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The word “angel” originally meant “messenger”. Angels are spiritual beings created by God who serve God in various ways; usually by proclaiming God’s message of salvation, executing God’s judgments, ministering to people, or worshipping God at the heavenly throne. Four angels are mentioned by name in the Bible: Michael (Jude 9), Gabriel (Luke 1:19), Lucifer (Isaiah 14:12) and Abaddon (Revelation …
Isa 6:1 Uzziah, or Azariah as he is sometimes called, was king of Judah for 52 years between about 792-740 BC (2 Chron 26, 2 Kings 15:1-7). Uzziah was only 16 years old when he became king over Judah, and generally receives a very good report from God:”3 Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned …
2Kings 6:8-10 The prophet Elisha was no fan of Israel’s wicked king Jehoram (2 Kings 3:1-2), who was the son of the now-dead king Ahab, who was married to Jezebel. Ahab and Jezebel saw the prophet Elijah as an enemy and persecuted God’s people. While Joram is also wicked, he is not quite as bad as Ahab and Jezebel. Elisha …
Jdg 6:11 So bad was it for Israel that Gideon threshes wheat in a winepress. Jdg 6:12 Gideon found it hard to believe in the angel. Was the angel ironic? It must have felt like a slap in the face because Israel was de facto living in caves, had no food and was constantly under attack from Midian. Even though …
Acts 12:1 This Herod Agrippa I was the grandson of Herod the Great who tried to murder Jesus when he was born and the nephew of Herod Antipas who executed John the Baptist and who was involved in the crucifixion of Jesus. Herod was raised in Rome, but tried to prove his Jewishness by following the Jewish laws in every …
Acts 8:26 Philip was one of the seven deacons chosen in Acts 6:1-7. It may seem strange that an angel of the Lord asks Philip to leave a very successful and fruitful missionary activity (Acts 8:4-13) to go out into a desolate wilderness. God always looks beyond us and always has a long-term plan. We need to trust that God …
Luke 2:1 Augustus (ruled the Roman Empire from 31 BC to 14 AD) was originally named Octavian and was the adopted son of Julius Caesar. After defeating Mark Antony and Cleopatra, Augustus became by far the most powerful man in the Roman Empire, as evidenced by the fact that he was the first Roman to give himself the title “emperor”. …
Luke 1:26-27 Earlier in the chapter, the angel Gabriel visited Zechariah and also the prophet Daniel 500 years before Christ (Dan 8:16, 9:21). Gabriel’s name means “mighty man”. Mary was a “virgin”, i.e. she was unmarried and therefore had not had sex. Hence Mary’s surprise that she will soon become pregnant. Sometimes the biblical testimony of the virgin birth is …
Luke 1:5 This Herod was called Herod the Great and is the same Herod who murdered the boys in Bethlehem (Matthew 2:16). Luke 1:6 Zechariah and Elizabeth were both righteous before God, suggesting that, like Abraham, they believed in God (Gen 15:6) because “the righteous shall live by their faith” (Hab 2:4). In addition, they followed the laws and commandments …