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ISBE Gems
Bible Gem 303 – Welcome to Gaius’s House (1 Cor 1:14, Rom 16:23)
As you know Paul stayed in Gaius’s house during his later time in Corinth. Gaius has been very gracious to put us up in his house while we “gem” 1 & 2 Corinthians. It is a magnificent house, large enough for all of us to …
Bible Gem 48 – Time Out by the Sea of Galilee (John 6:1)
Sea of Galilee is elsewhere called “the sea of Tiberias” (Joh_21:1; Joh_6:1); “the lake of Gennesaret” (Luk_5:1); “the sea” (Joh_6:16, etc.), and “the lake” (Luk_5:1, etc.). The Old Testament names were “sea of Chinnereth” (ים־כּנּרת, yam kinneretȟ: Num_34:11; Deu_3:17; Jos_13:27; Jos_19:35), and “sea of Chinneroth” …
Bible Gem 1373 – The Third Word of the Big Three – BAPTIZED (Acts 2:38)
“Therefore let all the house of Israel know for certain that God has made Him both LORD and Christ — this Jesus whom you crucified.” Now when they heard this,they were pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, …
Bible Gem 1328 – How do we know Luke wrote Acts? (Acts 1:1-3)
A good thing to do before you begin studying any book of the Bible is to look at the details of the book in overview, as I suggested you do in the last Gem at the end of Luke. (1327) In my first book I …
Bible Gem 723 – Tychicus (Eph 6:21-22)
To bring you up to date, Tychicus will give you a full report about what I am doing and how I am getting along. He is a beloved brother and faithful helper in the Lord’s work. I have sent him to you for this very …
Bible Gem 593 – The Introduction to Ephesians (Eph 1:1)
Use E-Sword and choose <ISBE> in the Dictionary window. Type “Ephesians” in the search slot and choose “Ephesians, Epistle to the” and you will get 9 computer screens of info about the Epistle. But you will have to download the ISBE from the website first …