BIBLE STORIES &
BIBLICAL POEMS
UNCLE JOHN'S Study Bible
Jesus loves company.
It was the prostitutes and the players, the people of the street, the humble
ones that surrounded Jesus.
Mary Magdalene, a beautiful, vain and lustful young woman, freed from her demons
by Jesus, became a close friend of Jesus. Mary lay at the feet of Jesus at home
listening to him.
Mary
Magdalene had such a special relationship with Jesus
She is the one who could hold on to him
She is the first one He appeared with and spoke to
When He rose from the dead
Mary was crying
She was standing outside the grave where the dead Jesus lay
When she looked in the grave she saw two angels.
And without a corpse
They asked
"Woman, why are you crying?"
"They have taken my Lord and I don't know where he is"
She turns around and sees Jesus standing there.
But she didn't recognize him
"Lord," she said, "do you know where they took my love?
Tell me and I'll catch
him."
Jesus calls her
"Mary"
and instantly she recognizes him.
She turns around and shouts
"Teacher!"
Calling her name moves her heart with such a joyful feeling.
Jesus tells her
“Do not hold on to me now, because I have not yet returned to the Father.
Instead, go with my brothers and tell them
You have seen me
He is alive, with a mission to accomplish."
THE GIFTED
The Ark of Bulrushes
Pharaoh gave the order for every newborn Israelite male to die. The mother of Moses hid him for three months. And when that was no longer safe she got a papyrus basket and placed the child inside and put it in the reeds along the bank of the Nile River.
Here comes Moses riding down the river and the Princess daughter finds him. Miriam, the baby´s sister is watching and sees that the Pharaoh’s daughter has discovered the child. She wants to keep the Hebrew boy and adopt him, and names the baby, Moses, saying
“I drew him from the water”.
Miriam is gifted with intuitive prompting, and courageously approaches the Princess, and takes the initiative to suggest a nurse without revealing her relationship, and the Princess listens with approval,
and Miriam fetches her Mom.
The greatness of the emancipation of the Hebrews from slavery has its origin in female intelligence. They are reunited as a family preserving the spirit of youth. Miriam is instinctive and blessed. Her strength and resilience are poetic inspiration, her qualities shine, protective of her siblings.
Miriam is the first prophetess in the Bible.
She is artistic, a poetess, musician, singer & dancer.
Her gift is poetic and powerful, an embodiment of inspiration.
Her songs bring out the aesthetic
and speaks from an inward nature
to the souls of her people.
She brings songs of cheer and her poetry is
consecrated to the heavenly life.
She led a chorus of singers who dance
while she plays the timbrel & cymbals
crossing the Red Sea,
praising God for their deliverance.
She sang the Song of Moses
as the Song of the Lamb.
Let her songs rise for others
with bright hope!
Miriam's Well is named in honor of Moses´ sister.
This well miraculously provided water
to the Israelites in the desert wilderness
for forty years.
This Well followed them in their travels
through the wilderness,
a source of water flowing constantly.
This Well is a gift given as a blessing to the Israelites,
its miracle of abundance merited to Miriam,
a prophetess and righteous woman of faith.
JACOB´S WELL
Rebekah got married
& had a favorite son
The twins she carried
with a different identity for each one
Jacob grew up to get married
You see him working at the well
For the babe his love carries
Love deep as his well
Jacob's well is the deepest well
in all of Israel
The Lord is the lid on this well
Transforming to an inner well
The Samaritan saw the man at Jacob's well
who knew everything about her
He interacts to rescue her from hell
He shows he cares about her
He comes to save every sinner like her
Jacob's well is the deepest well
in all of Israel
Word living in us expresses trust
in the otherworldly and visionary
His faith bewildering and mystifying
Like his grandfather spiritual and not ordinary
Jacob was not satisfied with earthly things
This country who's foundation is heavenly
who's builder and maker is God
was blessed and led by the spirit
from the sanctuary
to the well of living water of life
transformed into a river of light
to be satisfied with all we hear & see in our sight
Jacob's well is the deepest well
in all of Israel
The Lord is the lid on this well
Transforming to an inner well
The Samaritan saw the man at Jacob's well
who knew everything about her
He interacts to rescue her from hell
He shows he cares about her
He comes to save every sinner like her
Jacob's well is the deepest well
in all of Israel
The woman went into the city & shouted
Come and see a man who told me
all the things I ever did
even the things I kept hid
She recognizes him as he really is
He answers her outcry she's the outcast
There's real prejudice between Samaritans & Jews
Some make Jesus whatever they want him to be
Jewish he is & comes to bring the good news
but the Jews chased him to the hill's edge
to try to kick him out but instead
He walked right through the crowd & on his way
