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The Way of the Blessed Life

What is the blessed life and how do we attain it? The introductory psalms point the way in telling us to delight in the Lord’s law and the Lord’s anointed. Let’s see what we can learn about the way of the blessed life from Psalms 1–2 and the NIV Study…

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What is Hanukkah?

In a previous article, we took a deeper look at the Jewish New Year, Rosh-HaShanah, in the Complete Jewish Study Bible. Let’s use this same study Bible to look at another significant Jewish holy day, Hanukkah. We’ll learn about the historical background, the traditional Jewish observance, the New Testament observance,…

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To the Shepherds and the Sheep

The Bible is clear that God expects his sheep and their shepherds to live in a certain way. These expectations are accompanied by tremendous promises, both for those who serve as leaders and those who submit to their leaders. We encounter this emphasis in the last chapter of Peter’s first…

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How God’s Comfort Spreads

It is a glorious truth that God comforts us in our troubles. But did you know that God intends his comfort of us to be shared with others? Yes, that’s right. God’s comfort spreads as believers receive his comfort and share it with one another. Let’s look at how Paul…

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Knowing the Will of God

We can sometimes think that knowing the will of God is like trying to discover a lost treasure. Or even worse, we can think that God hides his will from us as some sort of mystery! But let’s let the clarity of this short article on knowing the will of…

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Four Replacements for Worry

The situation David faced in Psalm 37 sounds dangerous and dire. The wicked are multiplying in the land, planning and scheming against the righteous. In other words, there’s plenty to worry about. David is not fazed by this though because he knows that God will deliver the righteous and judge…

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The Cultural River of the Ancient Near East

What does the Bible say about culture? Culture in the Bible is not an explicit subject that you can find through a simple word study. Instead, it permeates every page of the biblical text. It’s the invisible and foundational backdrop to everything we see taking place on the pages of…

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