God continued to provide ways for Israel to realize that their only hope was Him. All they had to do was admit that they were sinners and come to Him in the way He prescribed and He would bless them as He promised them He would. Throughout the Scriptures we see many pictures, metaphors that God provided in order to help Israel understand their need of a Deliverer. Today's lesson is going to be one of them. Let's see how God and Israel handle this situation.

Lesson 055 - The Bronze Serpent

Doug Schaible is a National Representative for Ethnos360 (formerly New Tribes Mission). He and his wife, Cheryl were church planters in Papua New Guinea among the Solong people who are located on the southwest side of the province of West New Britain. Join Tribal Schaible for some Biblical Foundations Content

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We have finished with the first step of God’s redemptive plan. There is more but we are going to take a break in order to consider what the next steps will be in revealing the rest of His plan. Also, I will give you my final thoughts for now. Enjoy.

Lesson 083 - Final Thoughts

What more could be said than was said in the last lesson. The work of redemption was complete, God's promises were fulfilled, God won and Satan lost, as usual. So is this the end of the story? Not by a long shot.Jesus had fulfilled all that His Father wanted Him to do but He was not finished yet. There was one more objective to accomplish and it was going to include another group of people. Let's see what He had in mind.

Lesson 082 - Jesus Appears To His Disciples, Commissions Them & Returns To Heaven

The culmination of all that we have talked about for the last year and a half is happening. Everything that God said would happen is happening. Jesus is getting ready to bring about the central event and issue in all of human history. Nothing compares with the importance of what He is accomplishing for humanity.All of people’s history and future depend on what happened at this moment. It is essential that you understand what God is trying to convince you of here. This is the center of reality and it is crucial that you understand what God is wanting you to understand. Take the time to do so and let it sink in today.

Lesson 081 - Jesus Is Crucified, Buried and Raised From the Dead

Knowing what you know about God's nature and character, how do you think that Jesus is going to handle the situation that He is in? How is He going to Deliver people from their sin and suffering?Knowing what you know about people's nature and character, how do you think that they will handle Jesus' solution to the problem of sin? Once they find out what it will take to free mankind from the penalty and power of sin, how will they respond? Let's start talking about that.

Lesson 080 - Jesus Is Arrested By His Enemies and Rejected By His Friends

The whole redemptive plan of God is getting ready to take place. What God promised way back in Genesis 3:15 is about to take place and I am sure that even though the disciples are anxious for this to take place, they probably were not ready for what it would cost.Let's see what God wanted His Son to share with them before He finished the work that His Father sent Him to do.

Lesson 055 - The Bronze Serpent

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