“For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost“
Luke 19:10.
Victory in the Wilderness
The Controversy Continues
“And I told them of the hand of my God which had been good upon me, and also of the king’s words that he had spoken to me. So they said, ‘Let us rise up and build.’ Then they set their hands to this good work“
Nehemiah 2:18.
Conflict and Crisis: The Judges
“And Hannah prayed and said: ‘My heart rejoices in the LORD; my horn is exalted in the LORD. I smile at my enemies, because I rejoice in Your salvation’“
1 Samuel 2: 1.
Global Rebellion and the Patriarchs
“‘Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you’“
Genesis 28: 15
Crisis in Eden
“‘And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel’“
Genesis 3: 15
Chrisis in Heaven
‘Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!’ ”
Revelation 7:10.
Lessons from Jeremiah
“Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, that I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; a King shall reign and prosper, and execute judgment and righteousness in the earth.”
Jeremiah 23:5.
Back to Egypt
“Let the Lord be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not do according to everything which the Lord your God sends us by you.”
Jeremiah 42: 5
The Covenant
“Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.”
Jeremiah 31: 31
The Destruction of Jerusalem
“And seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray to the Lord for it; for in its peace you will have peace.”
Jeremiah 29: 7.