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				<title>Pieter posted a new activity comment</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 14:54:10 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Encouraging post, Adam, thank you for your honesty. </p>
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				<title>Pieter posted a new activity comment</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 14:52:06 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good comment, it shows that the studies here lead us to apply the lessons in our own lives, and I guess that is one of the main aims of this ministry.</p>
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					<a href="https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/members/barbraodari/" data-bb-hp-profile="3605" rel="nofollow">Barbra</a> posted an update <p>CHAPTER SIXTEEN</p><p>TOPICAL BIBLE STUDY</p><p>This chapter enables one to learn about what the Bible teaches on a certain subject. For example, one can learn about what the Bible teaches about [&hellip;]</p>					]]></content:encoded>
				
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 14:50:17 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great comment there Shadrack &#8220;&#8230;inspires a renewed sense of commitment to doing justice, mercy, vocation, and mission in order to bring heaven on earth&#8221;</p>
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					<a href="https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/members/shadrackagyiri/" data-bb-hp-profile="3131" rel="nofollow">Shadrack</a> posted an update <p>The module looked at how Scripture, exile, the Holy Spirit, and liturgy define the Christian understanding of heaven. The instructor contended that the act of reading Scripture is [&hellip;]</p>					]]></content:encoded>
				
				
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				<title>Pieter posted an update: The book of Job is much more complex than it appears at [&#133;]</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 14:48:19 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The book of Job is much more complex than it appears at the first reading, and to even start to grasp the lessons conveyed demands that we read through several times, and each time the Spirit reveals a different aspect of the story to us. The principal character, Job, struggles with the question that many people have asked through the ages,&hellip;</p>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 14:04:19 -0500</pubDate>

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					<a href="https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/members/pietervandermerwe/" data-bb-hp-profile="3155" rel="nofollow">Pieter</a> posted an update <p>God is never mentioned in the book of Esther, which was one of the things that seems puzzling until we become familiar with the narrative and look between the lines to see the Hand of [&hellip;]</p>					]]></content:encoded>
				
				
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				<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 08:34:01 -0400</pubDate>

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					<a href="https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/members/pietervandermerwe/" data-bb-hp-profile="3155" rel="nofollow">Pieter</a> posted an update <p>The first observation was that each of the leader figures came to Jerusalem leading a group of returned exiles. The largest group was under Zerubbabel, and then smaller groups under [&hellip;]</p>					]]></content:encoded>
				
				
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				<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 08:33:05 -0400</pubDate>

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					<a href="https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/members/barbara-white-melvin/" data-bb-hp-profile="3670" rel="nofollow">Barbara</a> posted an update <p>One thing that is becoming apparent to me while on this journey. I am a dummy. Mixed in with dumb is arrogance and a lot of religious foolishness. I have prayed with no [&hellip;]</p>					]]></content:encoded>
				
				
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				<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 08:32:46 -0400</pubDate>

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				<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 08:32:20 -0400</pubDate>

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				<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 08:29:08 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good insight Misael, thanks for the post!</p>
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					<a href="https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/members/misaelvargas/" data-bb-hp-profile="3377" rel="nofollow">Misael Elias</a> posted an update <h3>Lesson 11: <i>The Application of Scripture</i></h3><p>The faithful application of Scripture marks the culmination of the hermeneutical process, bridging the historical gap between the ancient [&hellip;]</p>					]]></content:encoded>
				
				
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				<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 08:27:54 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good comment, Bryan &#8211; I have multiple translations that I use, many in hardcover but more electronically. I agree that the ESV is an great translation for explaining the Word of God in modern English, but I have 2 &#8220;GoTo&#8217;s&#8221; when trying to understand the more difficult passages, both the Dutch &#8220;Statenvertaling&#8221; and the King James.</p>
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				<title>Pieter posted an update: God is never mentioned in the book of Esther, which was [&#133;]</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 05:18:16 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>God is never mentioned in the book of Esther, which was one of the things that seems puzzling until we become familiar with the narrative and look between the lines to see the Hand of God working behind the scenes. Mordecai has a skew reference to this when he says to Esther “…and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for <i>such</i> a&hellip;</p>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:58:35 -0400</pubDate>

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				<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:58:15 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I love this Roscoe, I always remember 1 Kings 19, where Elijah is in the cave when the Lord came to him in a still small voice. It is seldom that God will approach us to overpower us, but He speaks to us when we also are still, small, and quiet, if we will but listen. If He is not center in our lives, the noise of our own wicked desires and&hellip;</p>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:46:19 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good observation, we often come to God with preconceived notions of what He wants from us, without just approaching Him with a quiet and open spirit, to hear what He wants to say to us, either through His Word or through the Holy Spirit that indwells us once we have received the gift of salvation. PTL, the Holy Ghost will prompt us, if only we&hellip;</p>
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				<title>Pieter posted an update: The first observation was that each of the leader [&#133;]</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:42:11 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The first observation was that each of the leader figures came to Jerusalem leading a group of returned exiles. The largest group was under Zerubbabel, and then smaller groups under Ezra and then lastly under Nehemiah. It is also worth noting that each of these leaders refused the inhabitants of the area to help with the rebuilding of the&hellip;</p>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 18:44:21 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great going, Shadrack, keep at it brother!</p>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 18:42:02 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The life of Joseph is such an inspiration of how to live a life trusting and relying on God, and not stare blindly at our circumstances. Thank you for the timely reminder.</p>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 18:40:04 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great summary Don, I especially liked the part on the discovery that Christianity is solidly rooted in Judaism, without being Judaism, if I am stating that clear enough?</p>
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				<title>Pieter posted an update: I had previously noticed that Chronicles omitted most of [&#133;]</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 18:35:37 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I had previously noticed that Chronicles omitted most of the content about the Northern Kingdom, and also the contrasts it shows between the ‘good’ and ‘bad’ Southern Kings, but never quite saw it in the way it is presented in the video, which helped to bring sense to the narrative. The video states that the character studies of the&hellip;</p>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 11:31:32 -0400</pubDate>

