The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him. Psalm 28:7 ESV Exults – You have probably heard rumors about “the God particle,” the scientists’ dream of finding that “something” that creates life. “Elusive” would be a modest assessment of…
The men of Reuben, Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over, ready for battle, in front of the Israelites, as Moses had directed them. Joshua 4:12 NIV Crossed over – The auspicious day has arrived. The tribes are about to conquer the Promised Land. God has given them territories to occupy. Soon the nation of Israel will…
Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, “For,” he said, “God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father’s household.” Genesis 41:51 NASB Forget– Do you appreciate how self-contradictory Joseph’s action is? Joseph wants to forget all the troubles of his past, particularly those troubles with his family (including his father) that led to his slavery in Egypt. So…
O that You would slay the wicked, O God; depart from me, therefore, men of bloodshed. Psalm 139:19 NASB Would slay– When you woke up this morning, did you think to yourself, “Oh, my, God has been so faithful to draw my life out of the past and return it to me today.” Perhaps you began with: Modeh ah-nee…
Then Manasseh knew that the LORD was God. 2 Chronicles 33:13 NASB Knew – How many times will you commit the same offense before God turns His back? How terrible must your sins be before God will not forgive? Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai suggested that God might have ordained the terrible sins of David and…
and also for the innocent blood that he shed; for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; which the Lord would not pardon. 2 Kings 24:4 (Hebrew World) Would not pardon – What is the unforgivable sin? Most Christians would say, “Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit,” citing Yeshua’s remark in Matthew 12. That incident summarizes…
Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh even his prayer to his God, and the words of the seers who spoke to him in the name of the LORD God of Israel, behold, they are among the records of the kings of Israel. 2 Chronicles 33:18 NASB Manasseh – Manasseh was one of the…
