no one like Aha all bewho , 19 You shall speak to him, nd you sh is A th n o d saying, sold himself to do wic ll u have in athe field. cattle, e you sha ‘Thus says the Lord: “Have you ecause yokeddness re th n all the f your fac o mur- sight of the “LBord o m t a e e w rs s u 36 1 becc ause FJeze dered and also taken possession?” ’ or eth bel In the385 read athstinogf behis ese You ,are v ry And wife stirred him s were don 19 apntuere eat b Sth c re ri up. o round, you shall speak to him, saying, ‘Th m e d th n sh a t the A ould be fulfi rnthto the g ken; us tu 42 re ; u S 26 ll ld o H o And e e y is d he fi beh l , bonmin aved very abo e weth “Not oneToil says the Lord: “In the place where go, reeytalaid Je es sh ably halall in f utht eofJeitwyou re dogs follo sus, ellyAnydou s lt be broken.” a s’ Preparati o r wing idols, Oacco ur b37 o ordin licked the blood of Naboth, dogs F y n g a to s all g u that o a d n in the t D a a w shall a e n y, a o s ll th fo n a er Scripture earby. shhey shal life.

Amorites had don you“Tm lick you r blood, even you rs.” ’ ” Ane,d who says, l r lohad the L u ord o o y k f o o n s y ed.” b Him whom pdiearc cast out before the thedren 20 So Ahab said to Elijah, “Ha Allchil ible? they Tth of Israel. ve you heeEB in m r pty Tomb e t c found me, O my enemy?”

27 So it was, when Ahab hea a rd thosea Bad Char bad. E J n e su women a N s And he anwswered, “I have found ll o wor w m B a ds, u that o e ri th he r tore e a e W d his r clot in fi e e rst h you, Joseph’s T th hes and put rance Is 38 omb are angelic. Neit Mary in eaappdeaay of t because you have sold you rself to do th sack M clot a h on g A his d bod ft le y, le and le e o r thand fasted nesswfe in evil Bib eafrlhy,erwrhile lay is, Jo enm t to o sephthoef A in the sight of the Lord: g ut in sackcloth, and went in ri’mliastht ebae, cbause th e,afls astwille acters in l cishcaiprrnin cenitcw abo d o a le ls n n rk aalldmou e e g. e n ir , t o st g a (i o f m o n s n o Je da d N e had suas, but se w litie eb 21 ‘Behold, I will bring cala ar Lof ) th 28 And the word of fe nin cm tagken awaeye adJeewethto rein mity on tly,g qfoura tomebh. abit of bblaeem mecam the e e ord e v d li e s, r m o f o y ask (tigh an of s you. I will take away you r posterity, m ilatedeth” aotf God. Th2 t ta keshaewhayadthm ed P rhetoric and Elijah the Tishbite, sayi n t ng, e s T a h u e a h m b m e o w , n d sh n e in n -w silate e ran aendwcoma boa will cut off from Ahab every male dy of Jesu d from atenti gaevin e real “h 29 “See how Ahab Phas ame to Sim Th r, and w eghth in Ises; and t. s im iv r r hum o e to bled p b d e him th rm ), e e fe y is’s other, d1is siolin. S he rael, both bond and free. nitd took the l in man ofveth self before Me? Becaause :16 7c).iple, whcotm cagmoene lo d, an(G . 3to ein nnbeohum dy of- Jesus. lliano b d esanid hahas che th bje sin 22 I will make you r house o the e ,it“T tu 39 b su r e d A T e nd Nic hey ha like the bled himself before Me, I will emrsu,s, ecausm oth punish n awayeth d b fa e d e s o L h u o G c not o r rd r brin o g u w s out of div house of Jeroboam the son of Neb ely c to ch sus by nigan the mhaon,at first cam e in tom otnkgnow n gy diso dna at, the calamity in his dayJe b, a ment; th olo e h e h t, th w is th a s. r h In ls e e the n u o re day e ti p s c of il th and like the house of Baasha the son mixtu mo eth nt gu y ehacvheularcidh e e,mbringing perm re of myrrhting antia-w 3 an P e te of his son I will bring the r H d a th a n ere,foa a ahis nd aloes, ato men as rpetuon Ahijah, because of the provocation dred cala poPuenmity r bout a hun tiocthpeer rsdeisccuiption re went out, an ds. with house.”

