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Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Wednesday - The Visit of the Wise Men - Matthew 2:1-12 - 12/7/16

Wise men from the east inquire after Christ. They worship him, & offer presents.

Verse 1 ... NOW when ... Jesus was born in Beth'le-hem of Ju-de'a in the days of Her'od the king, there came wise men...

Luke 2:4,6,7, ... (The taxation. The birth of Jesus at Bethlehem) And Jo'seph also went up from Gal'i-lee, out of the city of Naz'a-reth, into Ju-de'a, unto the city of Da'vid, which is called Beth'le-hem ... (because he was of the house & lineage of Da'vid,)

And so it was, that while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.

And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.

And she brought forth her firstborn son, & wrapped him swaddling clothes, & laid him in a manager; because there were no room for them in the inn.


Matthew 2:1 ... from the east to Je-ru'sa-lem,

Genesis 10:30 ... And their dwelling was from Me'sha, as thou goest unto Se'phar, a mount of the east.


Matthew 2:2 ... Saying, ... Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen ...

Luke 2:11 ... (An angel announceth it to the shepherds) For unto you is born this day in the city of Da'vid a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.


Matthew 2:2 ... his star in the east, & are come to worship him.

Isaiah 60:3 ... (The Gentiles shall come to her light) And the Gen'tiles shall come to thy light, & kings to the brightness of thy rising.


Matthew 2:3 ... When Her'od the king had heard these things, he was troubled, & all Je-ru'sa-lem with him.


Matthew 2:4 ... And when he had gathered all ... the chief priests & ...

II Chronicles 36:14 ... Moreover all the chief of the priests, & the people, transgressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen; & polluted the house of the LORD which he had hallowed in Je-ru'sa-lem.


Matthew 2:4 ... scribes of the people together, ...

II Chronicles 34:13 ... (Josiah's provideth for the repair of the temple) Also they were over the bearers of burdens, & were overseers of all that wrought the work in any manner of service: & the Le'vites there were scribes, & officers, & porters.


Matthew 2:4 ... he demanded of them where Christ should be born.

Malachi 2:7 ... (The priests reproved for neglecting their covenant) For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, & they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.


Matthew 2:5 ... And they said unto him, In Beth'le-hem of Ju-de'a: for thus it is written by the prophet,


Matthew 2:6 ... And thou Beth'le-hem, in the land of Ju'da, art not the least among the princes of Ju'da: for out of thee shall come a Governor, ...

John 7:42 ... Hath not the Scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of Da'vid, & out of the town of Beth'le-hem, where Da'vid was.


Matthew 2:6 ... that shall (feed) rule my people Is'ra-el.


Matthew 2:7 ... Then Her'od when he had privily called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.


Matthew 2:8 ... And he sent them to Beth'le-hem, & said, Go & search diligently for the young child; & when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come & worship him also.


Matthew 2:9 ... When they had heard the king, they departed; & lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came & stood over where the young child was.


Matthew 2:10 ... When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.


Matthew 2:11 ... And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Ma'ry his mother, & fell down, & worshipped him: & when they had opened their treasures, ... they (offered) presented unto him; gifts; gold, & frankincense, & myrrh.

Psalm 72:10 ... (The psalmist, praying for the king, foretelleth his prosperous & glorious reign. A Psalm (of) for Solomon) The kings of Tar'shish & of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of She'ba & Se'ba shall offer gifts.


Matthew 2:12 ... And being warned of God ... in a dream that they should not return to Her'od, they departed into their own country another way.

Matthew 1:20 ... (An angel removeth the doubts of Joseph) But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Jo'seph, thou son of Da'vid, fear not to take thee Ma'ry thy wife: for that which is (begotten) conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.

Scripture reference used from The KJV Bible, SouthWestern Co., Nashville, TN

Monday, December 5, 2016

Monday - The New Ruler from Bethlehem - Micah 5:1-5 - 12/5/16

The birthplace of the Messiah. His Kingdom.

Verse 1 ... NOW gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall ... smite the judge of Is'ra-el with a rod upon the cheek.

Matthew 27:30 ... (Jesus is crowned with thorns) And they spit upon him, & took the reed, & smote him on the head.


Micah 5:2 ... But thou, ... Beth'le-hem Eph'ra-tah, though thou be little ...

Matthew 2:6 ... (Wise men from the east inquire after Christ) And thou Beth'le-hem, in the land of Ju'da, art not the least among the princes of Ju'dea: out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall (feed) rule my people Is'ra-el.


Micah 5:2 ... among the ...

I Samuel 23:23 ... See therefore, & take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth himself, & come ye again to me with the certainty, & I will go with you: & it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Ju'dah.


Micah 5:2 ... thousands of Ju'dah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ...

