BIBLE MEANINGS-ADVENT

ADVENT-THE APROACH OF AN IMPORTANT ARRIVAL OR EVENT-LATIN WORD ADVENTUS=MEANING "COMING", ARRIVAL THAT HAS BEEN AWAITED

ALTAR-MIZBEACH- J E narrate that altars were built by Noah after leaving the ark Genesis 8:20; by Abraham at Shechem Genesis 12:7, Bethel Genesis 12:8, Hebron Genesis 13:18, mountain in land Moriah Genesis 22:9; by Issac at Beersheba Genesis 26:25; by Jacob at Shechem Genesis 33:20 

A great altar was built east of the Jordan, but it was according to P only as an עֵד after the pattern of the altar before the Tabernacle Joshua 22:10-34. P describes two altars:

A PLACE of REFUGE-Ramoth-Gilead 1 kings 22

Why Did The Lord say Honor your Mother and Father

Blessings and Curses Mt. Ebal Deut. 27 Mt Gerizim

KEEP SILENCE AND HEAR- MT EBAL DEUT.

 

Curses from Mount Ebal

9 Then Moses and the Levitical priests said to all Israel, “Keep silence and hear, O Israel: this day you have become the people of the Lord your God. 10 You shall therefore obey the voice of the Lord your God, keeping his commandments and his statutes, which I command you today.”

11 That day Moses charged the people, saying, 12 “When you have crossed over the Jordan, these shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin. 13 And these shall stand on Mount Ebal for the curse: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali. 14 And the Levites shall declare to all the men of Israel in a loud voice:15 “‘Cursed be the man who makes a carved or cast metal image, an abomination to the Lord, a thing made by the hands of a craftsman, and sets it up in secret.’ And all the people shall answer and say, ‘Amen.’

16 “‘Cursed be anyone who dishonors his father or his mother.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen17 “‘Cursed be anyone who moves his neighbor's landmark.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

18 “‘Cursed be anyone who misleads a blind man on the road.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

19 “‘Cursed be anyone who perverts the justice due to the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

20 “‘Cursed be anyone who lies with his father's wife, because he has uncovered his father's nakedness.’[b] And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.

LET GOD HAVE HIS WAY REMOVE THE STONEY HEART DEUT. 27

 

The Altar on Mount Ebal

27 NOW MOSES AND THE ELDERS OF ISRAEL COMMANDED THE PEOPLE, SAYING, KEEP THE WHOLE COMMANDMENT WHICH I COMMAND YOU THIS DAY. AND IT SHALL BE ON THE DAY WHEN YE SHALL PASS OVER JORDAN UNTO THE LAND WHICH THE LORD THY GOD GIVETH THEE, A LAND THAT FLOWETH WITH MILK AND HONEY; AS THE LORD GOD OF THY FATHERS HATH PROMISED THEE.

MOUNT EBAL MOUNTAIN IN THE IMMEDIATE CITY OF OF NABLUS IN THE WEST BANK, AND FORMS THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THE VALLEY IN WHICH NABLUS IS SITUATED, THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE VALLEY IN WHICH 

NABLUS IS SITUATED , THE SOUTHERN SIDE BEING FORMED BY MOUNT GERIZIM.

1CHRONICLES 13 THE ARK AND JERUSALEM

 

. The attempt to bring the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem.

1. (1-4) The plan to bring the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem.

Then David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader. And David said to all the assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you, and if it is of the LORD our God, let us send out to our brethren everywhere who are left in all the land of Israel, and with them to the priests and Levites who are in their cities and their common-lands, that they may gather together to us; and let us bring the ark of our God back to us, for we have not inquired at it since the days of Saul.” Then all the assembly said that they would do so, for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.

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the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem.

Then David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader. And David said to all the assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you, and if it is of the LORD our God, let us send out to our brethren everywhere who are left in all the land of Israel, and with them to the priests and Levites who are in their cities and their common-lands, that they may gather together to us; and lGet us bring ark of our God back to us, for we have not inquired at it since the days of Saul.” Then all the assembly said that they would do so, for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.

BE STRONG IN YOUR FAITH AND AND BE GRATEFUL, PRAISE THE LORD WHILE IN YOUR TRIALS. KNOW THAT GOD IS LIFE. BE APART OF HIS GOODNESS, GRACE AND GLORY! 

THE ARK OF THE COVENANT WAS TO KNOW THAT THE FATHER IN HEAVEN IS HOLY IN HIS PRESENCE, SOVEREIGN AND MIGHTY! IT WAS A TESTIMONY OF HIS GLORY TO REVERENCE HIM ALWAYS.