Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, on those who hope for His lovingkindness, Psalm 33:18 NASB 1995 Hope – Yesterday we reviewed an investigation that is ten years old. Ten years ago we were thinking about “hope” as expectant trust in God. Not in His actions on our behalf. …
Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, on those who hope for His lovingkindness, Psalm 33:18 NASB 1995 Hope – “Take two aspirin and go to bed. Things will be better in the morning.” Have you ever heard that advice? It might be the most common home remedy ever offered. But let me ask you, “Are things…
You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. Matthew 24:6 NIV Must happen – pólemos. The Greek word of the day. War. Conflict. It seems that the world is unraveling daily. Who knows where the next battleground will be? And all of this feeds…
But all the leaders said to the whole congregation, “We have sworn to them by the Lord, the God of Israel, and now we cannot touch them. Joshua 9:19 NASB Cannot touch – This is one of those verses that I just can’t figure out. I mean that I find no logical explanation for the excuse offered by the leaders. And investigating…
Circumcise yourselves to the Lord and remove the foreskins of your hearts, men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, or else My wrath will spread like fire and burn with no one to quench it, because of the evil of your deeds.” Jeremiah 4:4 NASB Foreskins – As I read this verse I was reminded of the sexual imagery found throughout…
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Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free from the body of this death? Romans 7:24 NASB Wretched – According to Christian thinking, Paul was “saved” from his wretchedness by his belief in Jesus. He expressed this transition from emotional and mental agony to blessed salvation in the famous passages of his letter to the…
However, it came about at the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, that they heard that they were neighbors and that they were living within their land. Joshua 9:16 NASB Within – You know the story. The Gibeonites deceive Joshua and the elders. They use the hook of emotional compassion to get what they want,…
And the children of Israel did not smite them, because the princes of the congregation had sworn to them by the Lord, the God of Israel. And all the congregation complained against the princes. Joshua 9:18 Chabad Complained against – “Except for Josh 9:18, a reference to Israel’s displeasure with Joshua’s handling of the Gibeonite lie, all occurrences of…
Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.” Genesis 22:2 NASB Take – It’s been almost ten years since we examined this pivotal verse. Want to review what we’ve already learned? Here are…
