http://www.guythingblog.com A Blog for Men, Written by Men Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:55:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Persian Kings of the Bible Name Bible Name Date B.C. Bible Background Cyrus Cyrus 539-530 Isaiah 45, Daniel, Ezra 1-3 Cambyses Ahasuerus 530-521 Ezra 4-6 Pseudo Smerdis Artaxerxes 521 Ezra 4:7-23 Darius the Great Darius 521-486 Ezra 5,6 Xerxes Ahasurerus 486-465 Esther 1-10 Artaxerxes I Artaxerxes 464-423 Nehemiah 1 - 13, Ezra 7-10   Before discussing the second king, I want to give you some background. Darius, known as Darius the Great, is the king I want to discuss, but ... http://www.guythingblog.com/?p=530 I wanted to take a look at two kings. The first of these is Jehoiakim. This king of Judah was the son of one of the most godly kings in Israel’s history, Josiah. However, Jehoiakim was an evil king and did many ungodly things. The breadth of all that he ... http://www.guythingblog.com/?p=527  “Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.” Galatians 6:7-8 I was ... http://www.guythingblog.com/?p=520 An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men. Thomas Fuller 1608-1661 http://www.guythingblog.com/?p=518  In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln made a proclamation that the nation would set apart Thursday, April 30, as a day of national humiliation, fasting, and prayer. If you read this proclamation, you will see how there was a need for repentance and restoration for our nation as Lincoln proclaimed that ... http://www.guythingblog.com/?p=510 Each week I take time to study God’s word. And let me tell you, it makes an extraordinary difference in my life. Reading God's word and studying it are very different. Reading God’s word is required for us to grow and learn, allowing the Holy Spirit to speak to us as we read and ... http://www.guythingblog.com/?p=505 “Are your wonders known in the darkness, or your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?” Psalm 88:12 Forgetfulness is very important to God. We find over and over He is aware of our tendency to forget and urges us to remember His mighty deeds. I want to consider two generations around ... http://www.guythingblog.com/?p=501 Chariots of Fire Inquisition I love this movie! All the running scenes are great, but I especially like this scene where he deals with the "inquisition"! http://www.guythingblog.com/?p=495  “In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes.” Judges 21:25 Several times in the book of Judges you see this statement. It describes this time in the history of Israel. At the end of this time God called a prophet – ... http://www.guythingblog.com/?p=487 You ever feel like you can’t get to where you need to be? Maybe you can’t break through certain areas of your life. There seems to always be political and social rules that keep you from going forward. There is always something keeping you down. Well, I find most of ... http://www.guythingblog.com/?p=485