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Azubah, mother of King Jehosha phat, taught her son her religious Womevalu and he became a noble ruler. Zibi n Wes, ho F ah, King Jehoash’s mother, is men tioned ollowed Jesus only once in the Scripture, but her son’s devotion to God saysM mu anch y wabo her godly influence. Jehoaddan, omeut n commit whose name means “the Lord ted their ed as’shdeli ealeght lives to Je was the wife of King Jehoash d b,” y Jesus, p sus. Thre and also King Amaziah’s mot re Mher. sent at H a e are spe ry Mar Magdy,ale a ne is crucifix teenager called to bear the Son cifically n , out of w ion and re of God, demonstrated greafut se otdw h o surrectio cou m rage ith M and seven dem commitment to His will (Luke ary, sister n: ons were 1:38). touch, an of Martha cast d

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d cribes an by the s s u e s c Je la before nly one p ohe 6 d in brought n So d u n fo a sa im id is ry tos assage adulte ts. But it them, “Is he well?”

A scrithpey nd ught in 1). This p u a :1 c n a -8 12 And Jacob n 3 sa m a id :5 y m , 7 “Hth old e eis well. And A wo e earl told Rachel that s (John will uph hiJe usug look, her fa s sda any of th test Jesu m he w r e e ht to h er in s th T e R e . d e ac o h n s he g th u w l er r f is fo ’s e o h co t Phari re n o t m la o n in tive and that g with the shweeap.n”d le and is e questi la le th he u e ib h rg w B it a R th eb e l w ekah’s son. So in th ignore deals eologica she ran and told f th oman, or mains. It le7 oTh s en w d re u s he s id e u Je c sa m , n id ro h fa g a e , e th er. erin “Look, it is still port in th e adult daay; high d oitf aisnsw ―caught e unish th n n te p a s o no d m t In ry o n tim e . a v w le e e 13 Then it ca for the cattle to law te, justifiab ts every me to pass, whe ga).th sH be Aer ede wtoro at least berepresen ge g at thlierv.inW n Laba (John 8:6 he r, woman er rrect, or r” e ard the report ab o a th h c e e h h sh ll t a it ee o p, w n go re an a an it id d a e d t d out Jacob his si fe h a w e s ed th H n th r, e e h em ts g h m .” n u o e d o w e m ster ’ son, that he ran emn , all “as th ond e waited to meet him, an the dust, not w8hoBcut they esawido,uld “W us. As sh s asked wrote in e s u d H ca s Je em nn br t Je t a ac ot p n ed e un th e c him and kissed til all thbeeliflo efcks are ga e. Wh ay ex ” to d?to need him, and brough mer eth and grac went aw ling her d a n n ge e o o v th c ti er re a hi e , an m n b ), d e lled to his house. So haldveshro they e 11 an ndem the ston woemfr he told Laban al rd” (vers tween co m “Shou om oes every the well’s these things. o one, Lo s den nged fro m a a “N ou h t r, , c th e n d ; d e th re sw a d n fe h n w a if e n d e w o at a ti th er s respo s e th w e u e e sheep.” q om an kn ce cw 14 And Laba her. The ow of gNra d9 the wom hile he was st n said to him condemn that kinw er?” And h h ill it s , “Surely sp n W . ea m d ki ith e ng you are my bone them, Rachel ca nd ce of Go ra g “Who co ). m and my flesh.” A e 1 e 1 w th ith e s he d rs e r n fa (v ta th sh ” er ee rs nd he ’s stayed with hi p, for she was a e o more who und m for a month. shepherdess. and sin n o “G : 10 n o And it came to expectati pass, w

