Have not You Yourself, O God, rejected us? And will You not go forth with our armies, O God? Psalm 60:10 NASB Rejected us – David returns to rejection. This same verb is found in the opening verse (after the prologue). Zanah means, “to reject, to spurn, to cast off.” It involves strong dislike and…
For I will be like a lion to Ephraim and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear to pieces and go away, I will carry away, and there will be none to deliver. Hosea 5:14 NASB Tear to pieces – Day 6. Did you think God didn’t care?…
Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, “You have been unfaithful and have married foreign wives adding to the guilt of Israel. Ezra 10:10 NASB Unfaithful – Ezra’s solution to the problem of the presence of foreign wives in the community of those who returned from Babylon is simple and radical. “Now…
You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain. Exodus 20:7 NASB In vain – In Paleo-Hebrew the expression lashshawe’ is: The Paleo-Hebrew pictograph combines the prefixed Hebrew root sh-w with the preposition le and the definite article…
No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, that you may be able to endure it. 1 Corinthians 10:13 NASB Endure – Houdini…
You shall not make for yourself an image Deuteronomy 5:8 NASB Image – What is an idol? We certainly recognize the idols of ancient religions. The Hebrew word here (pesel from pasal, meaning “to cut or hew”) makes it clear that the initial emphasis of the commandment deals with all those sacred objects men make in the pursuit of…
“Therefore it is my judgment that we do not trouble those who are turning to God from among the Gentiles, but that we write to them that they abstain from things contaminated by idols and from fornication and from what is strangled and from blood.” Acts 15:19-20 NASB Contaminated – What’s in your refrigerator? That…
Here is a lecture on the decline of the civilization and its relation to a culture of idolatry. There are powerpoints that go with this, so if you want them, just email me and ask. [audio:https://skipmoen.com/audio/culture-of-idolatry.mp3] (To listen, hit the Play button above, or right-click here, select “Save as…” and download the file to your…
For you have said in your heart, “I will go up to the heavens. I will raise my throne above the stars of God, and I will sit in the mount of meeting, in the side of the north. I will rise over the heights of the clouds; I will be compared to the Most…
saying, “Woe, woe, the great city, she who was clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls;” Revelation 18:16 Clothed – You’re reading John’s apocalyptic revelation. You know that apocalyptic literature is filled with symbols and literary allusions. You’re Jewish. You know your own Scriptures because…
