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Life can take us down paths we never imagined. But even in our darkest seasons, there’s a hope that shines brighter than we could ever imagine. For those who surrender to Jesus, He takes our earthly desires and struggles and transforms them into something beautiful. These are the stories of lives forever changed by the grace of Jesus and the powerful step of baptism. A story of finding peace, purpose, and redemption through a Savior who never stops pursuing us. So meet Brian,

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In the 4th century, the Bible was translated into Latin and was called The Vulgate translation. “Numbers” is taken from the Latin Numeri. The Old Testament was also translated into Greek and called the Septuagint (also referred to as LXX, because 70 or 72 translators miraculously translated the OT in 70 days). The Greek title for Numbers is Arithmoi. The Hebrew Bible calls this book B’Midbar, which means, “in the wilderness,” a very descriptive title since Numbers tells the s

Life can take us down paths we never imagined. Some filled with heartbreak, loss, and moments of utter despair. Some filled with the desire to control and being the person who creates our own paths. But even in our darkest seasons, there’s a hope that shines brighter than we could ever imagine. For those who surrender to Jesus, He takes our earthly desires and struggles and transforms them into something beautiful.

The name Samuel means “name of God” or “his name is El,” where El is the name of the God of strength and power. His parents were a Levite named Elkanah and Hannah, who was unable to have children for many years. Elkanah and Hannah were devout Jews who visited the sanctuary at Shiloh every year to worship and sacrifice (1 Sam. 1:3).

Paul wrote many New Testament letters but is not believed to be the author of Hebrews. F.F. Bruce (1910- 1990) was a Scottish evangelical scholar, author and educator and a leading evangelical who believed in rigorous academic study of the Bible for all evangelicals. In his writings on Hebrews, he is quoted as saying: “We may say with certainty that the thought of the epistle is not Paul’s, the language is not Paul’s, and the technique of OT quotations is not Paul’s.”

Can it be “fun” to study Exodus? Maybe the phrase should be “eye-opening” when we consider some of what we will see in this book. A burning bush. A pillar of cloud. A river of blood. Frogs falling from the sky! An entire Sea that splits and has a dry bottom to speed Israelites across to freedom. We have an opportunity to journal all of these miraculous and explosive events!

The books of Joel and Amos are two of twelve books known as the minor prophets; not minor as in unimportant, but minor because of book length- in fact, the books of Isaiah is as long as all of the minor prophet books put together. Jewish tradition groups them into a single book called the “Book of the Twelve.”