The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Matthew 1:1 ESV Genealogy – Believing the good news accounts about Yeshua the Messiah is not difficult. The witnesses wrote about what they saw. They wrote to people who understood the meaning and implications of these eyewitness accounts. They…
For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. Romans 10:4 NASB End of the law – “But this I admit to you, that according to the Way which they call a sect I do serve the God of our fathers, believing everything that is in accordance with the Law…
For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. Romans 10:4 NASB End of the law – In 1876, Charles Spurgeon, perhaps the world’s most famous preacher of that day, delivered a sermon titled, “Christ the End of the Law.” His message reflected the current theological view, a view that…
For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish. Psalm 1:6 NASB Wicked – It is a laughable fact that statistically most people believe they are above average. It is a very sad fact that most people believe they are not among the wicked. Despite considerable warnings…
Then the word of the Lord came to Zechariah saying, “Thus has the Lord of hosts said, ‘Dispense true justice and practice kindness and compassion each to his brother; and do not oppress the widow or the orphan, the stranger or the poor; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another.’ Zechariah…
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; Lovingkindness and truth go before You. Psalm 89:14 NASB Lovingkindness and Truth – Imagine God riding on the clouds, the Ancient of Days approaching. Are you transfixed? Awestruck? Afraid? Ready? What precedes Him? According to David’s hymn of praise, we see hesed ve’emet. The NASB translates…
“For from days of old they have not heard or perceived by ear, nor has the eye seen a God besides You, who acts in behalf of the one who waits for Him.” Isaiah 64:4 Nor has eye seen – “Every prophet only prophesied for the days of the Messiah; but as for the World…
He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside still waters. Psalm 23:2 Hebrew World He leads me – Such a familiar verse requires much more careful examination. It’s just too easy to breeze past these still waters, imagining that there isn’t much more to the sentence than its obvious imagery of…
For the LORD is a sun and a shield, the LORD bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly. Psalm 84:11 ESV Walk Uprightly – The Bible is the world’s only guaranteed self-help book. There are lots of competitors, of course. Just browse any bookstore online or in…
For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand outside. I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness. Psalm 84:10 NASB Tent – David’s choice of ‘ohel (tent) might be considered typical. After all, the word is used 340 times in…
