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The major divisions within the book of Ezekiel reveal the
purpose of this ministry. In the first half of the book of
Ezekiel (Ezekiel 1-33) Judah is accused of breaking all of
God's commandments, and they are warned by God that they will
be destroyed if they persist in their sins. After Ezekiel's
announcement of Jerusalem's destruction the boo...
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In the Hebrew the word for the name of the book of
Lamentations is "Eikah" which means "How." How could this
happen?...
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Daniel was the author of this book according to Jewish
tradition, and this was confirmed by Jesus himself, but there
has been considerable criticism about the book of Daniel
because of the accuracy of the prophecies. Many claim that
these had to been written after the fact, and that Daniel
could not possibly have known so much detail about the...
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The Song of Solomon was so important to the Jews that one of
the most famous rabbi's in history, Rabbi Aqiba (90-135 AD)
said that "the entire world, from the beginning until now,
does not outweigh the day in which Shiyr Hashirim (Song of
Songs) was given to Israel."...
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Study Bible information, images, and notes on many important
subjects from the ancient world. Archaeological notes,
geographical notes, ancient documents and manuscripts,
cultural notes, theological notes, articles from scholars,
information about ancient history, ancient customs, ancient
temples, ancient monuments, and a close look at people,...
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Author - Solomon (According to Tradition). The first verse of
the Book of the Song of Solomon mentions King Solomon as its
author, and this is why it is often called the Song of
Solomon. It is also referred to as Canticles (Latin) or the
Song of Songs (Hebrew) because it is considered the finest of
all songs....
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Types and Shadows - In the Song of Solomon Jesus is the
husband who loves His beautiful bride and will return to
consummate the marriage....
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Date - 1014 BC Approximately. There is no way to know the
exact historical circumstances behind this event. We know it
was Solomon because it mentions him by name, but it is
uncertain whether he married a Shulamite woman of Israel, or
Pharaoh's daughter. Others have included a third person, a
shepherd who the girl of Shulam is in love with des...
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Isaiah prophesied during one of the worst times in the
history of Israel. The Israelites had become so corrupt God
was going to remove them out of His sight. He raised up the
Assyrian army to be an unmerciful, barbaric, ruthless, an
unstoppable war machine. Their military tactics are still
applauded today by those who understand the art of war...
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