Amariah[ÔöÇ├®marÔöÇ┬¢’ah]……jehovah hath said or promised. A son of Meraioth, a priest descended from Phinehas (1 Chron. 6:7, 52). The son of Azariah, a high priest in Solomon's time (1 Chron. 6:11). A descendant of Kohath, son of Levi (1 Chron. 23:1924:23). Chief priest of Jehoshaphat's time (2 Chron. 19:11). A Levite appointed by Hezekiah to […]
“Why did God kill Ananias and Sapphira for lying?”……The story of Ananias and Sapphira is found in Acts 5, and it is a sad story indeed. It actually begins at the end of chapter 4 with the description of the early church in Jerusalem, a group of believers so filled with the Holy Spirit that […]
“What should we learn from the tribe of Zebulun?”……Zebulun is one of Israel's twelve tribes. In the time of Moses, Zebulun was divided into three clans: the Seredites, the Elonites, and the Jahleelites, named after Zebulun's sons (Numbers 26:26). The tribes were named for Jacob's children (or grandchildren, in the cases of Ephraim and Manasseh).……Jacob's […]
“What should we learn from the tribe of Naphtali?”……Israel's tribes were named for Jacob's children. Naphtali, being the sixth son of Jacob, is one of Israel's twelve tribes. In the time of Moses, Naphtali was divided into four clans: the Jahzeelites, the Gunites, the Jezerites, and the Shillemites, named after Naphtali's sons (Numbers 26:48-49). Naphtali […]
“What are the twelve tribes of Israel?”…It is simple to say that the twelve tribes of Israel are those tribes that descended from Jacob’s sons, but it is not quite that easy.…Joseph received a double-portion, the Leviteswere set apart, and many lists name the sons, which were not the same as the tribal patriarchs. …It […]
“What should we learn from the tribe of Simeon?”……Each of the twelve sons of Israel received a blessing from their father, Jacob, just before his death. The twelve sons were the progenitors of the twelve tribes of Israel, and the blessing contained prophetic information about the future of each tribe. In the case of the […]
“What should we learn from the tribe of Levi?”……The patriarch, Jacob, gave each of his twelve sons a blessing just before he died. The twelve sons were the fathers of the twelve tribes of Israel, and the blessings contained prophetic information about the future of each tribe. In the case of the tribe of Levi, […]