hen Jacob saw Rachel the Ja daughter of La 42 cob Marries Leah and Rache ban hi12 mother’s brothe s l r, an d the sheep of La 15 Then Laba 349 w 15 hiM ban s Am TH Tot n said to Jacob, heer’ GES s brother, JUD 16 “Because that Jacob wen arle near and rolled e my relative, t8 eyoBuib the stone from th should you ther f 16:1 o 14 n 1/ e /1 m Well-known Women of the Bibmouth, and-k 26 th o e well’s fore serve me fo eW r nothing? Tell m le Well wnatoerw ednthe flock of e, what Laban should your wag his m other’s brother. es be?|” 11 Then Jacob 16 Now Laba ki ss n ed had two daug Rachel, and lifte up his voice and db 1364 hters: d the name of th an_EN.in wept. e, melea eace”) BibleWom de wgas“pLe nrin ah , ‫)ש‬ an ‫לו‬ d the (‫ם‬ na om m e of the younger from shal wG Sal.lome was asreRatac. he (Hebrew: ‫דלילה‬, from the root dal, ‫)שלו‬, derived ‫מי‬ e (‫ת‬ th it m od meaning “weak” lo w: sh of Her ing

Delilah

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or(H re or “to make weak”) “po ebor” for criticiz Herod, son A woman who lived in the Vall the Baptist ias, wife of n h od Jo er d H st n of ai ey of Sorek and wasDlove r ag e was offere augh dteby Samson.otThe ’s vengeance is no evidence of any feeling of herre e king, Salom th m re er 2; fo h -1 be :1 in g Delilah for Samson as up his hea att. 14 ancin ghtheld she cau d inHher erod. After d er mother (M lap while his head was shaved she asked h . Then she taunted him marriage to ” k? tion. Adult ias’wea as es I odhis u l er q , al in H kness, hat sh to rise er to that and fight. She was a woman who . “W d sw te an e an w sed th e in sh did not like being moc lost hingor ve advice ba anytked lied to, an’s life was but did tm not hesitate to do both in retu and often gi , ea gr en or A . om ts 9) w r -2 an rn. For each of the five 14 unge an w k 6:istin MarPhil e lord uence on yo sofgivi flng younger wom in e her “eleven hundred pieces of th t lo at om h a h w e w hav silver” she brought Sam an on ful to wom sonendow n. His grea ould be care ces, rather th ientest strength was not his hair, but his g and old, sh n u r own exper ds to think love for her. She preyed yo , ee thei n en onon an the strengthwof ch wom ts. tAll wom tha ea , an love and won. It is important ly al on od er G en at G wh k?” for women to understand , or stre k this questi hasthe hat shall I as ngt h “W oftilovi ture, and as p ng on ri or of withholding love. There Sc es u h an q it h e w it w k th is nothing quite as harmfu ing them theyl as n be trusted and destruc ascompar ideas, betrayal, especially from wom everyone ca ot N her own tive . rs gh en in relation to the menth u to ro en who love them. usted m or highly tr son. only to God another per fo question r is th g in er sw

night, saying, “In the morning, whe n it is daylight, we will kill him.”

3 And Samson lay low till mid night; then he arose at midnight, took hold of the doors of the gate of the city and the

not yet dried, and she bound him with in the boat them. e who were os th n he T 33 saying, “Truly a worshiped Him, 9 Now men were an lyin g d in wai t, e stay m God.” ing with her incathe ar on ofshe e the. SAnd said You room to him, “The Philistines are

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Athaliah

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e lle”) After th or “gaze Naomi. ” f k o c e w O a “n nd in-l ning Judah, a aughter‫ ָע ְר ָּפ‬, mea aomi to th and d N ebrew: ‫ה‬ (Hebrew: ‫ ; ֲע ַת ְליָה‬meaning is unc u (Rut d R e (H o f s w o o ertain) th foll in-law i to do u rm R te o , s a is d s N n , en a d by usba Daughter (or sister) of Ahab, que Moabite 5). Wom onvince t their h 1 c s e g lo en consort as wife of Jehoram (kin s r in w e e a b (v -l na h), , after mother of Ahaziah, and queen er gods” isters-in g of Juda nt desti in Moab regnant for six years after shis and to h e differe ind was v le h a p e e h o b n e dea t k th. p d a She e e r th a he “wicked woman” (2 Chr. 24:7), tay y sh killing all the royal heirs to spro the road “back to e countr tpos in n th s e r k e w r in tect h , her h fo e d a ition ints, rp as the only woman to sit on the age hom throne of David, and reinO i encour rning po e stayed m h o tu S a m trod N l. to ucin o a e s g e Baa s ic l wor- log is ship (2 Kin. 8:26; 2 Kin. 11:1-20; com so becau aomi. It 1 Chr. 8:26; 2 Chr. 22:2-12; 2 Ch hat was id w r. . She did blame N d ah d2-21 ). Joash, o o ers. ls rp23:1 to the only royal heir she did not a s th O r t o e s kill, was saved by his aunt Jeho ods she und e mu vice of w d , a n e io th is g she ba. Whenthis dec ith inst Athaliah was killed, “all the peo for d go aga ple of the land rejoiced; and w rpah the gical, an e Owas city lo quiet” t lam o (2 Chr. 23:21). Nothing in Athalia b n h’s life is redemptive. Woman what is do not hing to 58 ttereto learn from her, except to be her behav 14 opposite in every aspect. When idu: ithsayo preparing for uth t Rw leadership, women need to real 16 ve yo of 1pe6 acBe ube S n a Gitod m o the w ize that lead R ership is given by tho ow not to lea h n e 33 m t a to ly se who e d m kno tr le w in n sa their skills and support their adv k follo l men.

