Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Exodus 20:8 NASB To keep holy – Pay close attention to the verse. Notice that the act of remembering has a purpose. That purpose is leqaddesho, “to keep holy.” We remember in order to sanctify. That’s not our usual thinking about Shabbat. We often think that Shabbat…
When I remember God, I moan; when I meditate, my spirit faints. Selah. Psalm 77:3 ESV Moan – What do you feel when you remember God? Does a radiant joy spread across your face? Or are you one with Asaph, discovering that remembering the Lord causes you great pain? Were you taught that God likes…
My youth’s offenses and my crimes recall not. In your kindness, recall me—You; for the sake of Your goodness, O LORD. Psalm 25:7 Robert Alter translation Recall me—You – Offenses of our younger days. Crimes we committed but did not get caught. At the heart of every man is the ability to become a despot,…
Recall Your mercies, O LORD, and Your kindnesses—they are forever. Psalm 25:6 Robert Alter translation Mercies/kindnesses – Why should God care about you? You’re not exactly the best of the breed. You’re not holy. You have a smudged past. You still wander off the path on occasion. You are not absolutely devoted. Why should He…
Remember therefore from where you have fallen, and repent and do the deeds you did at first; or else I am coming to you, and will remove your lampstand out of its place – unless you repent. Revelation 2:5 NASB Remember – Do you remember those days, the days when you first experienced the joy…
The LORD God planted a garden toward the east, in Eden; and there He placed the man who He had formed. Genesis 2:8 NASB The boys had a day off school today, so I got to stay home. Which meant I got to go out and dig a considerable number of weeds out of my…
So God heard their groaning; and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Exodus 2:24 NASB Remembered – American Christianity is unique in its stress on the victorious life, its expectation of rescue at any moment, its theology of personal salvation, its assumption of assured deliverance, and its spiritualization of Kingdom battles. In…
Observe the sabbath day to keep it holy, as the LORD your God commanded you. Deuteronomy 5:12 NASB Observe – One of my dear friends sent me an article about the two Sabbath commands. The other one is the more familiar verse, Exodus 20:8. But if you read them side by side, you realize (especially…
“My sacrificial gifts they offer in sacrifice and they eat flesh.” YHWH does not accept them. Now he will remember their iniquity and punish their sin. They will return to Egypt. Hosea 8:13 (translation J. A. Dearman) Remember – We often think that once God forgives our sins, He forgets all about them. Maybe that…
“Remember the law of My servant Moses, which I commanded him in Horeb for all Israel, the statutes and judgments.” Malachi 4:4 Remember – Most of us don’t think of this verse when we think of the prophet Malachi. We think of this verse: “Bring all the tithe into the storehouse, so that there may…
