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1 Peter Chapter 3 – A Detailed, Study Bible Commentary

By Ekombe Hau -
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1 Peter Chapter 3 – A Detailed, Study Bible Commentary Photo by  iam_os  on  Unsplash I open 1 Peter chapter 3, I feel this strange mix of calm heaviness—like when you smell old paper in a Bible that’s been read too many times and you can almost taste the dust on the page. It’s one of those chapters that feels gentle and sharp at the same time. Soft like wool on the skin, but with a little thorn hiding in it. And honestly, that’s fitting, because Peter wrote to people walking through fire yet told them to answer with peace. Kinda wild. And so here we go, verse by verse, thought by thought, with those ancient Greek words whispering through the text like the sound of a slow wind moving through cedar trees, and sometimes I’ll dip into Hebrew roots where the ideas overlap—because the Bible breathes in both languages like lungs inhale and exhale. “Wives, likewise, be subject to your own husbands...” Greek key word: hypotassō (ὑποτάσσω) — “to arrange under, to willingly ...
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Christmas Sermon – Commentary and Explanation (Verse by Verse Bible)

By Ekombe Hau -
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  Christmas Sermon – Commentary and Explanation (Verse by Verse Bible) Photo by  Toni Cuenca  on  Unsplash I still remember one Christmas morning from years back. It wasn’t fancy. No big tree, no expensive gifts. Just the smell of tea boiling in the kitchen, cold air sneaking in through a half-open window, and Luke chapter 2 open on my lap. Somehow that felt more like Christmas than all the lights and noise combined. Maybe because Christmas, at its core, is not loud. It arrives quietly. Like a baby cry in the dark. So this is not a polished sermon. It’s more like sitting together, Bible open, heart open, walking verse by verse through the Christmas story. Some thoughts wander, some sentences limp a bit. That’s okay. Faith is like that too. The Promise Before the Birth Isaiah 9:6 “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder…” Long before Bethlehem. Long before Mary felt those first pains. God already spok...
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Why Do Christians Celebrate Christmas? A Commentary and Explanation Bible Study

By Ekombe Hau -
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  Why Do Christians Celebrate Christmas?  A Commentary and Explanation Bible Study Photo by Toni Cuenca on Unsplash Every year when December comes around, the air starts to change. Even before the decorations show up. You smell pine, dust mixed with old cardboard boxes pulled from storage, maybe cinnamon if someone nearby is baking. And somewhere in the background, a song about joy or bells or peace is playing, sometimes too loud, sometimes tinny from a phone speaker. Christmas. For Christians, Christmas isn’t just a holiday with lights and gifts and awkward family meals. It’s deeper, older, and also strangely tender. It’s about remembering a birth. But not just any birth. The birth of Jesus Christ. And yeah, the Bible doesn’t say “December 25th” anywhere. That part always comes up in debates. But Christians celebrate Christmas because of what happened, not only when it happened. Let’s walk through it slowly, verse by verse, thought by thought. Not rushed. Like a study ...
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