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At the Appointed Time
The more I study Scripture, the more patterns seem to leap off the page. In the blog post The Book of the Law, we looked at God’s timing in the discovery of the Book of the Law during Josiah’s reign. God let it be found when a godly king would act on what he was given. We had the privilege of going to the Museum of the Bible this weekend to see the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit. Go if you get the chance! Just as finding The Book of the Law was a pivotal moment in Judea’s history, the timing of the finding the Dead Sea Scrolls could not have…
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What can we learn from an ancient toilet?
Two weeks ago, I wrote about God loosing the loins of kings. Today, I’m captivated by a 2,500 year old toilet. What’s so interesting about a stone potty? Videos like this make me wish I’d been an archeologist. Weeds Raw meat Tapeworms Why am I excited about 2,500 year old weeds and raw meat? This discovery dates to the first temple period when Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem in 586 BC. The analysis of the dirt below the toilet confirms II Kings 25:3. On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land.…
