God the Rock – The Stumbling Stone. “He will be a stone to stumble over, a rock obstructing their way; a trap and a snare for the inhabitants of Jerusalem. Many of them will stumble and fall, be broken and trapped and captured.” (Isaiah 8:14-5). One dominant messianic theme in the Hebrew Bible was the prophecy …
God the Rock – Water from Christ. “… They all drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank of that spiritual rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ. (1 Corinthians 10:4). There is no doubt that Paul was talking about a divine rock that accompanied the Israelites on their wilderness journey, and it seems that …
God the Rock – Daniel’s Vision. Around 600 BC, Nebuchadnezzar and his huge Babylonian army laid siege to Jerusalem. They surrounded the capital city of Judah and had a stranglehold on everything in Jerusalem… no food, no transportation, no military help. God’s punishment to His Chosen People for their unfaithfulness was to have the Babylonians defeat …
God the Rock – “The Living Stone.” On Christ as the Living Stone. “So come to Him then, that Living Stone which was rejected and discarded by men but chosen by God and is priceless in God’s eyes… For it says in Scripture, “Look, I lay a cornerstone in Zion, a chosen and precious stone! Whoever …
God the Rock – The Parable of the Two Builders. Please read Matthew 7: 21-29 and/or Luke 6:46-49. PRELUDE. The opening words of the section in Matthew are actually scary good, and I do mean scary. Evidently one can have a powerful ministry, even prophecy and exorcism, and still not be known by God. Apparently, one can do great things for God …
God the Rock – “God Don’t Never Change” This gospel blues classic was recorded by the legendary Blind Willie Johnson in 1929. No one else has ever claimed credit for the song, so it is assumed that he was the original composer and writer. Blind Willie was born around 1900 in Texas. He was not born …
God the Rock – Introduction. “For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?” (Psalm 18:31). “Rock” = Hebrew, Tsuri (zsu’ ree): An enormous boulder, or a rock formation made up of huge boulders; can also mean a large immovable cliff or mountain crag. God’s qualities as a Rock: immovable; stable; unshakeable; …