Jeru “E del.aa ancement.

I am going to . The Lord al back from and d rn a tu e d to 25 But now e e r s th O with . ’s hou

saintser ealt veondia you; haed minister to the u ac om Iw y om fr s mended e a os , om th u d eC o se y eb r you go, d ea ho n pl P vsiesit fi n er r re tio st y Fo e Si bu a h ri 26 nt m w r co r ge u n ou o . ai d o F rt e be y lo ake a ce ith m er you nt that I cosbmam vch .”d to you Phoendthw ere nden hch and achaia to m g w rdargerain w ur oho ts u L in e h sa A e r e h of e th t on 9 T uap servan house of h te wftho edis93 lodge; for the poor am whe n he comes in and whe n he m theyr, li ach in the ar e d n t, s a goe s DeaJethruof . , re e m m le Ath e sa le dshall be EX aliah dsethdeyth , an peeoLpor Cenchrea, ed r out.” in is th u de k o in in r Y e em G he h th e s y d iv m od So l ce please ayilre ept. 2 that wve til ew youwm 12 27 en ndha NowIt whe aso-d, G aes y, oanudr G e vrd ly n s.Ath s th d e alia re n ts if h 8 So the Levites and all Jud d u ic hea in r A S o the sa Fo “ nois e Le e ssth r, ir kn e or of , hmenanof bt gs ther spirituow ah did of the Wo to r deple die, I will worthyBib aleythn theipeo aid ner the sin le syoneued ei0 A run ere .” inpeaom th ha ning th h e le and d according to all that Jehoiada the sh of u p prai W n s sing b ss er the ne 7 e si ak 1 b rt in r bu 1 ister to them pa en cam priest kingbe myr relpwerill I k,teve r in w ou to you sistThe in acha , she a ehe d th e to the to mple ith ytem Anen com manded. And each man took e has be -i said, “ urn fobr inde sh returninwthe ed eir duty is also peo o so to me re his ple ofththe A ? r m u; yo Liaord Naoormed of .ings. ith me yself also. The Lo d d t w u men who were to be on duty on the B o th l g 1 u er 1 o at rf mey m Saband of th I haverspe also, hyuiwt,ilIl y ofwmoan 13 Whe henther wthe n she re, w ; is ed, myb, that tewas bath, with those who were going off gehem fr in my 28 Therefolook auth th d but death to duty king stan s ed n o ding anything ve se lln. senhisal pilla tithe If sai d haby rtoreSp at is an on the Sabbath; for Jehoiada the e th ? ts s in th I d an forSa sbu, you of the me.” priest trance; and huyo o—an ay of Two ouer rew by wlead rsg, Rgom ers and hettein bIecoyHeb to mid y felges trum shall gothe m aynthe -k, m who aGure had not dismissed the divisions. ila,bymthe dwiv wer mhe eolla qu com ld y a man u w d ded at an h s th king of Eh I c ci ow a peters wer bboy .etIf Pris kill .all byI kn dring rn the king But uof aGnre e blsesats-ebirt Tsrew 29 e All th the at s peo 2 es ple 1Heb 9 And Jehoiada the priest gav a huh.3sbFea - t yJedid s, not edo God lln s aw ythwer su ,hr fu the s u v e h e a th is h h a s in as C e the e to the of the Iland n e to m in v h co e rejoman a rs ld lwer h ke o al W y or sh m ded o w icin ld , r telli g 8 u w to and fo ng 1 lo the king mist. blowing cks her, she stoppe shot the babsies captains of hundreds the spears and n nnebefo , eire ow wer ela of Cahr bor e, hif Itha onsth gosp oropug ed r hre theyt arrithvee h a thethe sk the trumpets