Exodus 18:25 ... (Jethro's counsel to Moses) And Mo'ses chose able men out of all Is'ra-el, & made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, & rulers of tens.


Micah 5:2 ... ruler in Is'ra-el;

Genesis 49:10 ... (Jacob foretelleth what will befall them in the last days, & blesseth them) The sceptre shall not depart from Ju'dah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shi'loh come; & unto him shall the gathering of the people be.


Micah 5:2 ... whose goings forth have been from of old, ... from (the days of eternity) everlasting.

John 1:1 ... (The divinity, humanity, & office of Jesus Christ) IN the beginning was the Word, & the Word was with God, & the Word was God.


Micah 5:3 ... Therefore will he give them up, until the time that ... she which travaileth hath brought forth: ...

Micah 4:10 ... Be in pain, & labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, & thou shalt dwell in the field, & thou shalt dwell in the field, & thou shalt go even to Bab'y-lon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the LORD shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.


Micah 5:3 ... then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Is'ra-el.

Micah 4:7 ... And I will make her that halted a remnant, & her that was cast far off a strong nation: & the LORD shall reign over them in mount Zi'on from henceforth, even for ever.


Micah 5:4 ... And he shall stand & (rule) feed in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God; & they shall abide: for now ...

Isaiah 40:11 ... He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, & carry them in his bosom, & shall gently lead those (that give suck) that are with young.


Micah 5:4 ... shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.

Luke 1:32 ... He shall be great, & shall be called the Son of the Highest; & the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father Da'vid:


Micah 5:5 ... And this man ... shall be the peace, when the As-syr'i-an shall come into our land: & when he shall come into our land: & when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, & eight (princes of men) principal men.

Psalm 72:7 ... (The psalmist, praying for the king, foretelleth his prosperous & glorious reign. A Psalm of Psalm 127 title for Solomon) In his days shall the righteous flourish; & abundance of peace (till there be no moon) so long as the moon endureth.

Scripture reference used from The KJV Bible, SouthWestern Co., Nashville, TN

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Playing Favorites ... 2/9/2014 Sunday School Lesson

Proverbs 28:20; (The Upright Are Blessed & Prospered) . Peter (Simon) . Acts 10:34 (Whosoever Will May Be Saved) . Galilee . God . Jesus Christ . Holy Ghost . Acts 10:35 (The Upright Are Blessed & Prospered) . Moses . Jehoshaphat . Judah . peace . Beersheba . Mt. Ephraim . Love . James 2:5 (The Upright Are Blessed & Prospered) . Deuteronomy 1 . wise men . hear small & great . Deuteronomy 1:9-18 (Exodus 18:13-26) . Jerusalem . take heed . II Chronicles 19 . Psalm/Tehillim 82 . walketh uprightly - saved . perverse - shall fall . Proverbs/Mishle 28 (wicked & righteousi - work & slack - poor & wealthy) . every nation . children of Israel . God anointed Jesus of Nazareth - Holy Ghost . healing . God - raised - Jesus/Yeshua - 3rd day . Jesus/Yeshua - Judge of dead . Love - commandment - fulfilling law . salvation nearer . cast off darkness . armour of light . walk honestly . Sunday School Lesson

The Sunday School Lesson is shared from James 2:1-13 (Background Scripture:James 2:14-26; Devotional Reading: Luke 7:1-10).

Peter (rock, stone), apostle called, sent forth, confessed Jesus/Yeshua to be the Christ, thrice denied Christ, repented, preaches to the Jews, rebuked by apostle Paul, comforts the Church & exhorts to holy living, rebukes Ananias & Sapphirca.

Galilee (ciriuit, district), Christ's work there, also called Sea of Chinnereth - Tiberias - Gennesaret

Jesus Christ (Yeshua) ... Saviour, only way to receive Salvation - Eternal Life (John 3:16)

Holy Ghost (Spirit), Eternal, The Comforter, Teacher, Commissions HIS servants, Sanctifying the Church, God the Father - The SON - The Holy Ghost

Moses (saved from water), an Egyptian name, meets God in Mount Sinai, delivers the law to the people, intercedes for the people, intercedes with Pharaoh for Israel

Jehoshaphat (Jehovah judges), king of Judah

Judah (praise), tribe of blessed by Moses, descendant:s (Genesis/Bereshith 38; 46:12; Numbers 1:26; 26:19; I Chronicles 2-4), Israelites first called Judah

Beer-sheba (well of oath), city & three great wells, with Christian ruins, now called Bir-es-seba. (Abraham dwelt there - Hagar relieved there - Jacob comforted there - Elijah flees to)

Mt Ephraim (double fruitfulness, city 8 miles from Jerusalem, prophecies concerning

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Jerusalem (habitation of peace), Mount Zion applied to the western hill - eastern hill called Mount Moriah