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									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great comment here Shadrack, if you want to go further with Hebrew you can check out the YouTube channel &#8220;Aleph with Beth&#8221;, I can recommend it.</p>
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									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good observation Candice, often with these courses one almost feels sorry that it ended so soon, but that does stir us to study further on our own.</p>
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									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Book of Kings (1 &amp; 2), carry on the story of the kings of Israel, after Saul and David. Notable in the first portion of 1 Kings, is the reign of Solomon and how he asks God for wisdom, which pleases God who also grants him what he did not ask for, riches and honour. Standing out in the life of Solomon is firstly the magnificence of the&hellip;</p>
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									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="atwho-inserted"><a class="bp-suggestions-mention" data-bb-hp-profile="2219" href="https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/members/mbulitanko/" rel="nofollow">@mbulitanko</a></span> Indeed, thanks for the comment Pastor Brain.</p>
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									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nice crisp summary, I am looking forward to the lesson.</p>
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									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I too, like the analogy, it kind of reminds of the widow and the unjust judge (Parable of the persistent widow) &#8211; Luke 18:1-8</p>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 14:15:40 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The book of 2 Samuel starts off shortly after the death of King Saul, and the amazing thing here is that David composes a lament for Saul and Jonathan. Jonathan one could understand, but Saul sought to kill David, or have someone kill David. In the video it is also highlighted that it shows David’s humility that he went as far as composing this&hellip;</p>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:43:09 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good post. We, as Christians have to stand for God&#8217;s truth, especially now, when the entire world seem to have become confused with right and wrong, good and evil. It is important that we acknowledge that it is not our job to judge the unbelievers and the won&#8217;t believers, but we can and must ensure that we as believers, and where applicable,&hellip;</p>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:35:21 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good insight R.C., thank you for the post.</p>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:33:46 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The book of 1 Samuel is intriguing as it weaves the stories of different people together in a unified whole that clearly shows God at work behind the scenes. The first major character we meet is Hannah, a barren woman suffering insults and hurt because of her barrenness. She bares her heart to God in sorrow, and He responds by giving her a&hellip;</p>
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									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="atwho-inserted"><a class="bp-suggestions-mention" data-bb-hp-profile="3411" href="https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/members/melanielindsey/" rel="nofollow">@mel</a></span> &#x1f64f;</p>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 17:17:33 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great point Roscoe, it is exactly these narratives in Scripture of God using people despite their failures and shortcomings, that give me great comfort that I too, am not beyond redemption.</p>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 17:15:15 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good observation, I agree with Jeff, this course made me think carefully what I say, and how I say it.</p>
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									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The story of Ruth is, for me, one of the most fascination narratives in the Old Testament. An Israelite leaves his home country in a time of famine, during the rule of the Judges. He takes with him his wife and two sons, who both subsequently marry Moabite woman. The sad part of the story is that first her husband dies, and then both her&hellip;</p>
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									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="atwho-inserted"><a class="bp-suggestions-mention" data-bb-hp-profile="3388" href="https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/members/leah-hoppes/" rel="nofollow">@leah-hoppes</a></span> Exactly &#x1f64f;</p>
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									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good question Melanie, and there is no easy answer for that. Many well meaning Christians believe you have to receive what they call &#8220;believers baptism&#8221;, which is basically adult baptism to show that you have truly repented and turned to God, while others hold the &#8220;Infant baptism&#8221; (christening) is sufficient. Whilst both main groups makes a&hellip;</p>
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									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good post, the Word of God remains ever new, there is always &#8220;something more&#8221; for us to find.</p>
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									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good reminder &#8220;Eden restored&#8221; &#8211; thanks for this post.</p>
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									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The video on the Book of Judges provides an excellent summary of the Book itself. The entire book gives an account of the spiraling descent of the morality of the nation of Israel as well as there moving away from their God, who led them out of slavery in Egypt. In chapter 1 we read that they fail to drive out the Canaanites and in fact&hellip;</p>
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									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I agree with Matoh here, the better we know and understand the Bible the more useful we are as tools in the Master&#8217;s hands.</p>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:39:43 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The one thing that stood out most for me in the Book of Joshua was the story of Rahab the prostitute, that cannot fail to impress upon us that God gives anyone that turns to Him with their whole heart another chance. Rahab became the wife of Salmon and the mother of Boaz, who in turn married Ruth, the Moabitess, who also turned to God with&hellip;</p>
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				<title>Pieter posted a new activity comment</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 07:11:34 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="atwho-inserted"><a class="bp-suggestions-mention" data-bb-hp-profile="2219" href="https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/members/mbulitanko/" rel="nofollow">@mbulitanko</a></span> &#x1f64f;</p>
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					<a href="https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/members/pietervandermerwe/" data-bb-hp-profile="3155" rel="nofollow">Pieter</a> posted an update <p>One
new insight I gained from the video centers on the “Shema”. I have read the
passage at Deuteronomy 6:5 many times before but understanding that the Shema became
a daily prayer of [&hellip;]</p>					]]></content:encoded>
				
				
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