This series is an abridged version of the notes for the Australasian Youth Conference to be held in April 2025, God willing. May we all encourage our young people and each other concerning the topic of 1 Timothy.
The fifth chapter of 1 Timothy focuses on the ecclesia as a family and the role of …
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Genesis 1:20-31
Day 5 – Aquatic and Aerial Life (v20-23)
Verse 20
“Let the waters bring forth abundantly” – sheretz = ‘to swarm’. RV margin: “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures”. The reference is to their extraordinary fertility (cp Gen 48:16, “grow into…
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Genesis 1:3-19
Day 1 – Light Appears (v3-5)
Verse 3
“And God said” God’s Word is powerful to bring order out of chaos (Psa 33:4; 2 Pet 3:5).
“Let there be light” Light is divine (1 Tim 6:16; 1 John 1:5). The first act of creative power was to cause “light”. The light of …
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Genesis 1
Verse 1
“In the beginning God created” We have the nucleus of God manifestation. In the Hebrew—Barayshith bara Elohim—the verse is grammatically quite unsound. The universal laws of grammar require that a verb must agree with its subject in number, gender, and person. He…
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We are introduced to Armageddon language in Obadiah when we have mention of the “day of the Lord” (v15). This phrase is used in association with many other latter-day prophecies (eg: Isa 2:11-12). We consider this phrase as a herald to sections on Christ’s coming and the Kingdom Age (1 Cor 1:8; 5:5; 2 Cor 1:14; 1 Thess 5:2; 2 Pet 3:10). For us, this is a positive phrase, where we shall, by God’s grace, see our Lord and Master.
The deliverance of Zion
v15: “For the day of the Lord is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head”
The “day of the Lord” is a reference to Armageddon (Isa 34:1-8; Rev 16:14-16).
Note the princip…
From verses 10-14 of Obadiah, we have a list of what may be termed the ‘sins of Edom’. Chiefly, at the start of the list, is their treatment of Jacob, ie: the nation of Israel.
We might wonder: what is the wisdom of Edom all about? How was this one of the characteristics seen in Esau, Edom, and Doeg? The wisdom here is not the wisdom of God. It is the wisdom that is described elsewhere as “fleshly wisdom” (2 Cor 1:12), “the wisdom of this world” (1 Cor 1:20; 2:6; 3:19), and “this wisdom [that] descendeth not from above” (James 3:15).
v1: “The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord God concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the Lord, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.”
The pride of Edom is emphasised in this prophecy. We read phrases like “the pride of thine heart” (v3), “that saith in his heart, who shall bring me down” (v3), “though thou exalt thyself” (v4), “spoken proudly” (v12).
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