Category: Writings by Daniel C Snaddon
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Jonah, The Repentance of Nineveh, by Daniel C Snaddon
The Greatest Revival in History: “The Repentance of Nineveh” This chapter talks about Jonah and his message. Jonah was a prophet, the messenger of God. He had a strange story to tell with regards to his personal experiences. His actual survival gave power to the message he preached, which was…
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Jonah, Lesson 8, by Daniel C Snaddon
Studies in Jonah: Lesson 8 Jonah 3:9-10 and Jonah 4 Does God ever change His mind? What does it mean when the Scripture says that God repented of what He would do to the Ninevites? (see Jonah 3:9-10; Jonah 4:2) Is it possible to harmonize the many statements in God’s…
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Jonah, Lesson 7, by Daniel C Snaddon
Further Studies in Jonah Read Jonah 2:10 and Jonah 3:1. Picture Jonah sitting on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea, surprised, stunned, and confused. He had just been resurrected and disgorged by the great fish. What would he do now? Where would he go? He was soon to know. “And…
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Jonah, Lesson 6, by Daniel C Snaddon
Read Jonah 1:17, Jonah 2:1-10 and Matthew 12:38-41 Three Days and Three Nights The principle question before us this morning is: Was Jesus in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights? According to tradition, the Lord was crucified on Friday; this has become known throughout the…
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Jonah, Lesson 5, by Daniel C Snaddon
Read Jonah 2 Jonah 2:1 – “Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God.” Jonah did not pray when the storm was raging. He slept. From the fish’s belly, however, he prayed. He prayed to the Lord. Jonah 2:2 says that Jonah cried to the Lord from “the belly of…
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Jonah, Lesson 4, by Daniel C Snaddon
The Futility of Works Jonah 1:12-18 In a previous message we learned that the only way the storm that threatened the sailors could be calmed was for Jonah to be cast overboard. There was no other way, no other alternative. In the same way, there is no salvation apart from…
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Jonah, Lesson 3, by Daniel C Snaddon
The Casting of Lots (Jonah 1:7) The sailors were at their wits end. They did not know what to do. They recognized that this storm was supernatural. They recognized that it was a judgment from God for some crime. The only way they could think of how to identify the…
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Jonah, Lesson 2, by Daniel C Snaddon
Jonah 1:3 says, “But Jonah rose up to flee from the presence of the Lord.” God had commanded Jonah to arise and go to Nineveh and preach coming judgment upon that city. Jonah arose alright, but did exactly the opposite. As a Jew, he could not bring himself to preach…
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Jonah, Lesson 1, by Daniel C Snaddon
Introduction No book of the Bible has been subjected to more scorn and ridicule by skeptics and infidels than the book of Jonah. There may be one exception, that being the first three chapters of Genesis. Despite the criticism of men, the Lord vouches for its genuineness. Matthew 12:40 says,…
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The Book of Genesis, Coats of Skin, by Daniel C Snaddon
“And God made coats of skins, and clothed them.” This verse gives us a typical picture of a sinner’s salvation. 1. It was the first Gospel sermon, preached by God Himself, not in words but in symbol and action. 2. It was a setting forth of the way by which…
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The Book of Genesis, Types in Genesis, by Daniel C Snaddon
Webster defines typology as a thing, person, or event that symbolizes or represents another. Generally speaking the one prefigured in the type is not a mere man, but is the God-man. The types of the Old Testament have the same function as parables in the New Testament They are windows…
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The Book of Genesis, The Theophanies of the Lord Jesus, Genesis 32:24-32, by Daniel C Snaddon
Types in Genesis › Theophanies are the pre-incarnate appearances of God the Son in angelic or human form. On many occasions God revealed Himself to men. With mortal eyes they saw Him, sometimes manifested in overwhelming brightness, at other times in angelic or human form. He revealed Himself to patriarchs,…
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The Book of Genesis, Studies in the Life of Lot, Genesis 13, by Daniel C Snaddon
12:10 informs us that Abraham and Lot went down into Egypt. verse 1 tells us that Abraham went up out of Egypt. Lot accompanied him but we will see in a moment that he left his heart in Egypt. Notice the contrast between Abraham and Lot: Abraham walked by faith—Lot…
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The Book of Genesis, Genesis 8, by Daniel C Snaddon
verse 20—The first thing Noah did when he left the ark was to build an altar to the Lord. Noah was grateful the Lord for having saved him and his family from the flood. God was well pleased with Noah’s offerings. To show His approval of Noah’s actions He made…
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The Book of Genesis, Description of the Ark, Genesis 6:13-16, by Daniel C Snaddon
There are many details which point to Christ typically. But before dealing with these let us look at the structure of the Ark itself. Noah was the builder, God was the architect. The Ark was not as most of our artist depict it. It was a huge black box—450 feet…
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The Book of Genesis, Genesis 6, by Daniel C Snaddon
This chapter is full of interesting data. The first question that arises is: Who were the giants mentioned in verse 4? Then follows some other logical questions: 1. Why did the appearance of those giants precipitate the judgment of God an make it necessary for God to destroy man? 2.…
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The Book of Genesis, Genesis 5, by Daniel C Snaddon
From verse 16 to verse 24 of chapter 4 we have a list of the descendants of Cain. They were very clever. They developed into farmers, musicians, craftsman in iron and bronze, and built a city. They also were polygamists. They were numerous but ungodly. They shut God out of…
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The Book of Genesis, As It Was, So It Shall Be – Matthew 24:36-41, by Daniel C Snaddon
The context in which these two verses are placed is definitely the Second Coming of Christ. Not the Rapture of the Church but rather the Lord’s coming to the earth in power and glory. The disciples asked the Lord hen this event would take the place—verse 3. The Lord told…
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The Book of Genesis, Genesis 4, by Daniel C Snaddon
A close study of chapter 4 shows that there is a close connection with chapter 3. In chapter 3 we see the beginning of sin in man. In chapter 4 we see sin’s progress and fruits. One of the great principles shown in each chapter is that God can only…
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The Book of Genesis, Genesis 3, by Daniel C Snaddon
This chapter is one of the most important in all the Bible. What has been said of Genesis as a whole, is peculiarly true of this chapter: it is the “seed-plot of the Bible.” 1. In this chapter there are the foundations upon which many of the cardinal doctrines of…
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