INCREDULITY.Lack
of faith in God, in the Bible, in the messengers of God. 2 Chron 20/20.
Incredulity is a choice of the soul. There is always a bad will on the part
of he who is faithless. The incredulity is what God dislikes the most. Jesus
did not perform any miracle where faithless people were gathering. Matt13/58.
It happened that the disciples of Jesus were lacking faith and could not cast
out a demon. Matt 17/14-21. Come and help in my incredulity. Mk
9/23-24. Blame of Jesus to His disciples Mk 16/14. Will the incredulity
bring to naught the fidelity of God? Rm 33/3.
The
revelation is given by God to the spirit of the man. The spirit informs the
soul and the latter accepts or rejects the revelation by hardening. And we should
know that to resist is as serious as chiromancy and idolatry. 2 Sam 15/23.
If
God has not given a revelation to the spirit of one of His children, the latter
remains in ignorance and is not judged as incredulous. 1 Tim 1/13. Lk 23/34.
Acts 17/30.
An
injust is a person who has not been justified by the blood of Jesus-Christ.
The unjusts will not inherit the kingdom of God 1 Cor 6/9-10. He who
takes delight in injustice will be condemned 2 Tess 2/12. Jesus came
to purify all injustice (iniquity) 1 Jn 1-9.
What
is without sin. Before falling, Adam and Eve were in this state of innocence,
and could not harm.
We
should not hold the guilty as if he was innocent. Nb14/18.
See
revelation. The inspirations are
the ideas which God reveals to the spirit of His children. God inspires in diverse
ways. For us, it is the Holy Spirit who reveals the holy things which Jesus
has already said in the Holy Scriptures. Jn 14/26. The Holy Spirit of
Truth guides us in the plain Truth. Jn 16/13.
The
Word always comes to the prophets. Amos 3/7. Therefore Jesus came to
John-the-Baptist. It was the Word coming to the prophet.
Those
who claim to be inspired would do well wondering if they listen to what the
Spirit says today by the prophets.
The
difference between an inspiration about what the Bible says and an interpretation
of what it says, is that the inspiration always gives a greater vision of the
Love of Jesus and never makes the people follow a man.
A
revelation concerning a holy text invites to do the good which is inspired by
God. See incredulity.
See
Honesty, Justice.
The just walks in his integrity. Pro 20/7.
An
honest man is a wholesome man (according to God).
It
is a Man-One, he is coherent. He lives as well with his spirit, his soul and
his body. He is the master of himself. He is not divided in himself. He is not
two or three persons. God is upright. See Unity.
Intelligence
is a gift of God. Memory is yet another thing. Some seem to be intelligent,
while they are just instructed.
But
to be able to perceive the significance of a Truth and to apply it in the real
life is a sign of intelligence.
Intelligence is gained from what one has got Pro 4/7. If God does not open the intelligence, even the most simple things become incomprehensible Matt 13/12-17. Lk 24/45.
Intelligence
therefore is the Light of the Truth giving life. It has always existed, it is
Divine.
The
intelligent get along with the intelligent.
It
is a person who cares for the properties of another. We are the intendants of
God. We have the responsibility of what he entrusted us with. But we are not
alone, we can ask the help of the qualified children of God. Lk 19/23.
Fidelity in the intendance Matt 5/14-23. Much will be demanded of who
had a great deal given him Lk 12/48.
About
the servants of God. Don't exploid the flock of God 1 Pt 5/2. The unfaithful
pastors Jer 2/8. God is angry against the pastors Ezek 34/1-10. Jer
23/9-40. And those who keep truth imprisoned Rom 1/18.
He
prophesied from 740 to 701 BC. He was giving influence to religion and politics.
He was the adviser of the king Ezechias. He is the prophet most often mentioned
by Jesus-Christ. Peter, John and Paul also quote him very often. Many prophecies
of Isaiah concern the coming of Jesus-Christ on earth Is 9/5. But also
as a King in the end Is 63.
Is
7/14; 9/5-6; 11/1-5; 53/1-12 and 61/1-3 mentions what Jesus will do. The
Ch 2,11,12 and 35 talk about the things of the last days. The Ch
40-46 proclaim the superiority of the Eternal on all the idols. The
Ch 47-66 announce the events concerning the restoration of Israel and of
Jesus living with his people.
