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May 1, 2022January 27, 2026

Jesus, The Angel of the LORD Before Balaam & Joshua

Series: Finding Jesus in the Old Testament #6
Jesus is God – the Angel of the LORD

Standing Before Balaam

In Numbers 22, Balak (king of Moab) sent messengers to Balaam (prophet of God) asking him to curse the people of Israel, for they had settled near him and were too mighty for him (v 5-6). Balaam inquired of the LORD and was told that he should not go with Balak’s men, nor should he curse the people, for they were blessed (Numbers 22:12; cf. Genesis 12:3).

April 24, 2022January 27, 2026

Jesus On Mount Sinai and in the Wilderness

Series: Finding Jesus in the Old Testament #5
Jesus is God – the Angel of the LORD

Receiving The Law At Sinai

Having come out of Egypt, the children of Israel arrived at the base of Horeb, the same place where God had appeared to Moses when He sent him to Egypt. Moses recorded,

April 17, 2022January 27, 2026

Jesus Revealed in the Burning Bush and Pillar of Fire

Series: Finding Jesus in the Old Testament #4
Jesus is God – the Angel of the LORD

The Burning Bush

As we have noted already in the course of our study, “…no one has seen God at any time…” (John 1:18; cf. 6:46; 1 John 4:12). Yet there are times in the Old Testament where we read about God appearing to man. This is not the Father, but the Son, who has come to declare the Father to us (John 1:18; 14:9-10).

April 10, 2022January 27, 2026

Isaac And Jacob See The LORD (Jesus)

Series: Finding Jesus in the Old Testament #3
Jesus is God – the Angel of the LORD

The Hebrew word har (ra’ah), rendered “appeared,” means to gaze upon, show or behold. As we noted last week, the LORD appeared to Abraham—that is, he had seen the LORD. And yet, since “…no one has seen God (the Father) at any time…” (John 1:18; 1 John 4:12; cf. John 6:46), we must conclude that it was not the Father, but the Son who spoke to and appeared to him. So it was with Isaac.

April 3, 2022January 27, 2026

Jesus Is The God Who Sees And Provides

Series: Finding Jesus in the Old Testament #2
Jesus is God – the Angel of the LORD

At the beginning of Genesis 12, God calls Abram to depart from his father’s house and to go to a land which God would show to him. In verse 1, it simply says, “…the LORD had said…” However, when we get to verse 7, it is no longer just a matter of hearing a voice from heaven, but “…the LORD appeared to Abram…”

March 27, 2022January 27, 2026

Who Is The God That Is Seen? Is it Jesus?

Series: Finding Jesus in the Old Testament #1
Jesus is God – the Angel of the LORD

John begins his unique gospel with the monumental statement, “No one has seen God at any time” (John 1:18). Later, in John’s first epistle, he repeats verbatim, “No one has seen God at any time” (1 John 4;12).

March 20, 2022January 25, 2026

Revelation: The Promise of Victory in Christ

Revelation – Bible Overview

The book of Revelation, a book filled with figures and imagery, was written by the apostle John to the seven churches of Asia (1:4). These early Christians saw the things in the book play out in their time, as evidenced by the fulfillment timestamps found in the book itself (1:1, 3; 22:6, 10). By no means was everything in the book fulfilled in the first and second centuries AD (ie. final judgment, casting of Satan & his hosts into hell; glorification of God’s people in heaven), but in our approach to the book we cannot ignore the original recipients or the timestamps provided.

March 6, 2022January 25, 2026

In Memory of John Hains: A Life Devoted to Christ

JOHN HAINS (1958-2022)

In 2 Samuel 1, David wrote “the Song of the Bow,” a lamentation for Saul and his son Jonathan who died in battle against the Philistines. David mourned the loss of these two great heroes of Israel. Saul and Jonathan were very different men, one a valiant and powerful king, yet unfaithful to the Lord; the other, David’s best friend, a kindred spirit, and most importantly, a faithful man of God. David eulogized these two important figures with the phrase, “How the mighty have fallen” (2 Samuel 1:19, 25, 27).

February 6, 2022January 25, 2026

Jude: Contending Earnestly for the Faith

Jude – Bible Overview

The author of the book of Jude identifies himself as “…a bondservant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James…” (1:1). Mentioning James in this way infers that he was widely known to the brethren. There are four men named James in the New Testament, but only one James whom we know had a brother named Judas (a.k.a. Jude). Jesus’ brother James was a prominent man in the church at Jerusalem (Acts 12:17; 16:13; 21:18; 1 Corinthians 15:7; Galatians 1:19; 2:9, 12). Jude is likely the Lord’s brother, though it seems perhaps our of humility, he identified himself as the brother of James and the Lord’s bondservant.

January 16, 2022January 25, 2026

1, 2 & 3 John: You Can Know That You Have Eternal Life

1, 2 & 3 John – Bible Overview

These three epistles are all associated with the apostle John, brother of James, and son of Zebedee, who was in Jesus’ inner circle of friends. Though he is not named specifically in the books, the internal evidence logically leads to John being the writer.