Anne Cleeland
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Mild-mannered mom who writes modern mystery and historical misadventure
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#BasicBible # BibleStudy When you’re curious, but not enough to join a Bible study. . . New Testament Intro To recap, we’ve just gone through a few thousand years of Old Testament, focused mainly upon the history of the Israelites—their triumphs and their defeats. But now we’re
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#BasicBible #BibleStudy When you’re curious, but not enough to join a Bible study. . . Where is the Messiah? We’ve gone through many of the highlights from the Old Testament, and if you are a cursory Christian you might be scratching your head. It’s all very interesting—and now
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#BibleBasics #BibleStudy When you’re curious, but not enough to join a Bible study. . . Prophets So, where are we? We’ve gone through approximately one thousand years of Old Testament, and things are looking a little bleak for the Kingdom of Israel. After the successful reigns
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#BasicBible #BibleStudy When you’re curious, but not enough to join a Bible study. . . Solomon King Solomon was the next King of Israel after David, and he is perhaps best known for his wisdom. When he was a young man, God appeared in a dream and told Solomon, “Ask something of
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#BasicBible #BibleStudy When you’re curious, but not enough to join a Bible study. . . David the King It’s right around 1000 BC, and King Saul has died as a result of a battle with the Philistines, along with three sons including Jonathan, who’d been so loyal to David
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#BasicBible #BibleStudy When you’re curious, but not enough to join a Bible study. . . Saul and David. Samuel was the last Judge of Israel, and he was a very well-respected holy man who wore various hats as Judge, prophet and priest. Samuel had two sons who were slated to
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#BasicBible #Biblestudy When you’re curious, but not enough to join a Bible study. . . Rule by Judges The Twelve Tribes of Israel are now firmly established in Canaan, each with its own parcel of land thanks to Joshua. There was no central ruler, probably due to their unhappy
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#BasicBible #BibleStudy When you’re curious, but not enough to join a Bible study. . . The Promised Land After Moses died, his assistant Joshua was given the task of bringing the Israelites across the Jordan River and into Canaan, the Promised Land. The only problem being that
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As an added bonus, here is Handel’s favorite prophet—we will get to Isaiah later in the Old Testament. Isaiah lived approximately 700 years before Jesus was born: The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; Upon those who dwell in the land of gloom a light has
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#BasicBible # BibleStudy When you are curious, but not enough to join a Bible study. . . Moses the Lawgiver It is easy to focus on the miracles and the escape across the Red Sea, but there was much more to come, in the life of Moses. The Israelites had been slaves for over 400
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Moses the Liberator #BasicBible #Biblestudy When you’re curious, but not enough to join a Bible study. . . When last we met, Moses had barely escaped Egypt with his life and had taken refuge in Midian, where he lived an anonymous, peaceful sort of life for many years. But one
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#BasicBible #BibleStudy When you’re curious, but not enough to join a Bible study. . . Moses the Prince In contrast to the cast of characters in Genesis, the Book of Exodus focuses on the story of Moses. Moses is such a significant figure that I will divide his story into three
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#BasicBible #BibleStudy When you're curious, but not enough to join a Bible study . . . Joseph and his Brothers As you may recall, Jacob had twelve sons, with the youngest son named Joseph. (This is a different Joseph than Mary’s Joseph, so don’t get them confused—this Joseph
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#BasicBible #BibleStudy When you’re curious, but not enough to join a Bible study. . . Jacob’s story We continue in Genesis, the first Book of the Bible, and we are introduced to a recurring theme that is found throughout the Old and New Testaments: the unlikely hero. The
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#BasicBible #Biblestudy When you’re curious, but not enough to join a Bible study. . . Isaac and Rebekah We continue along in Genesis, the first book of the Bible. If you’ll recall, God promised Abraham and Sarah a son in their old age, whom they named Isaac. You would think
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Basic Bible: #BasicBible #BibleStudy: When you’re curious, but not enough to join a Bible study. . . Abraham and Sarah We’re still in Genesis, the first book of the Bible. Did you know that the first five books of the Christian Bible are also the Jewish Torah? And are very
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Murder in All Patience now available in audiobook. Many thanks to my wonderful narrator, @rachaneelumayno :) https://t.co/lEUO2AOk8X
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#BasicBible #BibleStudy When you’re a little curious, but not enough to join a Bible Study. . The Book of Genesis is the first book in the bible, and it is jam-packed with extraordinary events and extraordinary people. In the beginning, we are told, God made heaven and earth.
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#BasicBible #BibleStudy When you’re a little curious, but not enough to sign-up for a Bible study. . . Let's start at the beginning with an overview There are two basic parts to the Bible, the “Old Testament,” which covers the beginning of time until about 400 BC, and the “New
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