Cairo: Jesus in Egypt & God's Unusual Leaning
God seldom gives us all we need to understand, but He always gives us what we need in order to obey. The story of Jesus in Egypt as a boy offers a...
Biblical geography offers more for us than the maps in the back of our Bibles might imply. I recently shared a talk on how valuable the lands of the Bible can be to our understanding and application of Scripture.
(Photo: Sea of Galilee. Courtesy of the Pictorial Library of Bible Lands)
This land served as God’s testing ground of faith. It was here, in this land where both personal and national existence were threatened, that Israel’s leaders and people were called upon to learn the true meaning of security and well-being, of trust in the Lord their God. —James M. Monson
If I could boil down the essence of how God used the lands of the Bible to shape the lives of the people of the Bible, this message would come close.
Click to listen as I share these 5 lasting lessons from the lands of the Bible.
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1. Through settings of lack.
2. Through opportunities of influence.
3. Through lessons of contentment.
4. Through recurring places of grace.
5. Through promises of hope.
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