Breakers

Listen, O heavens, and hear, O earth; For the LORD speaks, “Sons I have reared and brought up, but they have revolted against Me.”  Isaiah 1:2  NASB Revolted – God speaks to Israel and Judah, but His words have the same condemning impact on us.  “They have revolted” is the Hebrew pashoo.  The truth is…

Generational Non-Curses

Nevertheless I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand, but I will make him ruler all the days of his life, for the sake of My servant David whom I chose, who observed My commandments and My statutes;  1 Kings 11:34  NASB For the sake of – Let’s see now.  The usual…

Original Dissent

Parents shall not be put to death for children, nor children be put to death for parents: a person shall be put to death only for his own crime.  Deuteronomy 24:16  JPS Torah Commentary: Deuteronomy Only – Does God punish people for the sins of their ancestors?  Well, if you read Exodus 20:5-6, Exodus 34:6-7,…

Things That I Used To Do

You have come to me to bring my iniquity to remembrance and to put my son to death!  1 Kings 17:18  NASB Iniquity – This word, translated “iniquity,” is one of the principal words for sin and evil found in the Old Testament (awon in Hebrew).  This word carries the idea of something twisted, something…