Posts by Brandon Starnes
Rejoicing In The Word For Ladies – The Day of Preparation (May 2025)
“Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury. Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid. There laid they Jesus therefore because…
Read MoreRejoicing In The Word For Ladies – The Lost Eternity (April 2025)
Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. While the bridegroom tarried, they…
Read MoreRejoicing In The Word For Ladies – The Wisdom of Preparation (March 2025)
“Commit thy works unto the Lord…” (Prov. 16:3) The value of preparation is packed into the book of wisdom, Proverbs. How can I apply this wisdom to my life? There are some great illustrations from nature found in Prov. 30:24-28. “There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise: the ants are a people not strong, yet they…
Read MoreRejoicing In The Word For Ladies – The Heart of Preparation (Feb. 2025)
In the days of Samuel the prophet, the ark of God had been absent from the tabernacle in Shiloh for over twenty years. God’s people were burdened by national anxiety and unrest at the hands of the Philistines. There is a phrase used in 1 Samuel 7:2 to describe the emotions of the Israelites: “all…
Read MoreRejoicing In The Word For Ladies – What He Hath Prepared (Jan. 2025)
“For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what He hath prepared for him that waiteth for Him.” Isaiah 64:4 To prepare is to make ready beforehand for some purpose, use, or activity. A restating of this definition would be the action or process of making…
Read MoreRejoicing In The Word For Ladies – Let Every Heart Prepare Him Room (Christmas Special 2024)
“Joy to the world, the Lord is come. Let earth receive her king. Let every heart prepare Him room!” When the Son of God came to dwell among men over 2,000 years ago, He was welcomed by very few… His parents, a handful of shepherds, and some wisemen from afar. The cold indifference of the city…
Read MoreRejoicing In The Word For Ladies – The Path to Plenty (Dec. 2024)
Harvest and Thanksgiving! These words bring us feelings of peace and plenty. They remind us of bountiful gatherings of food, family, and friends. A verse that I pray often is Psalm 119:17, “Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word.” I want a rich relationship with the Lord that yields useful fruit…
Read MoreThe Trespass Offering – Cleansing (Lev. 5.1-6.7)
A trespass is an act of crossing a boundary when I do not intend to do so, once again a sin of ignorance. But in this case, it may be that the Lord expects some sort of retribution to accompany the offering. The trespass offerings are given for things that we forget to do, are…
Read MoreThe Sin Offering (Sin of Ignorance) – Confession (Lev. 4.1-35, 6.24-30)
They say that ignorance is bliss. They say, “What we don’t know won’t hurt us!” Is this really true? Once again, we have been examining the five types of offerings in the Book of Leviticus. The first offering was the burnt offering and symbolized consecration. The second offering was the meat (or meal) offering and…
Read MoreReasons and Restrictions for the Peace Offering
The instructions for the peace offering are continued in chapter seven of Leviticus, where we find three reasons why the worshiper might bring a peace offering. Thanksgiving — The primary reason for bringing a peace offering was gratitude. Oh, how we need to relearn the art of thankfulness. A welfare mentality has influenced us for…
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