7: Foundations for Prophecy – Singing with Inspiration

May 11, 2025 By admin

To learn of the “Allusions, Images and Symbols” in Bible Prophecy we are really in great need of saying to God
Give Me The Bible – Hymn 272 so we are able to learn with His abundant help. This will be our theme for this, the second quarter of Bible Study, 2025.

Our Memory Text tells of Isaiah wishing to do God’s work, and we can sing this heartily in
Hymn 330 – Take My Life, And Let It Be as we look through the scriptures this week. Sabbath afternoon’s introduction to the week of study closes with God’s loving character, which is found in
Hymn 79 – O Love Of God, How Strong And True!

Sunday continues with
Hymn 330 – Take My Life, And Let It Be all because God says
So Send I You – Hymn 578.

The throne room scene on Monday shows “our role as forgiven sinners” giving us a prayer hymn
Forgive Our Sins As We Forgive – Hymn 299.

We keep learning more about angels this week, and
Hymn 425 – Holy, Holy, Is What The Angels Sing helps us to understand a little more about our angels. The question at the end of Tuesday gives us another wonderful hymn in
Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty! – Hymn 73.

Learning more about The Fall Of Lucifer (Thursday) we are very much encouraged to sing
Worthy, Worthy Is The Lamb – Hymn 246.

Please continue to search the scriptures this week to be blessed, and to bless others.

To learn unknown hymns, you will find the accompaniment music for each one at: https://sdahymnals.com/Hymnal/

Another great resource is for when there is a hymn you wish to sing but can’t find it in your hymnal. Go to https://www.sdahymnal.org/Search and in the search bar type a special word in that is in the hymn. I am sure you will be amazed at the help you will be given.

2 Timothy 2:15 KJV – “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”

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Source: https://ssnet.org/blog/7-foundations-for-prophecy-singing-with-inspiration/

7: Foundations for Prophecy — Teaching Plan

May 11, 2025 By admin

Key Thought: God is the foundation of every good thing because He is the Creator of all good things. God’s throne is in heaven and He has jurisdiction over the earth and all He created.
May 17, 2025

1. Have a volunteer read Isaiah 6:6-8.

Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
What were the consequences of this meeting and why is it important?
Personal Application: Have you submitted to Christ in knowing cleansing and forgiveness enough to allow yourself to want to be used to share the gospel with others? Share your thoughts.
Case Study: One of your relatives states, How can we witness to people without appearing to be aggressive and pushy in our sharing? Some groups are very pushy and it turns a lot of people off. So how can we approach and share in a non-aggressive manner?” How would you respond to your relative?

2. Have a volunteer read Genesis 3:21-24, Ezekiel 1:4-14.

Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
What job were the cherubim tasked with and why?
Personal Application: How holy are you in comparison to God? What does this tell us about our need of the gospel? Share your thoughts.
Case Study: One of your friends states, “I don’t understand the imagery here concerning the vision. Can you explain what this is describing? How does this help us in understanding God or His work?” How would you respond to your friend?

3. Have a volunteer read Numbers 2:3; 2:10; 2:19; 2:25.

Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point in this text is.
What were the four dominant tribes of the tabernacle? What were the standard flag for each one of these tribes?
(Note – Reuben – Man, Judah – Lion, Ephraim – Ox, Dan – Eagle.)
Personal Application: How can we draw closer to the presence of God in our lives? Share your thoughts.
Case Study: One of your neighbors states: “How does Elijah come before Christ’s second coming? John the Baptist came before Jesus the first time. If John was a burning and shining lamp, what will God’s people be described as as a forerunner of Christ?” How would you respond to your neighbor?
(Note – Read Revelation Chapter 14:1-6) Their message? (Revelation 14:6-14)

4. Have a volunteer read Ezekiel 28:11-17, Daniel 14:12-14.

Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
If Satan and one-third of the angels were kicked out of heaven, what kind of honor would it be for us to take their places in heaven? Does that mean we become angels when we go to heaven?.
Personal Application: What role do we have as a church and as individuals in letting people know about what Christ has done for them? Share your thoughts.
Case Study: Think of one person who needs to hear a message from this week’s lesson. Tell the class what you plan to do this week to share with them.

(Truth that is not lived, that is not imparted, loses its life-giving power, its healing virtue. Its blessings can be retained only as it is shared. ”Ministry of Healing, p. 148).

