2 Kings 19:35 That night the angel of the Lord went out and put to death a hundred and eighty-five thousand in the Assyrian camp. “Picture speaks a thousand words”. The King of Assyria, King Sennacherib had camped in the outskirts of Jerusalem and sent a threatening letter to King Hezekiah, the King of Judah. Hezekiah took the menacing letter and went into the temple and spread it before the Lord. The Lord God of Israel who guards over Jerusalem answered his plea in a dramatic way. That night the angel of the Lord went out and put to death a...
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22 February 2025 – Animated Bible – Part 4
Exodus 3:2 There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up. “Picture speaks a thousand words”. Moses went to work one morning and stopped at his favorite workspot in the wilderness where he saw a bush on fire but the fire did not consume the bush! What an awesome sight it would have been. The amazing spectacle changed the course of his life. The Lord God spoke to him from the burning bush. He told him his mission...
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21 February 2025 – Animated Bible – Part 3
Numbers 22:28 Then the Lord opened the donkey’s mouth, and it said to Balaam, “What have I done to you to make you beat me these three times?” “Picture speaks a thousand words”. Imagine your dog or cat reprimanding you for a bad decision when you are rushing out of your door! What if your parrot or your budgie questions you about a silly reaction? There will be more animal cruelty and violence if our pets and domestic animals talk to us! God opened the mouth of the donkey to question and reproach Balaam who was going against the will...
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20 February 2025 – Animated Bible – Part 2
Isaiah 43:20 The wild animals honor me, the jackals and the owls, because I provide water in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland, to give drink to my people, my chosen. “Picture speaks a thousand words”. Animals and creatures are more obedient to the voice of God than humans. Throughout the Bible we witness the response of wild animals and birds to the command of the Lord their creator. Animating the Bible will bring to life the black prints on white paper. When the Lord provides water in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland, the wild animals look...
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19 February 2025 – Animated Bible – Part 1
Judges 5:20-21 From the heavens the stars fought, from their courses they fought against Sisera. The river Kishon swept them away, the age-old river, the river Kishon. March on, my soul; be strong! “Picture speaks a thousand words”. A single portrait or image can explain an idea or elucidate a story more effectively than a lengthy discourse. When we read the Bible, we must animate the words to form pictures in our mind. Reading the Bible by walking the streets of Jerusalem and listening to the voice of the Saviour will leave indelible images and pictures stories in our heart...
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18 February 2025 – BC & AD – Part 7
John 14:6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” In the Old Testament the tabernacle of Moses was divided into the outer court, the Holy place and the Most Holy place. In the Rabbinical tradition, the entrance or the gate to the outer court was named “the Way”; the door to the Holy Place was “the Truth” and the entrance to the Most Holy Place was called “The Life”. So when Jesus said, “I am the Way, the Truth and the Life” the Jews were furious as they understood that He referred...
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17 February 2025 – BC & AD – Part 6
Leviticus 14:2 “These are the regulations for any diseased person at the time of their ceremonial cleansing, when they are brought to the priest:” In ancient times, leprosy was a deadly incurable disease that not only killed a human physically but also emotionally. Once leprosy was diagnosed, the infected person was ostracized. They were torn apart from their families and their communities and confined to a “leper colony” where they were left to rot and die! Before Jesus died on the cross, the blood of animals could not cleanse a leper. The blood of animals was shed only for the...
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16 February 2025 – BC & AD – Part 5
2 Corinthians 9:7 Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. The Old Testament is very clear and specific about tithing. 1/10th of all earnings must be tithed under the Mosaic Law. However, there is no mention of tithing in the New Testament. The cap on 1/10th has been removed. The New Testament only talks about a “cheerful giver”. Giving is measured only by gratitude and not by the quantity. A cheerful giver gives out of love and not compulsion hence the 1/10th mentioned in the Old Testament...
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15 February 2025 – BC & AD – Part 4
Matthew 15:19-20 For out of the heart come evil thoughts—murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander. These are what defile a person; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile them.” Leviticus 11 of the Mosaic Law gives us details of the ceremonial cleansing and dietary laws. It gives a whole list of animals and creeping creatures that are clean and unclean. You may eat any animal that has a divided hoof and that chews the cud. “‘You will make yourselves unclean by these; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean till evening” (Leviticus 11:3 & 24). Those who did not...
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14 February 2025 – BC & AD – Part 3
Acts 2:17 “In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people; your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams”. The anointing of the Holy Spirit was only for a selected few before the birth of Jesus. Prophets, priests and kings were anointed for a particular purpose, to accomplish a specific task. However, after the resurrection of Jesus, the Holy Spirit was poured out on all flesh, fulfilling the promise given to Joel in 2:28 “And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people....