TRAGEDY COMES TO NAOMI

Posted by on Dec 8, 2010 in AM Bible Study | 0 comments AM Bible Study Group; December 8, 2010 Ruth 1:1-5 Theme: In this chapter, we’re shown the sad tragedy of Naomi’s life in the land of the Gentiles and of the need for a kinsman-redeemer. The story of Ruth reads like a play. The 18th-century literary giant Samuel Johnson once made a copy of the book of Ruth and read it before a London literary club—as if it had been a...
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Introduction to Ruth

Posted by on Dec 1, 2010 in AM Bible Study | 0 comments AM Bible Study Group; December 1, 2010 Theme: The Old Testament book of Ruth has been loved by the saints throughout the centuries. And for a very simple reason. It’s a beautiful story, told briefly and simply. But it also contains deep spiritual truth that points our attention to Jesus Christ. When was it written? Though an exact date cannot be determined, clues within the book itself...
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KEEPING IT IN THE FAMILY

Posted by on Nov 17, 2010 in AM Bible Study | 0 comments AM Bible Study Group; November 17, 2010 Numbers 36:1-13 Theme: In this chapter, we’re told of how God designed that the inheritance of each tribe remain the property of each tribe perpetually. The closing chapter of the book of Numbers presents us with a situation that is consistent with the theme of the book. The book is about the people of Israel being brought to the promised land...
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COMMON-LANDS & BLOOD-AVENGERS

Posted by on Nov 14, 2010 in AM Bible Study | 0 comments AM Bible Study Group; November 10, 2010 Numbers 35:1-34 Theme: In this chapter, we’re told some of the cities allocated to the Levites were to be set aside as “cities of refuge” for the people of Israel. This chapter provided important instructions to the people of Israel as they were about to enter the promised land. It had to do with the allocation of the lands to the...
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"THIS IS THE LAND THAT SHALL FALL TO YOU . . ."

Posted by on Nov 3, 2010 in AM Bible Study | 0 comments AM Bible Study Group; November 3, 2010 Numbers 34:1-29 Theme: In this chapter, we’re given the dimensions of the land that God was giving the people of Israel, and further instructions on its division to them. This chapter may seem like nothing more than the description of a bunch of borders. But in reality, it’s the climatic chapter of the book of Numbers. It’s the declaration...
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A LOG OF THE JOURNEY

Posted by on Oct 27, 2010 in AM Bible Study | 0 comments AM Bible Study Group; October 27, 2010 Numbers 33:1-56 Theme: This chapter describes how the tribes east of the Jordan came to settle in their land. Just before the people of Israel were about to enter the promised land, and begin to take possession of that which God was giving them, the Holy Spirit stops the story and gives us a record of the travels of the people of Israel up to this point....
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