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Source: https://ssnet.org/blog/7-foundations-for-prophecy-teaching-plan/

Giovanni 15:5 – Apri la porta del tuo cuore

May 11, 2025 By admin

“Io sono la vite, voi siete i tralci. Chi rimane in me e io in lui porta molto frutto; perché senza di me non potete fare nulla”. 📖 Giovanni 15:5
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💌 Apri la porta del tuo cuore
🗣 Speaker: Valentina Piazza Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YngZHGLf_r8

Lesson 7.Foundations of Prophecy | 7.2 The Two Cherubim | ALLUSIONS, IMAGES, SYMBOLS | LIVING FAITH

May 11, 2025 By admin

Lesson 7: Foundations of Prophecy

7.2 The Two Cherubim
The Cherubim at Eden’s Gate—Guardians of Life, Signs of Hope

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Introduction

After the Fall, Adam and Eve were driven out of the Garden of Eden. Yet God did not leave them without hope. At the eastern entrance to the garden He stationed two cherubim, wielding a flaming sword to guard the way to the Tree of Life (Genesis 3:24). These cherubim were not merely sentinels but also symbols of God’s ongoing presence and of the promise of redemption.

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Bible Study

Question: What was the role of the cherubim—and why?

In Genesis 3:24 we read that God placed the cherubim east of Eden to guard the path to the Tree of Life. This prevented fallen humanity from gaining eternal life in its sinful state. Yet the cherubim were more than gatekeepers; they symbolized God’s presence and the hope of future restoration. Their presence reminded mankind that access to God was blocked but not lost forever. Later, the cherubim were depicted in the Tabernacle and the Temple, overshadowing the Ark of the Covenant—the place where God met His people (Exodus 25:18–22).

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Spiritual Principles

God’s Holiness and Justice: The cherubim guard access to the Tree of Life, underscoring God’s holiness and the consequences of sin.
God’s Presence: Their placement symbolizes God’s continuing desire to dwell with His people.
Hope of Redemption: Even amid separation, God offers hope through the promised Messiah.

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Application for Daily Life

The story of the cherubim teaches us that even in seasons of separation and loss, God’s presence and hope remain. In our daily lives, we can remember that despite our failures, God is with us and points us toward redemption. Like the cherubim at Eden’s gate, we too can serve as beacons of hope and guides to God’s presence for others.

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Conclusion

The cherubim at Eden’s gate are more than guards; they symbolize God’s holiness, His abiding presence, and the hope of redemption. They remind us that despite sin’s barrier, God has prepared a way back to Himself.

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Thought of the Day

Though the path to the Tree of Life was blocked, hope of redemption remained alive—guarded by cherubim who symbolize God’s presence and promise.

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Illustration – The Guardians of the Lost Garden

In the quiet of night, as the city slept beneath darkness, Samuel sat alone in his study. The dim glow of his desk lamp cast flickering shadows while rain tapped softly on the window. A scholar of ancient cultures, he had recently been gripped by a restless longing for something beyond the tangible.

His research led him to the cherubim—those mysterious beings described in ancient texts as the guardians of Eden. They were not only protectors but symbols of hope, promising that humanity would one day return to paradise. The idea fascinated him.

One evening, as he read an old manuscript, he paused at a passage: “He drove the man out, and placed cherubim east of the garden of Eden, with a flaming sword that turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.” The words seared into his mind.

In the weeks that followed, Samuel studied the cherubim’s symbolism. He realized they were more than sentinels; they bore witness to God’s presence. In the Tabernacle, their wings stretched over the Mercy Seat atop the Ark of the Covenant—the place where God met His people. They signified that God dwelt among them.

This discovery moved Samuel deeply. He began to see that the cherubim were not distant, mystical creatures but emblems of God’s nearness—His willingness to be with humanity despite its failures.

One night he dreamed he stood before a glorious garden, its entrance flanked by two radiant cherubim. A brilliant light shone between them. As he approached, he felt overwhelming warmth and love emanating from that light, and a voice said, “The way is not closed but prepared. Return, and you will enter the garden once more.”

When he awoke, Samuel was changed. He felt a profound calling—not only as a historian but as a witness to God’s presence. He began giving lectures, sharing his insights, and encouraging people to seek God’s nearness in their own lives.

For Samuel, the cherubim became living symbols of hope—the promise that the way back to God is always open. And so the historian became a messenger of divine presence, reminding others that God dwells among them, ready to welcome them with open arms.

Source: https://fulfilleddesire.net/lesson-7-foundations-of-prophecy-7-2-the-two-cherubim-allusions-images-symbols-living-faith/

12.05.2025 – Genesis Chapter 26 | BELIEVE HIS PROPHETS

May 11, 2025 By admin

May 12, 2025

DAILY BIBLE READING

Genesis 26 – God’s Promise, Protection, and Blessing for Isaac Amid Distress

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Bible Text – Genesis 26 (KJV)

¹And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.

²And the Lord appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:

³Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;

⁴And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;

⁵Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

⁶And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:

⁷And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.

⁸And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.

⁹And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife; and how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die for her.

¹⁰And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.

¹¹And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.

¹²Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the Lord blessed him.

¹³And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:

¹⁴For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.

¹⁵For all the wells which his father’s servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth.

¹⁶And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.

¹⁷And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.

¹⁸And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.

¹⁹And Isaac’s servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water.

²⁰And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac’s herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him.

²¹And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.

²²And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the Lord hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.