ISAAC. O.T.
Isaac
was miraculously born of Abraham and Sara who both were much too old to have
a child. Gn 15/4-6. 17/15-21. 21/1-8. Birth Gn 21/7. The sacrifice
of Isaac Gen 22/1-19. His wedding Gn 24. His son Gn 27/ 1
to 28/9.
ISMAEL. O.T.
Son of Abraham and Agar, the Egyptian servant of his wife, Sara. Gn 16/11-16. Ismael will become a great nation. Gn 21/8-21. But the Covenant did not come through Ismael. It came through Isaac. See Isaac. Gn 17/19-21. Gal 4:22 to 5/1. God blessed Ismael to be fertile Gn 17/20. Present during the funeral of his father Gn 25/8-9. His children Gn 25/12-16. His death Gn 25/17-18. Esau marries a daughter of Ismael Gn 28/9.
ISRAEL. O.T. and N.T.
Israel
is Jacob. It is God who changed the name of Jacob in Israel. Gn 32/28. 35/10.
Jacob was the son of Isaac. Abraham was thus his grand-father. The name of Israel
thus refers to Jacob and his descendants and/or the kingdom they possessed
2 Sam 1/24-23/3.
Moses
conducted Israel out of Egypt Ex 3 to 14. Israel is then ruled by the
judges during three hundred years. Saul is the first king of Israel. The kings
succeed in Israel until the death of Solomon. This is the time when the ten
tribes of Israel rebelled against the king Roboam and created another nation.
There were thus the Northern tribes who were the majority and kept the name
of Israel and the Southern kingdom who took the name of Juda. The land of Canaan
is also called Israel today. The borders of Canaan are found in Nb 34/2-12
and Ezekiel 47/15-20. The Gaza strip is in Canaan and this is where the
Philistines were dwelling.
Israel means the true disciple of Jesus-Christ Rm 10/1. 11/7 Gal 6/16. Eph 2/12.
There
are twelve tribes of Israel. Jacob had twelve sons who became the twelve tribes
of Israel.
There
are Ruben, Simeon, Levi, Juda, Issacar and Zabulon (sons of Jacob and Lea.)
There
are Dan and Nephtali (sons of Jacob and Bilha.)
There
are Gad and Aser (sons of Jacob and Zilpa.)
There are Joseph and Benjamin (sons of Jacob and Rachel.) Gn 29/32 to 30/34. Gn 35/16-18.
Blessing
of Jacob on his sons. Gn 49/1-28.
There
is a Testament of the twelve Patriarchs. It was found in the caves of the dead
sea see Benjamin. The Testament of Benjamin prophesies the death of Jesus-Christ
on the wood, the curtain of the Temple torn and the Spirit of God coming on
the nations. He also announces the ministry of the apostle Paul. Testament
of Benjamin 9/1 to 10/5. See Paul.
Ruben,
first son of Jacob lost his birthright (and his double part of the inheritance)
due to his immorality Gn 49/3-4.
Joseph
then had the birthright. He was the first son born of Rachel, Jacob's second
wife. 1 Chron 5/1-2.
Levi
has a special call in service to God and does not receive any land. Thus, the
double part of Joseph was shared between his two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh.
(son of the spouse of the nations) 1 Chron 5/1. Jer 31/9. These two
tribes are counted as distinct tribes in Israel. Gn 48/5-6.
Juda had to keep the sceptre until the coming of Jesus-Christ. Gn 49/10. Gn 50/24.
Ephraim
has a important task for our time, which is to gather the people of Israel
Is 11/12-13 and Deut 33/13-17. Juda and Ephraim!
Israel and Juda are then brought back to their country Jer 30/2. It is not only the Jews coming back on the earth, it is also Juda and Israel gathered in Christ Eph 1/10.
The
people of each of the kingdoms, that of Juda and that of Israel had been taken
in captivity in 721 BC by the Assyrians. From then on, they went North of the
land and were lost in the nations. But God said to the north: ''give!''
Is 43/6. and they came back from the north Is 49/12. Juda and Israel
come back together from the Northern country Jer 3/18. It is the Eternal living
God who made this Jer 16/14-16. Jer 31/8. See the names of each of the
patriarchs in order to have more details.