The Word

Exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1840 and dated c.1838 by Hungerford. Isaiah was a Hebrew prophet of the 8th century BC. Traditionally he was the author of the Old Testament Book named after him. One of Meissonier’s few religious subjects, this is a study for a steel engraving in Léon Curmer’s edition of Bossuet’s 'Discours sur l’histoire universelle' (1841).   Please have your Bible with you as you go through these lessons. My favorite is the ESV as it is closer to the Greek than most translations and is easy to read; however, this study was created with the NKJV and the NASB. Your favorite will work, too! It is highly encouraged to read the verse or chapter first, then go through the lesson - either way is fine. There are questions at the end to hopefully help you remember some things from the study. Need a Bible?   Super Giant Print?  Would you rather a  NKJV? Isaiah 3-5 More of the “real” Jerusalem Chapter 3 V1 I. “For” - connects what is about to be said to the v...

Using the English Standard Version, we finish Numbers. Need a Bible?   Super Giant Print?  Would you rather a  NKJV? The concluding chapters of the Book of Numbers, chapters 25 through 36, navigate through a series of significant events, laws, and preparations as the Israelites continue their wilderness journey and prepare to enter the Promised Land. These chapters cover incidents of sin and punishment, further censuses, inheritance laws, and directives for the occupation of Canaan. Sin, War, and Repentance (Chapters 25-31) Chapter 25  narrates the Israelites' sin of idolatry and sexual immorality with the Moabite women, leading to a divine plague. Phinehas, Aaron’s grandson, ends the plague by zealously executing an Israelite man and a Midianite woman caught in the act, earning a covenant of peace and the priesthood for his descendants. Chapter 26  recounts a second census of the new generation of Israelites, highlighting the population shifts among the tribes ...