The conclusion, when all has been heard, is: fear God and keep His commandments, because this applies to every person. Ecclesiastes 12:13 NASB Conclusion – The penultimate verse of Ecclesiastes is a statement of the final rational, moral and ethical purpose of life. Notice that it applies to every person, not just to those who…
the one who says he abides in Him ought himself to walk in the same manner as He walked. 1 John 2:6 NASB In the same manner as – No one who claims to know Jesus will deny the truth of John’s statement. If we say we have fellowship with Yeshua and that we participate…
“YHWH, Elohey Yisrael, there is none like You, Elohim, in the heavens or in the earth, keeping covenant and mercy with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts.” 2 Chronicles 6:14 (Darby) Servants – God keeps His promises. And God is merciful. That is very good news! But who are the beneficiaries…
“Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen better than the fat of rams.” 1 Samuel 15:22 Is Better Than – Saul loved being king. He loved to be the man in charge. He loved to make the decisions. That love of power and prestige ruined him. He forgot that the king is…
But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and whatever is not from faith is sin. Romans 14:23 Sin – Kenneth Bailey makes an interesting observation about this verse. “We expect [Paul] to say ‘whatsoever is not of faith is unbelief.’ But for Paul the opposite of…
Sometimes I think we get the idea that God leaves us in the dark on purpose. We have the bump-into-things view of faith, like walking through a room with the lights off. This morning my wife and I read our devotional page from Oswald Chambers’ book. We talked about our current situation. Nothing seems to…
“And it shall come to pass that whoever shall call on the name YHWH shall be saved; . . “ Joel 2:32 Saved – Have you ever heard this verse in an evangelistic crusade?If you knew that the Hebrew verb didn’t mean “saved” from eternal damnation, would you be surprised?Would it drive you back to…
To know wisdom and instruction; to understand words of insight; to accept instruction in prudent behavior, to do what is right, and just, and fair Proverbs 1:2-3 To Know – What does it mean “to know wisdom?” Well, if you’re Greek, it means you apprehend information associated with a subject. In this case, the subject…
And said YHWH Elohim, “It is not good for man to be alone; I will make for him a [‘ezer kenegdo].” Genesis 2:18 ‘ezer kenegdo – The Bible was not written with chapter and verse numbers. Those were added thousands of years later. Unfortunately, their addition often breaks our thinking about the text so that…
Preserve me, O God, for I take refuge in You. Psalm 16:1 (English text) Take Refuge – Do you really want God to give you shelter? Guess what? Unless you are Jonah, you will have to do something in order for that to happen. David doesn’t cry out and then sit around waiting for God…
