And He said, “Hagar, Sarai’s slave-girl, where did you come from and where are you going?” Genesis 16:8 Hagar – By now you are well aware that names in the Hebrew Scriptures often carry deeper meanings. Sometimes the Scriptures explain those meanings. Sometimes they don’t, and we are left to discover them ourselves. And sometimes…
those practicing these things will not inherit the kingdom of God Galatians 5:21 Practicing – Habitual offender! If you’ve ever heard that term used to describe you or someone you know, the impact is pretty scary. By the time you reach the stage of habitual offender, the justice system has given up on you. There…
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. Galatians 5:16 By The Spirit – We are at war, not just with a post-modern, godless culture, but with ourselves. That’s what makes it so difficult. It’s hard enough to face the fame and fortune monster that…
Do not require interest from loans to your countrymen, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all your undertakings in the land that you are about to enter and possess. Deuteronomy 23:20 Interest – The Bible is a culturally-produced document. Let that sink in for a minute. That means that if we…
and He drove the man out. And He caused to dwell the cherubim at the east of the Garden of Eden, Genesis 3:24 Cherubim – Sin causes tragic results. One of first tragedies was expulsion from the Garden. Once Adam and Eve ate from the Tree, they had to be driven from the place of…
And the man called the name of his wife, Eve, because she became the mother of all living. Genesis 3:20 Eve – Of course, we know that the name Eve is a corruption of the real text. The man did not call her Eve. He called her by the Hebrew name Havvah. Why is it…
When you make a loan of any sort to your countryman, you must not enter his house to seize his pledge. You must remain outside, while the man to whom you made the loan brings the pledge out to you. Deuteronomy 24:10-11 Pledge – If you make a loan to a member of the community…
When you have set aside in full the tenth part of your yield –in the third year, the year of the tithe – and have given it to the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, Deuteronomy 26:12 Tenth Part – Every year it seems like we hear the same questions: “Do I really…
Or are you ignorant that all who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? Romans 6:3 Death – Someone once asked George Muller what was his secret for serving God? In his reply, Muller said, “There was a day I died to George Muller, his opinions, preferences, taste and will, and died…
“Let YHWH judge between me and you.” Genesis 16:5 Judge – “What consumes the word of covenant.” How can this imagery be true of the Hebrew word shaphat (Shin-Pey-Tau)? This word picture must be wrong. Isn’t judging about restoration? Didn’t we just learn that mishpat (from shaphat) is intended to bring reconciliation? Stop. Think about…
