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The King comes to the synagogue (13:10-17)
Jesus preached the arrival of the Kingdom and the great liberation in every synagogue he visited. The signs he did...
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Yahweh Ropheka
The Israelites came to a plague spot: a place where the water was too bitter to drink. But they had already been brought unharmed through ten appalling plagues which destroyed the Egyptians. Could they not trust Yahweh now to make the bitter sweet, the medicine food? Was he not Yahweh…
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Judgment: the Signs, the Reality (13:1-9)
How should we understand the disasters and tragedies that we witness? Do we say that God has nothing to do with them. No, Jesus taught that God sends them as warnings of the judgment to come, and as calls to repentance.
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Yahweh Yireh
Abraham knew that God's name was Yahweh, the One who Is. But could he trust Yahweh when Yahweh himself seemed to have abandoned his plan? Abraham learned that he could always trust Yahweh to provide.
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Great expectations (12:49-)
Jesus knew that the earth must be cleansed with fire; he must face a baptism of suffering; his people must endure conflict. Why could others not see the signs of the times?