The following are my personal favorite posts from 2014 because of what I learned and how they changed me. I categorized them for your convenience and better contextualization. As you can see, my primary focus this year was the Old Testament. Enjoy!
Old Testament
All the Blessings of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
Isaac Says Rebekah is His Sister
Jacob’s Messianic Blessing to Judah
Three signs the Lord gives Moses for the Israelites
What is the Covenant of the Sabbath?
Thoughts about the Altar of Incense in the Tabernacle
What is the Meaning of the Bells and Pomegranates on Aaron’s Robe in Exodus 28:33-35?
Lessons from the Shewbread
The Priestly Crown
The Candlestick in the Holy Place
The Ransom for a Census
Lessons from the Murmuring (and Over-Indulgence) in Numbers 11
A Sabbath-breaking Case and the Introduction of the Fringe
Murmuring and Rebellion about Priesthood Leadership in Numbers 16
Rahab Hides the Israelite Spies: Joshua 2
On Wiping out the Amalekites
Ehud, a Deliverer Raised Up
Gideon’s Debate with an Angel and the Sacrificial Sign
Gideon Destroys Baal’s Altar
Meaning in the Two Signs of the Fleece
How Lord Tests Gideon’s Ranks to Choose the Few
Jepthah and Jepthah’s daughter as a types of Christ
Re-examining Samson’s First Philistine Romance
Judges 17-18: When there was no king in the land
A Story of Procrastination in Judges 19
Little missed detail about the state of the Tabernacle under Eli
The Ark of the Covenant in Exile: 1 Samuel 5-6
Israel’s Repentance Process After Regaining the Ark
The Israelites' Deeper Problem with Wanting a King
Jonathan as a type of Christ in 1 Samuel 14
Eliab versus David as choices for king
The big lesson from all the attempts on David’s life in 1 Samuel 18
David flees the Manhunt
Nabal and Abigail in 1 Samuel 25
Saul visits the medium in 1 Sam 28
The Death of Absalom as a type of Christ
Why call Him “Prince of Peace”?
New Testament
How Jesus’s Water-to-Wine Miracle can Help Us Today
How Jesus gains his disciples through member missionary work
New insight on the Parable of the Sower
Using the Lord’s Prayer to Guide Our Prayers
The Woman Taken in Adultery
Watch For The Thief
The Manner the Twelve Choose Another Apostle in the New Testament
Paul finds some odd disciples
The New Song Sung Before the Throne
KJV Versus JST: the Woman Clothed with the Sun in Revelation 12
Pearl of Great Price
Eve, the Mother of All Living
Topical
Religious Freedom: Foundations, Privileges, Limits, Benefits, and More
How is the Holy Ghost always to be with each of us when there are many of us?
What can Baptism Metaphors Teach Us?
15 Ways to Study a General Conference Talk to Teach a Lesson
Take Heed to Yourselves
Reaching for Humility
Experience
Raspberries and Humility
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