![]() ![]() ![]() This probably refers to how the Assyrians burned cities to the ground and ruined the farmland with stone and sulfur.Īnd the people never once wondered if they had upset God. Verse 11: "Sodom and Gomorrah" - in Gen 19, God destroyed those two cities with fire and sulfur from the sky (like a massive volcanic eruption). There's a separate reference to war here, that God allowed Israel's enemies to kill her army. ![]() Verse 10: "plague of Egypt" probably refers to one of the ten plagues in Exodus, but it could also mean a kind of plague that was happening in Egypt at the time either way, it should have been evident that God was behind it. Through them He gave us His Son, the Savior of the World, and to that land the Messiah will soon return as The King. Verse 9: "blight, mildew/disease, and locusts" are the three most frightening words for a farmer in that day - they had no defense against them. Topical Bible Study: Israel From the time that God promised the land of Canaan to Abraham until the present day, God has steadily shown His faithfulness in unrolling His plans for His chosen people. Afterwards, Jacob went back and spent the rest of the night alone.A man came and fought with Jacob until just before daybreak. The reference to "one field but not another" lets us know that the people should have observed a divine pattern in the drought. Jacob&039 s Name Is Changed to Israel - Jacob got up in the middle of the night and took his wives, his eleven children, and everything he owned across to the other side of the Jabbok River for safety. 7 I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God. Please read I Corinthians 10, especially from the 6th to the 15th verse. Note: The experience of Christians in these days is much like the travels of ancient Israel. I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment. 2 ISRAEL IN THE WILDERNESS What specific Bible history is symbolic of God’s people approaching the final days of earth’s history I Corinthians 10:615. Verse 7: "three months before harvest" are the most important for rain, bringing the work from planting to a success. 6 Therefore, say to the Israelites: ‘I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. Verse 6: "nothing to eat" is literally "cleanness of teeth", which is a vivid image for a culture before toothbrushes and toothpaste! The central motif of Hebrews is Jesus Christ is better (the words better, more, and greater appear a combined 25 times). ![]()
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