“These men, being Jews, exceedingly trouble our city; and they teach customs which are not lawful for us, being Romans, to receive or observe."  22 Then the multitude rose up together against them; and the magistrates tore off their clothes and commanded them to be beaten with.

“The Christ of the Gospels is no pale figure of passive gentleness, but a man of power, who faced danger, challenged authority, and bore suffering with supreme fortitude.” Tom Brown The Manliness of Christ.

“By His spirit He adorned the heavens.” Job 26:13.

“In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality. 35 But in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him.” Acts 10:34-35.

Though God is distant, “not there,” Job still knows, “But He knows the way that I take; When He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold…” and, whatever his soul desires he does. For he performs what is appointed for me and many such things are with him.” Job 23:10, 13-14.

Jobs wife was no helper, “My breath, is offensive to my wife…” Matthew Henry, “… the devil spared her to him, not only to be his tempter, but to be his tormentor. By what she said to him at first, Curse God and die, it appeared that she had little religion in her; and what can.

He controls nations, “He makes nations great, and destroys them; He enlarges nations, and guides them. 24 He takes away the understanding of the chiefs of the people of the earth, And makes them wander in a pathless wilderness. 25 They grope in the dark without light, And He.

“Who has hardened himself against Him and prospered?  He removes the mountains, and they do not know When He overturns them in His anger…” Job 9:4-5.

Only God designs the right pattern of worship, “Our fathers, had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he appointed, instructing Moses to make it according to the pattern that he had seen…” Acts 7:44.

God is never finished with his people and he’s not finished with you, “And when 40 years had passed, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire in a bush, and the wilderness of Mount Sinai.” Acts 7:30.

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14 Ways The Home is the Nursery of the Church. “But you must continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them, 15 and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation.

Job says of his accusers, “… you undermine your friend.” Job 6:27.

Live Like Mordecai, “…seeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all his country men.” Esther 10:3.

Behold the Sanctifying fatherhood of Job-He trusts the means of grace taking action daily for his children,.“Job would send and sanctify them, and he would rise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings, according to the number of them all. For Job said, “it may be that my.

Daily routine of holy men, “And daily in the temple, and in every house, they did not cease teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ….” “ and look, you have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine…”Acts 5:42, 28.

Did Nehemiah have a nursery? Why only those “who could hear and understand” were at the reading of the law… in Neh 8:4? It wasn’t kids in nursery or youth group who were excluded… no one was excluded… half of the children spoke the language of Ashdod, 13:24 explains. Matthew.