Abraham was Saved from Idolatry About 2000 B.C. God called Abraham away from all the idolatry of Babylon. Abram lived in Ur of the Chaldees. Babylon was also known as the realm of the Chaldeans. Abram was an idolator, he worshipped the images of the gods of his land. God saved him out of that idol worship. Listen to Joshua: Joshua 24:2-3 (NKJV) And Joshua Said To All The People, “Thus Says The Lord God Of Israel: ‘Your Fathers, Including Terah, The Father Of Abraham And The Father Of Nahor, Dwelt On The Other Side Of The River In Old Times; And They Served Other Gods. 3 Then I Took Your Father Abraham From The Other Side Of The River, Led Him Throughout All The Land Of Canaan, And Multiplied His Descendants And Gave Him Isaac. When God saved Abram from idols, and then God led him into the Promised Land and gave him the nation of Israel as his descendants. But a thousand years later, in the ninth century B. C., Israel had returned to the same idol worship Abraham had been saved from, under the influence of wicked Jezebel (see 1 Kings 16:30-33). At this time the cult was worshiped under the name of Baal. By the time of the prophet Jeremiah, the idolatrous worship of Babylon’s religion, Abraham was saved from, permeated the nation of Israel. Please turn with me to Jeremiah 44. Jeremiah 44: The Queen of Heaven’s Idolatrous Religion The words “Queen of Heaven” are found in five verses in the Bible (Jeremiah 7:18; 44:17-19, 25). In Jeremiah, we are introduced to this whole idolatrous form of worship. Do you know where the Queen of Heaven came from? It came right out of Egyptian idolatry, Isis and Osiris. It has nothing to do with the New Testament at all. And if you have ever heard that Roman Catholics say the Queen of Heaven is Mary and wondered where that came from—look at these words in Ezekiel 8:12-16. The prophet Ezekiel is taken by God into the temple, the house of God; and he sees that there are idols there and God is very unhappy. And just to see what is offending God so greatly, he’s shown this scene: There it is, the idolatry of Babel exported to Israel: the worship of the virgin goddess in Jeremiah 44, the worship of her son as they were weeping the 40 days awaiting his resurrection in Ezekiel 8. Semiramis, Lent & Romanism Let me just give you some interesting details from a book entitled, “The Two Babylons” by Alexander Hislop. The worship of Semiramis throughout history has often had these elements: • Semiramis was called the Queen of Heaven; • Semiramis was worshipped by the offering of a wafer, or cake; • Semiramis began the practice of 40 days of weeping over Tammuz before the feast of celebrating his resurrection. • These mystery cults around Semiramis also had purgatory, which they taught and believed and adhered to. The worship of Mary as the Queen of Heaven and the 40 days of Lent for her Son, has no basis in Scripture but rather developed from the pagan celebration of Semiramis’s mourning for forty days over the death of Tammuz before his alleged resurrection—another of Satan’s mythical counterfeits. The majority of those who call themselves Christians in our world today follow a way of worship that would have offended the apostles and early saints. What do I mean? The statues of Mary, calling her the Queen of Heaven, the images of Christ and saints; and all of them being revered with candles and incense burning before them are idolatrous. God through His Word calls each of us to always be on guard and to: BEWARE OF THE NEW PAGANISM IN THE CHURCH (CLW-17; 110821AM) Join the LAND OF THE BOOK channel to get access to weekly video releases over the next year totaling 50+ EXCLUSIVE VIDEOS that feature weekly in-depth Bible Study lessons with John & Bonnie. Clips are taken at just one of the places where we are taking our virtual journey through all the Lands of the Bible & Great Museums of the Bible on the Paul's Life & Letters Course. Plus all the assigned HOLY LAND, Paul's Life & Letters Course STUDY RESOURCES, and John's two most loved books--David's Spiritual Secret & Living Hope for the End of Days at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVK6dN-9kLDnQhYBFuES09A/join Follow Discover the Book Ministries to stay up to date: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/discoverthebook/ DTBM Academy Courses: https://dtbma.com/Default.aspx Purchase John's Books, Mp3 & DVD resources: E-Books: https://tinyurl.com/y3wbhlxy Here are links to our Amazon Pages-- https://www.amazon.com/shop/dtbm Donate to the ministry: https://dtbm.org/donations/partnership/ For more of Dr. John Barnett's Bible teaching messages go to: https://dtbm.org/ https://youtu.be/UqhvcmN18ko ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqhvcmN18ko

