The LORD said to Moses, “How long will this people spurn Me? And how long will they not believe in Me, despite all the signs which I have performed in their midst? Numbers 14:11 Not Believe – This event in the history of wandering in the wilderness is crucial for understanding God’s view of belief. …
“If any man has ears to hear, let him hear.” Mark 4:23 Hear – Instead of reading this in Greek, try reading it in Hebrew. After all, Jesus spoke the words in Hebrew so that’s the way we want to understand them. Of course, you don’t actually have to translate this Greek text back into…
Nevertheless, hear to the word of YHWH, all Judah who are living in the land of Egypt Jeremiah 44:26 Word of the LORD – We have a serious problem. We don’t hear God’s words. We read them. That means that we must rely on a translator or a translation committee. We aren’t in the same…
“This is the one who was in the congregation in the wilderness together with the angel who was speaking to him on Mount Sinai, . .” Acts 7:38 Congregation – Loss of the authority of God’s Word as it is written leads to re-reading the text to fit our life experience, to fit the framework…
he who does these things shall not be shaken forever Psalm 15:5 Does – David asks a very important question. “Who will spend time in Your presence?” It’s worth reading the list in Psalm 15. You will notice one important quality about every facet of the answer. They are all actions toward others. Not a…
9 If the Son therefore shall make you free, you shall be free indeed. John 8:36 Drowning in Freedom – If Yeshua sets you free, what are you free to do? The cultural understanding of freedom would incline you to answer, “Well, I am free to live the life I want. I’m free to choose,…
“I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him, as one mourns for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him like the…
but you must master it Genesis 4:7 Master – Everything important happens in the first three chapters of Genesis. Plus the appendix of the story of Cain. This verse is absolutely crucial. Why? Because it says something about the essence of the Fall that we absolutely must know. It says that sin did not destroy…
and God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy Genesis 2:3 Holy – God declares holy a separated time, not a special place. Let that sink in for a moment. The first use of the Hebrew qadash (holy) in Scripture is about time. Every other ancient cosmology operates with some declaration of sacred space,…
“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness” Matt. 6:33 Now we know that the word translated kingdom comes from the Greek basileia. We know that God establishes His kingdom through His own personal announcement – another creation spoken into existence. Human agency is not part of this creation. It is God’s plan…
