I believe this is so important that I am interrupting the daily word in order to send it. Distress Call It doesn’t happen often, but when one of my faithful readers and long-time supporters asks to be removed from the community, I want to know why. Yesterday I heard from a friend and reader in…
Again I said, “The thing which you are doing is not good; should you not walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the nations, our enemies?” Nehemiah 5:9 Walk – Nehemiah’s question is a good one. It gives us the right perspective about walking in the ways of YHWH. But…
But He said to them, “Allow the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim everywhere the kingdom of God.” Luke 9:60 Allow – Does this statement seem a little harsh? Does it smack of a lack of compassion for the dead and for those who mourn over the dead? …
and He gave to Moses, when he finished talking with him upon Mount Sinai, two tablets of Testimony, tablets of stone, written by the finger of God. Exodus 31:18 Finished – The rabbis noticed something special about the connection between this verse and Jeremiah 7:34. They are both about a wedding. But you don’t see…
“Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy.” Exodus 20:8 Remember – The Sabbath is anti-American. It interferes with the American way of life. It interrupts the incessant desire to work, shop, travel and be entertained. It stands in opposition to our personal priorities. It removes us from the flow of our fast-paced, rat-race, do-it-now,…
“And you shall be to me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation. These are the words which you shall speak to the people of Israel.” Exodus 19:6 Kingdom of Priests – You and I are adopted into the Kingdom. It doesn’t matter what ethnic background you have. Ancient or contemporary, adoption is the…
“And you shall be to me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation. These are the words which you shall speak to the people of Israel.” Exodus 19:6 A Holy Nation – What is the difference between a Jew and a Gentile? Don’t be too quick to answer. You might be surprised. The distinction…
“and you shall keep My statutes and My judgments, which if a man do, he shall live by them. I am YHWH.” Leviticus 18:5 Live By Them – Is there a more important Hebrew phrase? Hardly! God provides an answer to the question, “What does it mean to live by faith?” “Wait,” you say. “This…
Behold, when we come to the land, you shall bind this line of scarlet thread in the window from which you let us down, . . . Joshua 2:18 Line – Usually translated “cord” in this verse, the Hebrew word tiqvah has a different meaning in every one of its additional thirty-one occurrences. The fact…
“And in the fourth generation they shall come here again; for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.” Genesis 15:16 Not Yet Full – Are you full? If you’re thinking in Hebrew, that question has nothing to do the capacity of your stomach. You see, the word translated “full” in this verse is…
