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GOD’S DISCIPLINE IS NOT REJECTION – Some of the saddest times in the history of Israel occurred when foreign armies invaded and attempted to destroy everything sacred to them. Shishak from Egypt; Sennacherib from Assyria; and Nebuchadnezzar from Babylon were … Continue reading →

GOD’S DISCIPLINE IS NOT DAMNATION – When Judah was being invaded by heathen forces, many of God’s people spent days and hours agonizing before God, trying to find something to give them hope that all King David and Solomon did … Continue reading →

In King James Version rendering of 2 Kings 18:17 we read, “And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rabshakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem.” On the surface it appears that Tartan, … Continue reading →

Maryam Rostampour and Marziyeh Amirizadeh were born and lived in Iran all their lives. Raised as Muslims, both women grew dissatisfied with the teachings of the Koran and converted to Christianity after personal encounters with Jesus Christ. Sensing a call … Continue reading →

HAVE YOU DONE YOUR PART – The Psalmist was convinced that with the threat of an invasion by the heathen Assyrian king Sennacherib, God’s people needed to get back to the basics of what they had been taught. The nation … Continue reading →

GOD CAN’T BE CHANGED – When Syrian king Sennacherib invaded northern Israel, many of Asaph’s descendants fled south to Judah to become involved in the temple music ministry there. They had seen how Israel slowly decayed into an idolatrous nation, … Continue reading →

IS GOD WAITING ON YOU TO BELIEVE – Everyone living in Judah saw the havoc that Sennacherib, the king of Assyria, brought on their brethren along the coast of Israel. But now it was their turn as Sennacherib decided he … Continue reading →

HAVE FAITH IN YOUR FAITH – Asaph’s positive way of responding to a crisis with faith is repeated here by his descendants. This time it was the Syrian King Sennacherib’s army that invaded Judah. Although things looked bleak, the composers … Continue reading →

DON’T LET FEAR HOLD YOU HOSTAGE – The Temple musician Asaph continues his lament about what happened to God’s people since King Solomon died and the religious downward spiral that increased under his son Rehoboam’s reign. This spiritual weakness led … Continue reading →

The Greek philosopher Aristotle was so fascinated as to how things came into being and then remained and continued to flourish, that after using rigorous logic and theorizing he finally concluded that there had to be someone or something behind … Continue reading →