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1 Thessalonians: Chapter 1—Introduction
This chapter contains the inscription of the epistle; the apostle's salutation of the persons it is written to; his thanksgiving for blessings received by them; an account of the manner in which the Gospel came to them, how they behaved when it was preached to them, and of the success of it in their conversion. The inscription which expresses the names of the persons concerned in the epistle, and describes those to whom it is written, and also the salutation, which is the same as in other epistles, are in (1 Thessalonians 1:1). And then follows a thanksgiving to God made in prayer to him for the special graces of the Spirit bestowed on them, as faith, hope, and love, and the lively exercise of…
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1 Thessalonians: Introduction To The Epistle
Thessalonica was a very large, populous, and flourishing city, it was “liberae conditionis”, as Pliny says, a free city, and the metropolis of Macedonia; it was formerly called Halis, and had the name of Thessalonica given it by Philip king of Macedon, on account of his conquest of Thessalia, which this name signifies; and some say he gave this name to a daughter of his on that occasion, who was afterwards the wife of Cassander; who, others say, called this place by his wife's name, which before was Therme: its name with the Italians is Salonichi, and is now in the hands of the Turks, as all Greece is: here the Apostle Paul came after he had been at Philippi, and stayed about three weeks,…
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31 Bible Reading – The Book Of Psalms (107-150)
A Transcript Of The Video Study This is the thirty-first study in the series, and we are looking for the last time at the book of Psalms. In our previous studies, I have pointed out the book of Psalms has been divided into five sub-books, often called the Five Books of Psalms. Book 1: Psalms 1-41 (1 hr, 5 min to read) • Total 41: David (37); Anonymous (4) Book 2: Psalms 42-72 (51 min to read) • Total 31: David (18); Asaph (1); Korah (7); Solomon (1); Anonymous (4) Book 3: Psalms 73-89 (36 min to read) • Total 17: David (1); Asaph (11); Korah (3); Ethan (1); Heman (1) Book 4: Psalms 90-106 (31 min to read) • Total 17: David (2); Moses…
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30 Bible Reading – The Book Of Psalms (90-106)
A Transcript Of The Video Study This is the thirtieth study in the series, and we are looking once more at the book of Psalms. In our previous study, I pointed out the book of Psalms has been divided into five sub-books, often called the Five Books of Psalms. Book 1: Psalms 1-41 (1 hr, 5 min to read) • Total 41: David (37); Anonymous (4) Book 2: Psalms 42-72 (51 min to read) • Total 31: David (18); Asaph (1); Korah (7); Solomon (1); Anonymous (4) Book 3: Psalms 73-89 (36 min to read) • Total 17: David (1); Asaph (11); Korah (3); Ethan (1); Heman (1) Book 4: Psalms 90-106 (31 min to read) • Total 17: David (2); Moses (1); Anonymous (14)…
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29 Bible Reading – The Book Of Psalms (73-89)
A Transcript Of The Video Study This is the twenty-ninth study in the series, and we are looking once more at the book of Psalms. In our previous study, I pointed out the book of Psalms has been divided into five sub-books, often called the Five Books of Psalms. Book 1: Psalms 1-41 (1 hr, 5 min to read) • Total 41: David (37); Anonymous (4) Book 2: Psalms 42-72 (51 min to read) • Total 31: David (18); Asaph (1); Korah (7); Solomon (1); Anonymous (4) Book 3: Psalms 73-89 (36 min to read) • Total 17: David (1); Asaph (11); Korah (3); Ethan (1); Heman (1) Book 4: Psalms 90-106 (31 min to read) • Total 17: David (2); Moses (1); Anonymous (14)…
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28 Bible Reading – The Book Of Psalms (42-72)
A Transcript Of The Video Study This is the twenty-eighth study in the series, and we are looking once again at the book of Psalms. In our previous study, I pointed out that the book of Psalms has been divided into five sub-books, often called the Five Books of Psalms. Book 1: Psalms 1-41 (1 hr, 5 min to read) • Total 41: David (37); Anonymous (4) Book 2: Psalms 42-72 (51 min to read) • Total 31: David (18); Asaph (1); Korah (7); Solomon (1); Anonymous (4) Book 3: Psalms 73-89 (36 min to read) • Total 17: David (1); Asaph (11); Korah (3); Ethan (1); Heman (1) Book 4: Psalms 90-106 (31 min to read) • Total 17: David (2); Moses (1); Anonymous…
