The Certificate

having canceled out the certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us, which was hostile to us, and He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. Colossians 2:14  NASB It – What is “it”?  What is nailed to the cross?  According to the Greek text in this verse, it…

Food in the Garden

I gave them My statutes, and made my judgments known to them, by whose observance man shall live. Ezekiel 20:11  (Hebrew World) Man – Perhaps you find this statement in Ezekiel as startling as I do.  God, speaking to disobedient Israel, has the perfect opportunity to clear up the issue of Torah application.  He could…

A Company of One

One ordinance shall be both for you of the congregation, and also for the stranger who sojourns with you, an ordinance forever in your generations; as you are, so shall the stranger be before the Lord.  One Torah and one code shall be for you, and for the stranger who sojourns with you. Numbers 15:15-16 …

The Severity of God

“Behold, My Servant, whom I uphold; My chosen one in whom My soul delights.  I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the nations.” Isaiah 42:1  NASB Justice – I sincerely hope that you do not pray for this prophecy to come true.  There is no doubt that one day…

Where to Find God

I am the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, the house of bondage. Exodus 20:2  JPS I am – Before we can look into this verse and this word (anoki), we have to step backward, to the first verse in the twentieth chapter.  Why?  Because there is something unusual…