In His Own Hand
A look at the four times God wrote in His own hand.
- Law: Ten Commandments. Exodus 20: 1-17
- Judgment: King Belshazzar feast, handwriting on the wall. Daniel 5
- Forgiveness: Accusation of the adulteress, Jesus writes on the ground. John 8: 1-11
- Life: The Book of Life, writes the names. Revelation 17:8; 20:12,15; 21:27; 22:19 (Exodus 32:32-33; Psalms 69:28; Psalms 87:6; Daniel 12:1; Luke 10:20; Philippians 4:3)
Inspired by a sermon by David Vasquez at New Life Community Church, Pismo Beach, CA.
Led by Jamie Foster.
Ten Commandments | Writing on the Wall | Jesus Writes on the Ground | Book of Life
Schedule
The next session is not scheduled at this time.General Resources
Look up Bible verses:
http://www.biblenews.com/
http://www.biblegateway.com/
Devotional - Three Times God Wrote with His hand:
http://www.eadshome.com/handwritten.htm
Three Times God Wrote (a sermon):
http://www.totallifenow.org/archives/article3.php
Law: The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments (Wikipedia):
(Text of the Ten Commandments, History, Variations between Exodus and Deuteronomy, Division of the commandments, Jewish understanding, Samaritan understanding, Christian understanding, Muslim understanding, Views of other faiths, Controversies, Cultural references)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Commandments
The Ten Commandments, the 1956 movie:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ten_Commandments_%281956_film%29
Religious Tolerance - The Ten Commandments:
http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_10co.htm
Catholic Encyclopedia - The Ten Commandments:
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04153a.htm
Side-by-side translation variations (KJV, NRSV, TEV) and cross-references:
http://www.bibletexts.com/terms/10commandments-texts.htm
God's Ten Laws - Rules with Purpose:
http://godstenlaws.com/
God's 10 Commandments:
http://www.gods10commandments.com/
Should we KEEP the Commandments?:
http://www.truthseek.net/Big10.html
Google "Ten Commandments":
http://www.google.com/search?q=%22ten+commandments%22&btnG=Search&hl=en
Judgment: The handwriting on the wall at King Belshazzar's feast
Daniel 5 - The Writing On the Wall:
http://www.enduringword.com/commentaries/2705.htm
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner:
http://www.muncherian.com/s-dan5v1.html
Ichabod! (No glory!):
http://www.jesusplusnothing.com/studies/quick/daniel5.htm
Various commentaries:
http://www.theologywebsite.com/sermon/ot/dan5.shtml
http://www.bibletrack.org/cgi-bin/bible.pl?incr=0&mo=12&dy=10
http://www.pbc.org/library/files/html/4704.html
http://www.trinitycrc.org/sermons/dan05v23.html
http://www.cameronlaw.com/study/317.php
http://www.alfredplacechurch.org.uk/sermons/dan7.htm
http://www.ssnet.org/qrtrly/eng/04d/less05.html
Google search:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=daniel+5+wall&btnG=Google+Search
Forgiveness: Jesus Writes on the Ground
What did Jesus write on the Ground in John 8:6?:
http://www.mountainretreatorg.net/faq/ground.html
Jesus and the Scapegoat:
http://www.30goodminutes.org/csec/sermon/barron_4516.htm
Why and What Did Jesus Write in the Dust?:
http://www.eschatologyreview.com/writedust.htm
Jesus' Work of Forgiveness:
http://www.prca.org/sermons/john8.2-11.html
Jesus and the woman taken in adultery (Wikipedia):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pericope_Adulter%C3%A6
Public Faces, Private Lives (1):
http://www.kirkinthehills.org/templates/cuskirkinthehills/details.asp?id=25103&PID=201622
Let God Love You!:
http://www.firstparishyork.org/sermons/letgodloveyou.html
Men, a Woman, Jesus, Sin:
http://eapi.admu.edu.ph/eapr00/jaeng.htm
Google search:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=jesus+%22writes+on+the+ground%22&btnG=Search
Life: The Book of Life
Art (at right) used by permission by Pat Marvenko Smith, copyright 1992. To order prints visit her "Revelation Illustrated" site:
http://www.revelationillustrated.com
What is the Book of Life?:
http://www.gotquestions.org/book-of-life.html
Book of Life:
http://www.bible-research.org/page16.htm
The Lamb's Book of Life:
http://www.hisremnant.org/eby/articles/kingdom/lambs1.html
Can the Regenerate Be Erased from the Book of Life?:
(Click here.)
Eternal Security:
http://www.intouch.org/myintouch/exploring/bible_says/eternal_security/erase_149096.html
The Book of Revelation (Wikipedia):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_revelation
Google search:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22lamb%27s+book+of+life%22&btnG=Search
Bonus Material
The Price of Children - What you get for $160K each:
http://www.jf2.com/hand/160K.pdf