James 2:1-5:6 (Sins, Social, & Spiritual) ... James 2:1-7 (Partiality to the rich) ... James 2:8-13 (The royal law)

James 2:1-4 ... Man Redeemed; Duties & Graces of The New Life; Christian Fellowship, Partially Forbidden

(James 2; 1:2,19; 2:14; 3:1; 5:1 ... Reference Scriptures in Sunday School Book)


Verses 5-9

Verse 5 ... Civil & Social Life; Social Relations & Duties; Poverty, Alleviations of Their Lot

Verses 6,7 ... Civil & Social Life; Social Relations & Duties; Poverty, Liable to Oppression

Verse 8 ... Man Redeemed; Duties & Graces Of The New Life; Love to Man ... (Leviticus 19:18)

Verse 9 ... Man Redeemed; Duties & Graces Of The New Life; Christian Fellowship, Partially Forbidden




Verses 10-13

Verses 10,11 ... Man Redeemed; Justification; And Faith

James 2:11 (Exodus 20:13-14; Deuteronomy 5:17-18)

Verse 12 ... Man Redeemed; Blessedness of The New Life; Christian Liberty

Verse 13 ... Man Redeemed; Duties & Graces Of The New Life; Mercifulness


Monday - February 3, 2014 - Judging Rightly & Impartially - Deuteronomy 1:9-18

The First Attempt - Horeb to Hormah (Deuteronomy 1:6-46) ... Historical Prologue To The Covenant (Deuteronomy 1:1-3:29) ... Horeb (desert) Moses & Elijah ... Hormah (devoted place) between Gaza & Beer-sheba


Tuesday - February 4, 2014 - Judging on the Lord's Behalf - II Chronicles 19:1-7

The reign of Jehoshaphat (II Chronicles 17:1-21:1) ... The Divided Kingdom - The Story of Judah (10:1-36:23)


Wednesday - February 5, 2014 - Giving Justice to the Weak - Psalm/Tehillim 82

Didactic (instruct/teach) Psalm. The impeachment - verdict - A prayer

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Thursday - February 6, 2014 - Showing Partiality Is Not Good - Proverbs/Mishle 28:18-22

Hezekiah's Edition of Solomon's Proverbs (Proverbs 25:1-29:27)


Friday - February 7, 2014 - God Shows No Partiality - Acts 10:34-43

Peter's message to Gentiles ... Gentiles Enter the Kingdom (Acts 10:1-11:18)


Saturday - February 8, 2014 - Put On the Lord Jesus Christ - Romans 13:8-14

Motives for Christian behavioure ... The Gospel in Action (Romans 12:1-15:13)


Sunday - February 9, 2014 - Faith & Favoritism - James 2:1-13


References used/taken from: KJV Precious Promise Bible, KJV Topical Edition Bible, KJV Special Arrangement New Testament, & Zondervan Bible Commentary


Sunday, December 22, 2013

The Wise Men . East . Worship Plan ... 12/25/1988 Sermon

The Wise Men from the East & Their Worship Plan: 12-25-1988 Sermon

Jesus/Yeshua . Bethlehem . Judea . Herod the king . wise men . east . Jerusalem . King of the Jews . Worship . Matthew 2:1.2


Wise Men ... The Magi of Eastern sages who came to homage to the new-born King-Messiah, belonged to a castle of Persian notables which embraced philosophers & priests (Matthew 2:1,2).

Worship ... An act of homage or reverence - paid to God. To praise: direct acknowledgement to God, of HIS nature, attributes, ways, & claims, whether by the outgoing of the heart in praise & thanksgiving or by deed in such acknowledgement.

Jesus ("Joshua" meaning 'Jehovah is Salvation'), the Saviour. Given to the Son of God in Incarnation as HIS personal name in obedience to the command of the angel to Joseph, the husband of HIS Mother, Mary, shortly before HE was born (Matthew 1:21).



This sermon was preached by one of my former Pastors' on Christmas Day in 1988, at my home Church.


Matthew 2:1,2

The Visit of the Wise Men (Matthew 2:1-12)

Verse 1 ... Now when ... Jesus (Daniel 9:24; Luke 2:4) ... was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men ... from (I Kings 4:30; Isaiah 11:10) ... the east to Jerusalem.




Verse 2 ... Saying, ... Where (Luke 2:11) ... is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his ... star (Numbers 24:17; Isaiah 60:3) ... in the east, & are come to worship him.

Matthew 2:2 (Jeremiah 23:5; Zechariah 9:9; Numbers 24:17)


Scripture reference used/taken from: The International Teacher's Handy Bible Encyclopedia/Concordance KJV Precious Promise Bible, KJV Special Arrangement New Testament, Vine's Expository Dictionary of O.T. & N.T. Words & Zondervan Bible Commentary