Stand Up and Be Counted

I have sworn and I will confirm it, that I will keep Your righteous judgments.  Psalm 119:106  NASB Sworn/confirm – Are you ready?  Ready to swear an oath to God’s governance of the world?  Ready to stand up, be marked, be despised and rejected by men?  Are you willing to put your life on the line? …

Lucky 7

Also seven priests shall carry seven trumpets of rams’ horns in front of the ark; then on the seventh day you shall march around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets.  Joshua 6:4  NASB Seven – The numeral 7 in Hebrew is the word shiva.  Like almost all Hebrew nouns, it has…

Unbreakable

But the king will rejoice in God; everyone who swears by Him will glory, for the mouths of those who speak lies will be stopped.  Psalm 63:11 NASB Swears – If you want to tie someone down, what is the most powerful restraint you can use?  Certainly not rope.  Maybe steel shackles?  Titanium?  Nope, none of these will…