giant deception

 the Old Testament story of David and Goliath is one of the most well-known passages of all time. recently, this passage was used in a message preached at our church. i talked to a guy about baptism that morning and think it was still fresh on my mind. the preacher quoted from 1 Samuel 17,…

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the Jesus lineage

the Old Testament is full of messianic prophecies and promises that foretold Jesus’ arrival. according to Ray Konig at about-jesus.org, “Scholars differ in their answers, generally ranging from about 200 to 400.” and “Another scholar, Alfred Edersheim, concluded that there at least 456 passages in the Old Testament that Jewish Rabbis historically have interpreted as…

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