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Thereis something special about gathering together with men and women of like-mind to worship God and be equipped by Bible exposition. This has always been an important part of our life together so in the next blogs I will share some of the memories and blessings from such events.

Drowns 85

One particularly memorable year was 1985. Growth had led us to have two successive weeks from 1984, each running from Saturday evening to Friday mid-day. As people arrived for Week 1 it began to rain. This continued virtually non-stop until the Friday of Week 2! Indeed, the second Sunday meeting was cancelled as the water flowing through the main venue nearly topped my boots around the stage area! For good reason it became known as Drowns 85. But I recall the amazing tenacity of people who got washed out, went home and then returned for more. I would also like to pay tribute to the amazing team who worked hard to help people dry out and move their tents etc, a team that in some cases served at every Bible Week and Leaders Conference for over thirty years!

A lot of theologians take Daniel's seventy weeks and interpret the seventy weeks to be 490 years, a year for each day. From a hermeneutic standpoint, I seek to know if this type of calculation is good hermeneutics. The only other place in scripture where I can find days equaling years is in Ezekiel 4:6, which explicitly calls out the day = year concept.

Below are some references to that refer to the seventy weeks as 490 years. (I'm not interested in the eschatology views of these articles, but rather the general consensus that the seventy weeks = 490 years)

Thus, Upon seeing this word one must ask, "a time period of seven whats?" We are dependent upon textual and historical context to discern which time period of seven is referred to. Prophetically, any time period of seven is a possibility. This is source of ambiguity and much diversity in regards to interpreting the prophecy in Daniel.

YHWH delivered a calendar to the Hebrews that contains several distinct time periods of seven. These are marked by notable days that are "shadows of things to come" (Colossians 2:16-17).

The citation in Ezekiel 4:6 is exactly identical with a similar case of judgment in Numbers 14:34, where the Israelites were confined to the wilderness for 40 years so that each year corresponded with each day that the spies were in the land. In both Ezekiel 4:6 and Numbers 14:34, the expansion of "days into years" stemmed from the iniquity of the Israelites according to the context. In Daniel 9:24 the context specifically concerns "iniquity." That is, in the context the expansion of "days into years" was due to the transgression, sin, [and] "atonement for iniquity" of the Jewish people that had gone into exile (Daniel 9:24).

I was also searching for the reason for interpreting the period of "weeks" as years and came across this explanation. This is an excerpt of an article to show that the answer lies in the Hebrew grammar.

Leonard J Greenspoon, in 'Between Alexandria and Antioch: Jews and Judaism in the Hellenistic Period', published in The Oxford History of the Biblical World, page 322, describes the book of Daniel as a novel. As long as we see the book in this light, we can read into Daniel 9:24 whatever we believe the author intended, although we should be cautious of treating the passage as a prophecy of future events.

Rendering seventy weeks to mean 490 years appears to be what the author meant, since he was writing around 167 BCE, just after the Maccabaean revolt, and the period of seventy weeks of years appears to refer to the period from the destruction of Solomon's Temple in 588 BCE up to his own time and beyond. In historical terms, this was really only a period of 323 years, but the author was uncertain of many historical facts surrounding the Babylonian Exile (for example, Daniel 5:31 tells us Darius, not Cyrus, conquered Babylon).

Walvoord's Major Bible Prophecies concludes that the supposed prophecy can be validated if the 490 period begins in 445 BCE, when Artaxerxes provided some minor assistance to the Jews, and ends in 33 CE with the crucifixion. This is poor hermeneutics because the events of 445 were not particularly auspicious, and we can not even be sure that the crucifixion took place in 33 CE, even if that is the year preferred by many.

4 Lie thou also upon thy left side, and lay the iniquity of the house of Israel upon it: according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon it thou shalt bear their iniquity. 5 For I have laid upon thee the years of their iniquity, according to the number of the days, three hundred and ninety days: so shalt thou bear the iniquity of the house of Israel. 6 And when thou hast accomplished them, lie again on thy right side, and thou shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days: I have appointed thee each day for a year.

Also, There are two very interesting online articles which make food for thought on both the currently accepted length of Jesus' earthly ministry and a day-year interpretation as contained in Daniel 9.

Last week we covered John 3:16, talking about how God loved us first. About His love for us. This week, I wanted to move on to what our love for each other is defined as in the Bible. What IS love and how DO we do this thing while on a life journey that clearly does not start with perfection? How do we love each other well and not expect more out of ourselves than our very best in whatever season we find ourselves? Watch my video below and then head over to our Facebook Group and/or Google+ Community, to chat about this weeks Bible Art Journaling Challenge and get started on your own page!

Rebekah, you have so influenced me. I am so grateful and happy. I have the right Bible and have started doing things. This would have sent me into spasms before I started with your messages. I grew up where you could not even set another item on the Bible, writing in it would have sent me straight to hell. But your teaching and style really welcomes me. I am so blessed and thankful for you!. Sherry

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So what was Jesus doing in the weeks and days leading up to Palm Sunday and Easter? Well, He was busy with the same activities that had marked His entire ministry to that point. He was TEACHING. And He was HEALING. And He was SEEKING.

And they sent to Him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that You are true, and teach the way of God in truth; nor do You care about anyone, for You do not regard the person of men (Matthew 22:16 NKJV)

*In that hour Jesus said to the multitudes, Have you come out, as against a robber, with swords and clubs to take Me? I sat daily with you, teaching in the temple, and you did not seize Me. (Matthew 26:55 NKJV)

I look at this piano and think of my Aunt refusing the healers treatment. And the amazing irony of it all is that this very piano is tuned every three months by another man who had the very same kind of cancer, accepted the treatment, and is in complete and total health today.

One time He looked out over Jerusalem, and said, O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing! (Matthew 23:37 NKJV).

Taster weeks are a wonderful opportunity to get a feel for student life on one of our Bible courses. You can also use them as a retreat week, or study break, and learn about a particular book of the Bible or theological topic.

For just 310, you get access to the entire teaching programme and student activities for the week, plus accommodation and all meals provided, from Sunday afternoon to Friday afternoon. You can stay for a maximum of four weeks per school. If you apply to Bible School within 2 years of attending a Taster Week, we can deduct the cost of your first Taster Week from your Bible School fees.

People from Protestant, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and other Christian traditions celebrate Advent, though the specific practices may vary from community to community. Additionally, some people celebrate Advent without the focus on Jesus' arrival, seeing the tradition as a fun way to countdown to Christmas.

For Christians around the world, Advent refers to the four weeks leading up to Christmas, where communities remember and celebrate the arrival of Jesus and join together in the hope of his ultimate return.

In some traditions, followers of Jesus devote the first two weeks of Advent to remembering Jesus' promise to return and renew Heaven and Earth. Then, during the last two weeks of Advent, these communities focus on the birth of Jesus.

BibleProject designed Advent Reflections to inspire individuals, small groups, and families to celebrate the arrival of Jesus. This four-week plan incorporates animated videos, short summaries, and reflective questions to help you explore the biblical meaning of hope, peace, love, and joy.

A lot of the features that I liked about the app and will continue using (the Bible in a Year podcast, the recording of the rosary that I can pray along with) are things I can already access through my Spotify account.

Every time you finish listening to a prayer or meditation, the app prompts you to journal. I really appreciated this feature, because sometimes I will stop for prayer but won\u2019t necessarily have my prayer journal with me. It was really nice to be able to just jot down some notes on my phone in the moment.

The app tells you how many people are praying at one time. The workout app that I use does this too. There\u2019s something kind of cool about feeling even just a little bit connected to the other thousands of users who are praying with you around the world.

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