WHAT DOES GOD WANT US TO DO WHEN WE HAVE UNEXPECTED DELAYS IN LIFE? We have learned that the theme of this book is EXPECTANT LIVING - A life awaiting Christ that pleases Him. In 5 chapters Paul gives the five aspects of this kind of living. 1. Ch. 1 - It starts by being BORN RIGHT and thus he teaches there are those elements of true saving faith. 2. Ch. 2 focuses on being NURTURED or DISCIPLED RIGHT. 3. Now our text this evening bridges the nurturing and leads us to the 3rd chapter’s theme, BEING ANCHORED RIGHT. Paul wants to teach nurturing by example and to help the saints to be firmly grounded or anchored. The Apostle gives us a slice out of his very personal life and shows us his activities while on standby - what he did while he was WAITING. Have you ever thought of how valuable those unplanned times of unexpected waiting can become? -It's when someone doesn’t show up for the appointment times. -When your car isn’t repaired by when you were told. - It's those layovers at airport times. - Sometimes it's a Hospital and doctor's waiting room times. - It's waiting to get picked up at work or school times. - Or, Just plain old waiting time that Paul models the best use of. Now let's set the scene. In I Th. 2:17, it says Paul was bereft awhile, then in 3:1, he was left at Athens alone. So as we start this section remember, Paul left Thessalonica and was in Athens alone. Turn to Acts 17 and let’s see the big picture of I Thessalonians and Acts. (WFJ-18) Join the LAND OF THE BOOK channel to get access to weekly video releases over the next year totaling 50+ EXCLUSIVE VIDEOS that feature weekly in-depth Bible Study lessons with John & Bonnie. Clips are taken at just one of the places where we are taking our virtual journey through all the Lands of the Bible & Great Museums of the Bible on the Paul's Life & Letters Course. Plus all the assigned HOLY LAND, Paul's Life & Letters Course STUDY RESOURCES, and John's two most loved books--David's Spiritual Secret & Living Hope for the End of Days at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVK6dN-9kLDnQhYBFuES09A/join Follow Discover the Book Ministries to stay up to date: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/discoverthebook/ DTBM Academy Courses: https://dtbmonline.org/all-video-courses/ Purchase John's Books, Mp3 & DVD resources: E-Books: https://tinyurl.com/y3wbhlxy Here are links to our Amazon Pages-- https://www.amazon.com/shop/dtbm Donate to the ministry: https://discoverthebook.org/donations/partnership/ For more of Dr. John Barnett's Bible teaching messages go to: https://discoverthebook.org/ https://youtu.be/IPnN7pEeQyE ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPnN7pEeQyE

God Designed the Missing Piece To Adam’s Puzzle From the start each partner was unique, each partner was vital, each partner was distinct, and each had a God-designed role that provided immense satisfaction, fulfillment, and completion. So Genesis next records the performance of this promise God made. v. 21 And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept, and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place.22 Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man. What an incredible moment. God removed part of Adam (a rib) and made a woman out of it. The Hebrew word for “made” is “fashioned” and literally means “to build or rebuild to cause to flourish”. The missing piece of Adam’s life that caused him loneliness was not good. But when that missing part of his life was taken by God and fashioned—that missing piece of life’s puzzle flourished into Eve. Adam’s rib under God’s design sprang to life as Eve. She was his helper, his rescuer, his completer, his satisfier, and the one who fulfilled every dimension of his life as a man. To make creation good God had to form a creature that was incredibly like man as well as incredibly unlike man. Note the wonders of Eve’s creation: • Eve was made for Adam. • Eve was literally made from Adam (“bone of his bone”). • Eve was brought to Adam. • Eve was named by Adam. There was an incredible equality about them: both were made by God, and both were made in the image of God. They were made to complement one another, but not to compete with one another. From BAR-2008-03e - Husbands Loved By Grace-Energized Wives (080525AM) - https://youtu.be/J5FdPEkLabE Join the LAND OF THE BOOK channel to get access to weekly video releases over the next year totaling 50+ EXCLUSIVE VIDEOS that feature weekly in-depth Bible Study lessons with John & Bonnie. Clips are taken at just one of the places where we are taking our virtual journey through all the Lands of the Bible & Great Museums of the Bible on the Paul's Life & Letters Course. Plus all the assigned HOLY LAND, Paul's Life & Letters Course STUDY RESOURCES, and John's two most loved books--David's Spiritual Secret & Living Hope for the End of Days at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVK6dN-9kLDnQhYBFuES09A/join Follow Discover the Book Ministries to stay up to date: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/discoverthebook/ DTBM Academy Courses: https://dtbmonline.org/all-video-courses/ Purchase John's Books, Mp3 & DVD resources: E-Books: https://tinyurl.com/y3wbhlxy Here are links to our Amazon Pages-- https://www.amazon.com/shop/dtbm Donate to the ministry: https://discoverthebook.org/donations/partnership/ For more of Dr. John Barnett's Bible teaching messages go to: https://discoverthebook.org/ https://youtu.be/AuMq7pOD_iU ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuMq7pOD_iU

As we were heading on from our incredible students we taught in the second largest city of Greece last month--we left them this challenge. YOU CAN SERVE GOD ANYWHERE! Then I told them some ideas for starting their own SMALL GROUP. I recorded that farewell challenge and share it now with all of you. Start thinking about what you can do to find one other person to share God's Word with, and then start meeting once a week. IT WILL TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE FOREVER! (211216) Join the LAND OF THE BOOK channel to get access to weekly video releases over the next year totaling 50+ EXCLUSIVE VIDEOS that feature weekly in-depth Bible Study lessons with John & Bonnie. Plus all the assigned HOLY LAND STUDY RESOURCES, and John's two most loved books--David's Spiritual Secret & Living Hope for the End of Days at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVK6dN-9kLDnQhYBFuES09A/join Follow Discover the Book Ministries to stay up to date: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/discoverthebook/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discoverthebookministry/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/discoverthebook Purchase resources: E-Books: https://tinyurl.com/y3wbhlxy Here are links to the 52 Greatest Chapters Bible Study Resources we are using: 1. The MacArthur Study Bible I use: https://amzn.to/33vqwsm 2. Grudem Systematic Theology: https://amzn.to/3y1M1iu 3. The Larger Moleskin Notebook I use: https://amzn.to/3biMwLh 4. The Smaller Moleskin Notebook I use: https://amzn.to/33vTNmN “As an Amazon Associate, I earn income to support us in ministry from qualifying purchases.” Donate to the ministry: https://discoverthebook.org/donations/partnership/ PayPal QuickLink: https://paypal.me/JohnandBonnieDTBM?locale.x=en_US For more of Dr. John Barnett's Bible teaching messages go to: https://discoverthebook.org/ https://youtu.be/4kV5DWwFNC8 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kV5DWwFNC8