ri e e also w b v th ho a o , ing, of sing o w rewers h g en ard ls 4 with ed hr I a the to mus with “ho y et m ical thitanks,e bu o of y ly. Som ould holds” (Ex.ti1:15 you,sabr e I give huse large and small shields which had twimp g s th be d -22) on I t n ll th is e a no etim th ow inst t w m rum n h h o ents ho ug 30 , and thosto em N tiles bero nig th thw e who e,w dto obe 1e9Gen r totha es.it th . A liffo d an in y,led prai and n t, se. the a is se b wom hr hemort it rC en a th le kne u s w o of su longed to King David, that were in t d Jeher clot Beis in ches such amtim outher inurywas ach to e. to,yge ethis tr How ld the hLor s th tore doe ve l u e s ri re al a o w st the So Athalia t so u w a hes at u al c e kno and th yo o w said y 3 this at m urch ey had co ld “The mid?wiv irit, th 1 ? The text e ch mtythed Woues, temple of God. the Sp ogr, ee of son! fear e es “Treasonlo!ve God thpaendid wn? stat s isN , Eand ew me, Trea , d r n ik us ro n L fo e ” ay not et g a h d do 5 od b e G w s it re u to king c e d s h x of w pt comman er Egy hy belove city was e cWh e g them” (ver ded vin m e in pr etum haos 10 Then he set all the people, ith miada Gre 17). ery 14 AndwJeho m th enalla th oom eb to an usve.se ed t. wom e fr ho is er the r m hr kno prie ei s liv C ws st every e th de brou s Go “ e ght lv , be a out v e bec ai e id s Ach I may omes more, an acu n rsa Luiotsrtdof itygrire of the awa thfoatr m omefo 31 s th man with his weapon in his hand, stefrtha d; tely gs oeffirth are not rs ofat hun th dred bedlie tdec who weho ndreof ghneteor mwuc.hOnc haisndththin abo from the captainJu wer uve d eGod aisio set to do tsno th tha ho la t w a le a a saeidshe ho ab de th w pt act e ce y, s is h not in e ar ac s alig over the army, and saidsato the right side of the temple to the be et m God, she mu utwillaing sak ay B rke m Grewith u m 6ened o st 0 le be y them 2 !” e , r “Ta ru not left m Je m to fo r d t fo s ll n even if it means goin ice es a gaininst her servund her outside voicrs. side of the temple, along by the alta aonima,i; mcay ery NJu eir erio erints ne outgayaga gua .p thsup owith rd, e us g and m slay s , u a d r and h v an d by e sa th s lt e th lift eas, roonicu rm u hweith the swordtowho has der n thjoey to by the temple, all arou nd the king. reeetd haend e to”14yo follo comher. may ws ForTre the lloigwhtypriseon at rI 12 dnd -Orpah7 kGiss en and my fem theve he 32 es out full fr t a n But be the ; prie mor ay r. w st e had said, “Do d mher he and give birth trthe 11 And they brought out the gainafflicted them athe un toym 1 I re co , od, an 2befo kill g Gnot pt they n ein w lu e ae c will ofmor king’s hou in e the th th rmid e homwiv iste tiplied and se of the Lordw.”ith yoeu.they mulr, but Ru . And son, put the crow n on him, gave him rought m Naomi k, yourtosthem b othey o .”

L “ ther were in drea e in-law hegrew to , ge d id the n . a a stof me s Asia read 15 So they seized her; and shed of5the sdren chil dbnU -Tex n:5 u call Isra r people The Aby Testimony, a and made him king.

