17 posts

Barley in the Bible

Gideon and the “Grasshoppers”

Barley in the Bible, part 17 In the previous essay-post in this series we were illustrating from news events which were occurring that very week how God’s Word is just as current as today’s news. But to say God’s Word is just as current as today’s
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The 2025 Government Shutdown SNAPs

Gideon and Barley in the Bible, part 16 God’s Word is up-to-date! Here’s proof. As regular readers of this series are aware, this Barley Series of blogs is based on a series of seven lectures which I presented live to our Stone Kingdom Ministries fellowship ca. 1990-91. I
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Gideon—Aliens Swarm the Land

Barley in the Bible, part 15 As we continue our studies of barley in the Bible, we had begun last time (in part 14) to study the story of Gideon. We find many parallels in the story of Gideon with our Christian-Israel people in America today. For new readers it
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Gideon the Prepper-Survivalist

Barley in the Bible, part 14 As we continue our studies about barley in the Bible, we are now getting down to some of the last few mentions. But to do this justice, we need to learn the whole story of one of the characters in the book of Judges.
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Modern Parallels–The USA in Babylonian Captivity (continued)

Barley in the Bible, part 13 We are in the midst of another chapter of the stories of Bible incidents involving barley. This one is found in Jeremiah, chapter 41, verse 8. Jeremiah 41: 8 But ten men were found among them that said unto Ishmael, Slay us not: for
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Modern Parallels—the USA in Babylonian Captivity

Barley in the Bible, part 12 This is a continuation of our series of messages which we have collectively entitled: “Barley in the Bible.” As with the previous message regarding the Seven Sons of Saul who were hanged on the first day of the barley harvest, this study will not
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Barley in the Bible, part 11— The Seven Sons of Saul Hanged, continued

From where we left off in part 10… Numbers 35:31 Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction [ransom] for the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death. This does not merely mean there shall be no bribes to the judge.
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Seven Sons of Saul Hanged at Barley Harvest — Barley in the Bible, part 10

The essays in this series of blog posts are from a series of audio messages which I presented in 1991. When I quote other works herein, it should be noted that any remarks enclosed in [brackets] are mine. More so than in the previous parts, significant revision has been made
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Feeding the Multitude—Barley in the Bible, part 9

Let us return now to the main theme of the 20 barley loaves which saved, i. e., delivered, the brotherhood of the 100 prophets from famine. To refresh our memories here is the passage: 2 Kings 4:42 And there came a man from Baalshalisha, and brought the man of
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