²³And he went up from thence to Beersheba.

²⁴And the Lord appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham’s sake.

²⁵And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the Lord, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac’s servants digged a well.

²⁶Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army.

²⁷And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you?

²⁸And they said, We saw certainly that the Lord was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee;

²⁹That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the Lord.

³⁰And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.

³¹And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.

³²And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac’s servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found water.

³³And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beersheba unto this day.

³⁴And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:

³⁵Which were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.

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Introduction

Chapter 26 of the Book of Genesis is the only chapter that fully focuses on the patriarch Isaac. Here we meet Isaac during a time of economic hardship, political tension, and spiritual testing. Despite famine, conflict with the Philistines, and personal fears, God reveals Himself as faithful, blessing, and present. Isaac’s journey shows us a life lived between divine calling and earthly challenges. This chapter stands as a testimony to God’s faithfulness to His covenant — across generations.

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Commentary

1. God’s Promise to Isaac (vv. 1–5)

The famine puts Isaac in a state of great uncertainty. But instead of fleeing to Egypt (as Abraham once did), God commands him to remain in the land. Isaac receives the same promise as Abraham: land, descendants, and a blessing for all nations. This is not merely a repetition, but a confirmation that God’s covenant is not bound to individuals but to His promises. Notably, the blessing upon Isaac comes because of Abraham’s obedience (v. 5), showing how the faithfulness of one generation bears fruit in the next.

2. Isaac’s Fear and Half-Truth (vv. 6–11)

In Gerar, Isaac resorts to a familiar tactic: claiming Rebekah is his sister out of fear for his life. This mirrors Abraham’s actions in Egypt and with Abimelech. The father’s failure repeats in the son. Yet Abimelech discerns the truth and confronts Isaac. Strikingly, the pagan king appears more morally upright than the man of faith. Still, God protects Isaac and even uses the pagan ruler to safeguard him.

3. God’s Blessing Despite Opposition (vv. 12–16)

Isaac stays in the land and receives extraordinary material blessings: a hundredfold harvest and great wealth. Yet this visible blessing provokes envy—a recurring pattern. The Philistines begin to sabotage him by filling in the wells. Blessing and opposition often coexist—this principle remains true even today. Abimelech, recognizing Isaac’s growing power, asks him to leave.

4. Wells, Conflict, and God’s Expansion (vv. 17–22)

Isaac moves to the valley of Gerar and reopens his father’s wells—an act of honoring both spiritual and material inheritance. But conflicts arise with the local herdsmen. Isaac relinquishes disputed wells and moves on. Peace comes only at the third well, Rehoboth: “Now the Lord has made room for us.” This section teaches humility, patience, and peace-making. Isaac doesn’t fight for territory but trusts that God will provide space.

5. God’s Renewed Appearance and Isaac’s Worship (vv. 23–25)

In Beersheba, God appears to Isaac again, reaffirming His promise and giving courage: “Fear not!” Isaac responds with worship—he builds an altar, calls on God’s name, settles there, and his servants dig a well. The order is spiritually significant: worship comes first, then dwelling and working. Isaac’s spiritual life forms the core of his daily living.

6. Peace Treaty with Abimelech (vv. 26–33)

Abimelech seeks a treaty with Isaac, recognizing: “The Lord is with you.” Isaac’s faith and God’s blessing have become visible. Former tensions are resolved with a meal and an oath. Isaac becomes a peacemaker. Once again, spiritual maturity leads to material blessing: a new well with living water is found.

7. Family Disappointment (vv. 34–35)

The chapter ends on a somber note: Esau’s choice of wives brings “grief of mind” to Isaac and Rebekah. Despite all the outward blessings, family tension remains—a foreshadowing of the future division between Esau and Jacob. This reflects a reality of life: God’s blessing does not erase human failures or challenges.

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Summary

In Genesis 26, we see Isaac as a patriarch standing in God’s promises yet also facing fear, envy, and conflict. God renews the covenant made with Abraham, and Isaac experiences both spiritual and material blessings. Still, he must endure opposition and claim his space with patience. The episodes with the wells symbolize the struggle for space and for spiritual sustenance. Ultimately, God leads him to peace, worship, and growth.

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Message for Today

God’s promises continue — even across generations. What God begins, He will also bring to fulfillment — even through difficult times.
Fear can lead to wrong decisions, but God’s grace endures. Isaac isn’t always exemplary, yet God’s protection remains over his life.
Blessing often invites envy and resistance. But those who, like Isaac, walk patiently will see God open new paths.
Peace begins with faith and humility. Isaac’s willingness to avoid strife leads to space, growth, and peace.
A life in God’s presence leads to worship and influence. People notice when God’s hand is on our lives — and that can open doors for reconciliation and testimony.

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May 11–17, 2025

WEEKLY SPIRIT OF PROPHECY READING

Ellen G. White │ Patriarchs and Prophets – Chapter 4