Now she is shocked this Jew speaks to her
with love on this day
Humbly asking her for a drink
He gets involved and got her attention
He's sitting on Jacob's well
your propitiation
Going to the well for more and more
She can't get no satisfaction
She had five husbands before
Now she's amazed at his reaction
Maybe you have only one husband
and thought about five
and they're all alive
The man at the well
at the sixth hour on the day of the Lord
is thirsting too and
waiting for you
He can save you when you're weeping
or in a place of blessing
Jacob you know as a kid
Well tested blessed regardless of what he did
Just as you call the place Jacob's well
The living fountain can foretell
On the spring of life Christ rises from the dead
for the everlasting unending ahead
Jacob's well is the deepest well
in all of Israel
The Lord is the lid on this well
Transforming to an inner well
The Samaritan saw the man at Jacob's well
who knew everything about her
He interacts to rescue her from hell
He shows he cares about her
He comes to save every sinner like her
Jacob's well is the deepest well
in all of Israel
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THE COURTSHIP
Before God changed Jacob´s name to Israel
Jacob´s courtship built the house imperial
Jacob flees from his brother
Esau´s rancor
To his Uncle Laban´s place
To find his domestic anchor
Jacob sees a well in the field
Behold there are three flocks of sheep
He looks at Rachel then he says Look
It is still high day as written in the Book
Rachel is a shepherdess radiant and unique
Jacob rolls away the stone to water and feed the sheep
Jacob fearlessly kisses his cousin
Lifting his voice to weep
Jacob loves Rachel
But Leah´s delicate eyes are on him while he sleeps
Rachel is gracious
She does not argue
She is calm in the storm and true
A light to Israel
In the circumstance from which they grew
Jacob is devoted to Rachel
They are true friends
Jacob serves seven years of labor to marry Rachel
Now his days are fulfilled
The courtship transforms at a feast
Where he is deceived
He takes a hand in marriage and Leah´s he receives
Jacob acquires a bargain he deserves
And seven more years for Rachel he serves
This lifestyle led to jealousy envy and strife
The romance of love spoiled led to rivalry to be his wife
Jacob and Rachel have something in common
Living together in the house of Laban
Their courtship teaches them how love waits
Israel forms the tribes of the great pearl gates
Leah and her sister Rachel
Built the house of Israel
Leah and her sister Rachel
Built the house of Israel
Leah takes to heart her love for children to keep
Rachel´s unruffled considerate blameless
As her sister is deep
Israel´s a poet of visions and dreams
Of angels ascending and descending
Of living streams
Rachel is like the inland lake a calm sea
Patient not making waves full of life and liberty
The fruit of their love lasts in a strong relationship
They cherish rich appreciation because of the courtship
Part 1
Samson, the strongest man to ever have lived on Earth, became a Judge in Israel for twenty years, but Gaza was controlled by the Philistines. One day Samson went to Gaza where he saw a prostitute. He went in to spend the night with her. When the people were told "Samson is here!" they surrounded the place and layed in wait all night long at the city gate, and planned to kill him at dawn. But he escaped at midnight and took hold of the doors of the locked city gate, together with the two posts, tore them loose and lifted them to his shoulders, and carried them to the top of the hill.
Philip & the Ethiopian Meet on the Desert Road in Gaza
In the Bible, in Acts 8, there is a story about Philip, commanded by the angel of the Lord, to go south to the road - the desert road from Jerusalem to Gaza, where he meets an Ethiopian who was in charge of the treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. This man was coming from Jerusalem where he had gone to worship, and on his way home sitting in his chariot, he was reading from the Testament, the prophet Isaiah, Chapter 53, but he did not understand it.
"He was oppressed and afflicted,
led like a lamb to the slaughter,
and as a sheep before the shearer is silent,
so he did not open his mouth..."
The Spirit told Philip, “Go to that chariot and stay near it.” The African had an eagerness for truth and invites Philip to come up and sit with him. “The Ethiopian asks, “tell me, please, who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?” Philip tells him the good news about Jesus, saying he fulfills the prophecy of this Scripture on the cross, to see our salvation. No greater grace there is than his love. The African is spiritually receptive, with a hunger in his heart to be baptized. They come upon water, and acknowledging the Divinity of God, with his whole heart believing, Philip baptizes him as they are both dunked into the water. The African comes up alone and goes down the road rejoicing. Philip comes up caught in the Spirit of the Lord, and finds himself in Azotus, about 25 miles away. He's here then suddenly there. Rapture speed, faster than motion in love.
