Thru the Bible: The Intertestamental Period
Tonight we further clarified the development of the Sanhedrin. Offered possible additional time periods for the beginning of Synagogue. Learned who the Scribes and Doctors of the Law were and about the corruption of the High Priesthood.
Finally we learned about Antiochus Epiphanes and how he instigated the Maccabean Revolt.
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Series: In Pursuit of Relational Knowledge
This week we explore the connection Jesus and Paul make between loving God self-sacrificially and the Spirit revealing Jesus to us.
That which has always veiled the true person of God from the eyes of humanity has always been the flesh.
Jesus and Paul both said, that it is our true, agape love for God which allows for God to be manifest to us. Without genuine respect, love and the honor of prompt obedience – we are in no position to have Christ revealed to us. In fact, if He were – it would work towards our hurt and shame.
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Thru the Bible: The Intertestamental Period
This week we covered the same basic time period as we did last week only this time we looked at Israel’s spiritual environment rather than their politcal environment.
This included the adotion of Aramaic language by the common man, the 2nd Temple on Mt. Gerizim, introduction of Snyagogue and finally the religious sects of the Sadducees and the Pharisees.
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Series: In Pursuit of Relational Knowledge
Today we looked further into the role the Holy Spirit plays in revealing Jesus to us for the purpose of our maturity and transformation into His image.
One key determination we have to make is – we have to STOP “wanting” to “honor and please God” and start from a position of chosing to DO IT! And this requires co-participation with your Helper – the Holy Spirit!
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Thru the Bible: The Intertestamental Period
Tonight we embark on a brief overview of “the years of silence” between Malachi to Messiah. The world we see in the time of Malachi is vastly different than what we find in Matthew.
This is the time period which Amos foretold of a “famine for hearing the word of the Lord”.
Tonight we are introducing the natural and governmental world of the Jews in this time period.
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