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The people could draw near to God only after the blood of the covenant was shed.

Believers can rejoice with shouts of praise, because God is the king over all the nations.

This section of Exodus is a combination of moral, ceremonial, and civil laws, which point us to Christ and/or guide our lives today.

Three simple but expansive habits will contribute to the Christian's happiness.

God has always been with his people, in various ways and temporarily in Old Testament times and later and permanently in human flesh.

Was the incarnation of the Son of God really necessary, and if so why?

God gave us The Ten Words, which show us how to live well and our need for Jesus Christ.

When Israel reached Mount Sinai, God showed that he would provide all they needed.

The LORD uses leaders to deal with threats to the welfare of his people, and he is the God who delivers them.

Even though his people grumbled and quarreled, the Lord satisfied their needs at his own expense.

At the Red Sea, the LORD triumphed gloriously, made himself known, and anticipated his greater triumph in the cross and resurrection.

The tenth plague was the death of the firstborn of Egypt, which was also the salvation of the people of Israel.

Moses and Aaron represented Yahweh, who took on Pharaoh along with the gods, goddesses, and magicians of Egypt during nine rounds of a ten round fight.

Even though it was hard for the Hebrew slaves to see it, and hard for us sometimes, God does care.

God delights to bring deliverance through unlikely people and in surprising ways.

In the encounter with Moses at the burning bush, God revealed himself and promised to show us more of who he is.

When it looked like God had forgotten his people, he remembered his covenant promises.

God fulfills his plan against human opposition and even through human suffering.

Prayer is the element that activates all the other pieces of the armor of God.

In order to be strong in the Lord's strength, Christians need to put on the whole armor of God.

Instructions to slaves and masters orient all Christians toward commitment and service to the Lord Jesus.

Because God sent his Son for the salvation of the nations, the church sends its sons and daughters to take the message of his salvation to the nations.

Children should obey their parents in the Lord while their parents nurture them in the education and correction of the Lord.

The solution to unhealthy competition in marriage is to live out the pattern of Christ and the church.

Christians need to walk wisely by being filled in the Holy Spirit.

Christians are to be imitators of God, which means to walk in love just as Christ loved us and to avoid the evil of our former lives.

In the new way of walking, believers need to put off the habits of the old self and put on the attitudes and activities of the new.

After three chapters describing God's work in the church, Ephesians has three chapters that describe how we live up to our high calling as the church.

The conclusion to the first half of Ephesians is a prayer for believers to have strength to know Christ's love.

From all of eternity God held a secret, which he finally revealed through his church to all the heavenly beings.

Through his death Christ has brought near believers from the nations who were very far from God.

Because humans were dead in our sins, the only possible solution was for God to make us alive because of his grace.

Paul's constant prayer for believers was that God would give us his Spirit so that we can know the hope, riches, and power he has for us.

When we hear the gospel and believe it, Christians are sealed with the Holy Spirit.

Paul continued to praise God for the benefits believers receive because of the sacrifice of the Son.

Paul praised God the Father for choosing us and predestining us to be his children.

In his familiar opening greeting, Paul covered essential truths of the Bible in just a few words.

In preparation for coming calamity, the prophet made plans to rejoice in the Lord.

After complaining repeatedly to God, the prophet had a view of God's power and fell silent.

God continued to answer Habakkuk by revealing that after bringing justice to the oppressor, he would reveal his glory in all the earth.

Jesus fulfilled the entire Old Testament by suffering, rising from the dead, and having forgiveness preached to all the nations.

Reflections on the seven sayings that Jesus spoke from the Cross.

In answer to Habakkuk's complaint about God using the wicked to accomplish his purpose, God declared that the righteous will live by faith.

In response to Habakkuk's raw complaint, God announced that he would do something wonderful, astounding, and hard-to-believe.

In this thank you letter to the Philippians, Paul teaches us about giving for missionary work.

Paul addressed a serious conflict in the church and how to live differently: in unity, joy, gentleness, peace, and goodness.

Between the establishment of a relationship with God and the final resurrection, Christians need to press on to know Christ and be more like him.

Paul warned Christians about false teachers who would persuade them to boast in themselves instead of in Christ.

Timothy and Epaphroditus demonstrated the mind of Christ in the way they lived.

Because of God's work of salvation in us, we need to work out our salvation.

Christian thinking is thinking like Jesus, especially as seen in his becoming one of us to die on the cross.