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Little League More Important than Church?
Last spring I asked a friend at church to teach a children’s Sabbath School class a few weeks from then. She checked her calendar and said, “I can’t. That’s the day Noah starts his Little League Baseball.” When I grew up, Sabbath School and church took priority over everything. But now it’s common for families […] Source: https://atoday.org/53156-2/
Sunday: The First Return of Exiles
Read Jeremiah 25:11-12 and Jeremiah 29:10 and Daniel 9:1-2. When did the first return of the exiles happen? What prophecy was the return fulfilling?
The Lord influenced Cyrus to allow the first return, in fulfillment of Jeremiah’s 70-year prophecy. Jeremiah had written that the land of Judah would lie desolate for 70 years under Babylon (this happened, from 606/605 B.C. to 537/536 B.C.), but then God would open the doors for the captives’ return. As Daniel studied the writings of Jeremiah, he realized that the time had come for that promised return.
Cyrus and Daniel
In Daniel 9, Daniel is distraught because the 70 years were nearly up with no apparent change, and the new Persian empire had now risen to power. He mourned and turned to God, pleading for mercy and the fulfillment of His promises. In the same chapter (Dan. 9:24-27), God assured Daniel that He watches over everything and has a future planned, with a Deliverer who will die for the people to atone for their sins, bring righteousness, and fulfill the sacrificial system. In effect, God was saying, “Daniel, don’t worry. Since the true Deliverer (Jesus) will surely come, I will also send a deliver for you now”. Shortly afterward, God moved Cyrus, the king of Persia, to give the command to release the captives. God is always true to His promises (See Daniel 10 for how God intervened in order to secure the prosperity of His people in their homeland.)
Ezra 1 records King Cyrus’s proclamation that the nation of Israel was free to return to Jerusalem and to build the house of the Lord. The command was given sometime between the years 539–537 B.C. Not only does Cyrus let them go, but he also makes sure that they return with gifts and offerings, including the original vessels from the temple, which had been stolen by Nebuchadnezzar. This event reminds us of the Israelites leaving Egypt many years before, when God also moved the hearts of the people to present them with parting gifts. This first group to return to Judah was composed of about 50,000 people, which most likely included women and children from other territories.
| What other historical prophecies have been fulfilled exactly as promised in the Word, and how can we draw comfort from them that God knows the future and that we can trust His promises to us? |
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1.1 The First Return of the Exiles – MAKING SENSE OF HISTORY: ZERUBBABEL AND EZRA | Pastor Kurt Piesslinger, M.A.
Series EZRA AND NEHEMIAH with Pastor Kurt Piesslinger, M.A. |
1.MAKING SENSE OF HISTORY: ZERUBBABEL AND EZRA |
1.1 The First Return of the Exiles
Serubbabel was the Jewish leader of the first return of exiles after they had been in Babylonian captivity for 70 years. The Persian king Cyrus allowed it and therefore fulfilled a prophetic text of the Old Testament.
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Maranatha Celebrates 50 Years of Reveling in the Joy of Service
No leg, new life
Lepani Kuruduadua felt like his life was over.
The retired schoolteacher accidentally cut his right leg with a knife while repairing a church in a Fijian village, Naqarani. The wound didn’t heal and, because Lepani had diabetes, only got worse. Finally, the doctor said the leg had to be amputated.
After the operation, Lepani lay in bed for months, wondering what was left in life. He felt especially sad because he had joined the church 17 years earlier but had never used his two good legs to…
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Church member encourages 165 people to study Sabbath School Lesson
Helping people meet Jesus goes beyond an invitation to go to Sabbath morning worship services. It is necessary to bring our neighbors to a deep knowledge of the Word of God, so they may have the freedom that comes from the divine promises. For this reason, the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Brazil developed the Mana Project. Its characteristic name takes us to the biblical story of the bread that God sent from Heaven to feed His people. Adventists understand the study of the Sabbath School…
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Sabato 28 Settembre 2019
* Matteo 9:4-6 * Ma Gesù, conosciuti i loro pensieri, disse: “Perché pensate cose malvagie nei vostri cuori? Infatti, che cosa è più facile dire: I tuoi peccati ti sono perdonati oppure: Alzati e cammina? Testo di Barbara Zordan, in studio Sara Durante
Meditazione giornaliera, serie "Apri la porta del tuo cuore". https://hopechannel.it Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZqtsKAYIsc
Scuola del Sabato – 4° Trimestre 2019 – Lezione 1
Dare un senso alla storia Serie: Esdra e Neemia a cura di Jiri Moskala.
Jiri Moskala è professore di Esegesi dell’Antico Testamento e decano della Facoltà teologica presso la Andrews University. Prima di trasferirsi negli Stati Uniti, nel 1999, ha servito in vari ambiti nella Repubblica Ceca. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDJ8CPTzpys