1 el.t16 sp gowen .” reyoGod dealt well w of theEgy ack toel.he iste20 awrefo its the Then way of the15entr b -l a t om 13 e in ex So n -T ro nU g ptia 9 ns mad :2 s e theftchil ance of the Hor lawGat hae Jehoiada and his sons anointed him our s midwives, and the people multipl a er ydren , and into the king’s hou of Israel servese with rigo ods;r.return se, and they kille grew very mighty. edr gher said, “Long live the king!” h 14 And they made their lives bitte y Bitter bL there. erallle ib itwith B e t n r th 21 And so it was, because the mi sa f a o le n P eetar, a Lit rally W1in:2o0m hard ne— dag ow mor 23:11 aThat is, the Law (compare Exod in brick, and in feared God, that He prov -knbon Lessall us 25:16, 21; 31:18) ided hous manner of service in the field. All thei r for them. service in which they made them 22 So Pharaoh commanded all serve h was with rigor. s. To man ple, sayi e Roson “Ev thery who is er to bor lettng, s hi y 15 Then the king of Egypt spok rr r ca d he ul to shall cast ul lis into Parive the me, r,teand every trusted by Pae to the hris welco wases,enof Hebrew mid howiv C tertian a ch in h it who ur w m ch the r you e nam shal A woman w he e th of l save e of iv aliv ] e.” ce os re on rs ak ve one was an belie and the nam nt [Greek: di erva a deacon, r,” ae“sof help the RomShiphrah, 2) the short, she was :1 : a “siste In 16 ). . tis othe om ta r Pua os (R h; s pr portance (Greek: MosleschIs credential actenr and im arBor per of many” el “h na a 16 io d and pt he an ter said ce ” , “When ayou doan of ex Cenchrea, ss,” a role la cone ea aling wom the du-n to mAnd a man n “d ve of re ea the , hou ties on se of of a r tr mid Lev wife he pa for s ke a the Hebrewt wom be taen, possibly d identifie an con” and xt should no took ea te as “d wife is a ns dau Th and ghte . ea see r of ve m them ch L it on ha ur the birth e a stools,le.ifHiteris to the ch . Women letter 2imSo antwom rtthe a woman’s ro po an to con ceiv ’s son, ed on d and ul ti then te la Pa you us re shal l killslhim ; but arer of used in ld be entr oun son and sh riou y as a beif it is a poartan whe ce. And n seshal sheof saw daughte bethen takeshe vior h im t behathat l live os .” m ut as one to r, of ki is d,ndshe thchil a em beaplutif that are ified ul ch ur 17 hid ch ex But him e the ul mid th Pa wiv . es feared God ties roles in ths.of this caliber. portant activi , and wmon imking en lly did ca om not gi do as lo to the eo on of Egyptlati com with th 3 But when she could no long ld have in re shou manded them er t men , but saved the male chil- him and respec , she took an ark of bulrushes for dren alive. daubed it with asphalt and pitch, pu 18 So the king of Egypt called for the child in it, and laid it in the reeds b midwives and said to them, “Why have river’s bank.

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d she and of Elijah; an rd o w e th g to t used our was no did accordin fl d f n o a in y b a w e a h t T Lord which “So she wen many days. word of the old ate for e h th se u to o g h r in e he and h n dry, accord jar of oil ru e th inid d r o up, n ust choose m 17:15, 16). . e in h K S .

(1 n ” io h Elija e at the er her decis He spoke by ot only is sh me to pond N ti . o n n o ti s a a h rv sh se The widow m. Is it fooli and self-pre plenish the self-denial re n e to e r? y e tw a p e p w b no st su stantly but she has son of his la s, r e e h rc g u in so v re ri dep starvaend of her nce in the guest while r re e fe h if f d o s a d e e k ne of her lifewill not ma to meet the r flatbread -denial test e lf g a se e e m th e n is rst s God to Perhaps o ing Elijah fi ation allow rv rv se se t re u b -p , lf le n dry and fice over se tion schedu will never ru r oosing sacri ja ch r e y, h ll t a a ic n e th her life’s time. Iro the promis ce between in n g re in fe st if d ru T e r. th preserve he aily makes plenished d re e b l e il m w feti . her bin l lasting a li a e m r e h d n last meal a

