Biblical Studies and Archaeology Community Group
The mission of this group is to provide a place to learn about ancient places and their history.Biblical studies may accompany archaeological discussions as they pertain to the Bible. Please refrain from any negativity as this should be place of positive reinforcement of our love for our Lord, Jesus Christ! May we all become God's ambassadors and embrace our...
"And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.
And by a prophet the Lord brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.
Ephraim provoked him to anger most bitterly: therefore shall he leave his blood upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him.
When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died.
And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves.
Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.
Yet I am the Lord thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for there is no saviour beside me." Hosea 1:14 & 13:1-4
Above is a sample portion, complete reading is from Hosea 12:12-14:10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJlD2PDG-Bs&list=PL079D2C9F8FF5C668
Blessings!
Above is a sample portion of the Brit Chadashah (New Covenant), complete reading includes John 1: 19-51 found at https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=+John+1%3A19-51&version=ESV;
"And he dreamed, and behold, there was a ladder[a] set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven. And behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it! And behold, the Lord stood above it and said, “I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac. The land on which you lie I will give to you and to your offspring. Your offspring shall be like the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south, and in you and your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed. 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 promised you.” Genesis 28:12-15
The Lord's promise to Abram;
"Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspring I will give this land.” So he built there an altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him." Genesis 12:7
Note Yeshua's statement: "No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man." John 3:13 and "I and the Father are one.” John 10:30
Online Torah Portion in hebrew ... http://scrollscraper.adatshalom.net/scrollscraper.cgi?book=1&audioRepeatCount=1&coloring=0&doShading=on&startc=28&startv=10&endc=32&endv=3