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The Acts of the Apostles: Chapter 1 – God’s Purpose for His Church
Chapter 1—God’s Purpose for His Church The church is God’s appointed agency for the salvation of men. It was organized for service, and its mission is to carry the gospel to the world. From the beginning it has been God’s plan that through His church shall be reflected to the world His fullness and His…
Read MoreThe Great Controversy: Chapter 1 – The Destruction of Jerusalem
Chapter 1—The Destruction of Jerusalem “If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee…
Read MoreProphets and Kings: Chapter 21 – Elisha’s Closing Ministry
Chapter 21—Elisha’s Closing Ministry Called to the prophetic office while Ahab was still reigning, Elisha had lived to see many changes take place in the kingdom of Israel. Judgment upon judgment had befallen the Israelites during the reign of Hazael the Syrian, who had been anointed to be the scourge of the apostate nation. The…
Read MoreProphets and Kings: Chapter 20 – Naaman
Chapter 20—Naaman This chapter is based on 2 Kings 5. “Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honorable, because by him the Lord had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valor, but he was a leper.” Ben-hadad, king…
Read MoreProphets and Kings: Chapter 19 – A Prophet of Peace
Chapter 19—A Prophet of Peace This chapter is based on 2 Kings 4. The work of Elisha as a prophet was in some respects very different from that of Elijah. To Elijah had been committed messages of condemnation and judgment; his was the voice of fearless reproof, calling king and people to turn from their…
Read MoreProphets and Kings: Chapter 18 – The Healing of the Waters
Chapter 18—The Healing of the Waters In Patriarchal times the Jordan Valley was “well watered everywhere, … even as the garden of the Lord.” It was in this fair valley that Lot chose to make his home when he “pitched his tent toward Sodom.” Genesis 13:10, 12. At the time that the cities of the…
Read MoreProphets and Kings: Chapter 17 – The Call of Elisha
Chapter 17—The Call of Elisha God had bidden Elijah anoint another to be prophet in his stead. “Elisha the son of Shaphat … shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room” (1 Kings 19:16), He had said; and in obedience to the command, Elijah went to find Elisha. As he journeyed northward, how changed…
Read MoreProphets and Kings: Chapter 16 – The Fall of the House of Ahab
Chapter 16—The Fall of the House of Ahab This chapter is based on 1 Kings 21; 2 Kings 1. The evil influence that Jezebel had exercised from the first over Ahab continued during the later years of his life and bore fruit in deeds of shame and violence such as have seldom been equaled in…
Read MoreProphets and Kings: Chapter 15 – Jehoshaphat
Chapter 15—Jehoshaphat Until called to the throne at the age of thirty-five, Jehoshaphat had before him the example of good King Asa, who in nearly every crisis had done “that which was right in the eyes of the Lord.” 1 Kings 15:11. During a prosperous reign of twenty-five years, Jehoshaphat sought to walk “in all…
Read MoreProphets and Kings: Chapter 14 – “In the Spirit and Power of Elias”
Chapter 14—“In the Spirit and Power of Elias” Through the long centuries that have passed since Elijah’s time, the record of his lifework has brought inspiration and courage to those who have been called to stand for the right in the midst of apostasy. And for us, “upon whom the ends of the world are…
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