A Child Shall Guide Them
A child shall guide
them
There is light at the end of the tunnel
To love a child who is kind
A miracle to find
Heaven in my mind
A kingdom where a child shall guide them
The spirit of all goodness in him
Light like stars in the sky that shine
A child shall guide them
They come to a stable
To find a child to guide them
Some say it is the moving star
Some say it is angels
Some say it is supernatural from afar
He is a child born for all nations
To bring everyone to the good news
To give hope in a difficult and dark time
We are approaching the day
When the wolf and the lamb play
Where cows and lions roam together
A child shall guide them
There is light at the end of the tunnel
To love a child who is kind
A miracle to find
Heaven in my mind
A kingdom where a child shall guide them
The spirit of all goodness in him
Light like stars in the sky that shine
A child shall guide them
Poesía
Inspirado por la Biblia que enriquece nuestro corazón
y satisface nuestra alma
Escrito por Uncle John
Redactor: Tania Carrasco
Poema bíblico
Dios nos dio
los diez mandamientos y lo llama Ley
A la gente de este planeta en el tiempo transcurrido desde la caída
Y las cenizas en el barro negro serán rastrilladas
Para que podamos beber de la fuente de la copa de oro de la vida
Dios dijo ante todo honrar a Dios
Ante él no hay mayor fama
Segundo honra su nombre
Tercera solicitud de un día libre
Y para tu padre y tu madre haz tu mejor esfuerzo
No depende de ti juzgar si son buenos o malos
Dios dice que es crucial que respetes a mamá y a papá
Dios entonces dijo que no robara
La vida de otras personas
Esposas de otras personas
Cosas de otras personas
Dios dijo: basta de mentiras
No codicies la codicia en tu corazón
No pienses en perder el tiempo, no dejes que empiece
¿Puedes oír lo que está diciendo?
"Gente, les advierto que no se entrometa
En sus vida matrimonial
No te metas con esta joya
¿O pagarás un precio?
Gente te advierto
No interfieras en sus vida matrimonial "
No se pierda la palabra de Dios como advertencia
Te juzgará
Te pide que guardes estos mandamientos
El amor y la honestidad son todo lo que te pide
Dios nos dio los diez mandamientos y lo llama Ley
Para la gente de este planeta en el tiempo transcurrido desde la caída
Y las cenizas en el barro negro serán rastrilladas
Para que podamos beber de la fuente de la copa de oro de la vida
Un Niño Los Guiará
Él es ligero al final del túnel
De amar a un niño que es amable
Un milagro para encontrar
El cielo en mi mente
Un reino donde un niño los guiará
El espíritu de toda bondad en él
Luz como estrellas en el cielo que brillan
Un niño los guiará
Vienen a un establo
Para encontrar un niño que los guíe
Algunos dicen que fue la estrella en movimiento
Algunos dicen que fueron los ángeles
Algunos dicen que fue sobrenatural desde lejos
Fue un niño nacido para todas las naciones
Para llevar a todos a las buenas noticias
Para dar esperanza en un tiempo difícil y oscuro
Nos acercamos al dia
Cuando el lobo y el cordero juegan
Donde las vacas y los leones deambulan juntos
Un niño guiará ellos
Él es ligero al final del túnel
De amar a un niño que es amable
Un milagro para encontrar
El cielo en mi mente
Un reino donde un niño los guiará
El espíritu de toda bondad en él
Luz como estrellas en el cielo que brillan
Un niño los guiará
King Solomon
"There was never a king like Solomon
Not since the world began
Yet Solomon talked to a butterfly
As a man would talk to a man"
--Rudyard Kipling
King Solomon, son of David and Bathsheba, lived in a palace of gold. He had the power to move nations. He had great wealth, good health, unbelievable abundance, riches and fame, but these were not the things Solomon sought the most. He wanted wisdom and understanding, and God grants his wish and his mind is transformed with knowledge, common compassion and sense, spiritual insight, a keen mind, heart to God, and in tune with all of nature. He is calm in the sight of bees, learned to build with trees, watches the caterpillar change and approaches the butterfly with "Thank you" and "Please!", and sets his sights on the birds' flight and stars at night.
Uncle John graduated with high honors from
Christian Life International Bible College, Novato, California