Gleanings From Grace

TEXT: Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
(Phil 2:10) the glory of God the Father.

Introduction: A look at “names” in the Bible.
A. Names are important to God. (Gen 1:5,8,10) God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning–the first day .. God called the expanse “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning–the second day.. God called the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good. {Read More…}

TEXT:Genesis 5:21-24

INTRODUCTION: 1. Someone has called the fifth chapter of Genesis “A desert of death.” You can almost see the pine boxes and the graves. You can almost hear the weeping widows. You can almost smell the stench of death that arises from this chapter. Over and over we read these words, “and he died.” The last words of v.5 read, “and he died.” We read in v.8 “and he died.” We read in v.11 “and he died.” We read in v.14 “and he died.” We read in v.17 “and he died.” We read in v.20 “and he died.” {Read More…}

TEXT:GEN. 25:11 And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Laha-I-roi.THE WORD Lahairoi MEANS WELL OF LIVING WATER. Further text is GEN 26:11-18 IN GEN 26

INTRODUCTION: IT is the story of Abraham’s wells and the story of Isaac’s wells. It is the story of one generation digging wells and the necessity of the next generation digging wells. Water is the most common substance on the earth. 70% of the earth’s surface is water. 97% of all water is in the oceans. The availability of water has given rise to some of the great civilizations of history. Civilizations have fallen when water supplies failed. The reason being that water is one of the great needs of life and essential to sustain life. People have killed over a muddy water hole. Man can live an average of 2 months without food, but only 1 week without water. In the semiarid climate of Palestine, the availability of water was priceless. In a land where water was scarce, wells were extremely important. It is not surprising that wells were a source of strife and fighting. {Read More…}

TEXT:Genesis 7:7 And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.

Introduction: I know God has promised there will not be another flood to destroy ALL flesh, but that is not to say there will not be disastrous floods. There are some wonderful New Testament truths that are illustrated by this Old Testament story of the flood of Noah’s day. When some person, place, or thing in the Old Testament has characteristics which are similar and thereby point to another, usually greater, person, place, or thing in the New Testament, we call it a “type.” The ark, although it does not match in every case (Noah built it; God didn’t, for instance), is a wonderful “type” of the Lord Jesus Christ and His salvation. For instance, notice that: {Read More…}