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1303 ar; fe t o n o “D , id to her Persev me And Elijah sa 13 t makeerance at th e whil have said, bu a u o r y te as af o d ed d en n ng it to app ere had go a first, andAbnri 7 And it h th it se m o au fr ec n e b k a , ed up a small ca maeit for sytaoyuer-d in the Temp so e ak the brook dri w m d ar le prayin in rw g for ans the land. g every d me; and afte wers to h ay, patien been no rain in g iv er prayer en up, aIs son. t ra n f s d o . g S d o o self and your h tt G e e d c n r o o u in L ld s e v e o th v h lv s e y a r e v e sa d e d in any nu go indhu erp,devoti 14 For thus e Widow be use mber of o on and w shall vneortan r to u Elijah and th o th e fl m c f e o e ca r — a th in d e s r b th th o r ewarded , until at admirable el: ‘The with see rucenssdry word of the L il o f q o u r in a ja in li e e 8 Then the ty ve g nor shall th n othneg,earthr.’y”endeavor of life. of stick-to-itiveness s rain sotr d en b se h r d — G a ic r h is g e o him, saying, i w tt L in in , e in rd h g an edu acco g children, ca day th an cod cation, k o to Zarephat ay mdmiditme r aw in I t , en g ee w fo S e e d 9 “Arise, g r e a sick or there. ticking to 15 So sh and nht,e san elderly lo d ssh niu n, and dwell the task. , peerseve lijah; an E ro f v p o e d to rd o M e w longs to Sido r er o a e th r nce is ne e importa to th ca cessary to any dayss.to ded a widow nt than ta r p hold ate for m lledtu d o r have comman se n o o u , , d o p w 4 S h u uce desir KING e 2 d er h c se u a n o 499 n tr as u e st Him to d results of flour w ephath. vide for you.” supply th 16 The bin rding to the d went to Zar co an ac e , p se ry e o d rseveran ar n , e ru ty h il 10 So e gate of the ci id the jar of o ke by Elid o th sp to e e H m h ca ic e h athering word of the LordAw And when h was there g nd the glo w o ation id rmin w Dete a ry of Your d said, jah. an indeed er h to people called e Is h ra d , n e p l.

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Bible related charts about the 2,300 days prophecy, the Sanctuary, the Millennium, the statue of Daniel.

Bronze Basin nt of ▪ The fundamental eleme this furniture was the water. ds ▪ The priest washed his han the g erin ent ore and feet bef Holy Place.

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7-3 7:3 hn (Jo rit Spi Holy ▪ It represented the Word (John 13:10).

▪ It represented the baptism (John 3:5).

offering) Altar of Sacrifice (Burnt seen by the sinner.

▪ It was the first furniture rificed and burned; it was “a ▪ There the victims were sac v. 1:9).

(Le d” sweet aroma to the Lor rifice: ▪ Meaning of the Altar of Sac this furniture was the of nt me ele al ▪ The fundament s. tim vic the of od blo spilled of the , it represented the sacrifice ▪ Towards the future Lamb of God (John 1:29). to God f as an offering and sacrifice ▪ Christ gave himsel

The Altar of Incense ▪ It was in front of the veil of the Holy of Holies. e ▪ The priest burned incens on it (Ex. 30:7-8). ther kind of incense ▪ Anyone who burned ano was punished (Ex. 30:9). s of the sons ▪ It represented the prayer 5:8). and daughters of God (Rev.

The Lampstand s to illuminate the table.

▪ Its principal function wa lamps on the ▪ The High Priest tended the 7-8).

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(Ex g nin morning and eve tinuously (Lev. 24:2).

▪ The lamps must burn con rit (John 1:9).

▪ It represented the Holy Spi

Table of Showbread ist ▪ The bread represented Chr nt me rish the believer’s nou (John 6:48). on ▪ There were twelve loaves ’s God of bol sym a le, tab the .

17) 10: people (1 Cor. ▪ The table, made of wood and golden, represented th human-divine nature of Je

t The Ark of the Covenan of God (Is. 6:1-5; Jer. 17:12; one thr the ed ent ▪ It repres Hab. 2:20; Ps. 11:3).

(Ex. 25:21-22). nifested on the mercy seat ma s wa ce sen pre d’s Lor ▪ The d. nt of it. Whoever tried, die ▪ Nobody could enter in fro year. ld enter in front of it once a ▪ Only the High Priest cou things: ▪ Inside it there were three s’ Tablets (Divine justice). ent ▪ The Ten Commandm (Divine mercy). rished, and a bit of manna ▪ Aaron’s rod that flou