Today’s Word
The Power of the Past
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in the sight of God. For it is written: “He is the one who catches the wise by their craftiness”; 1 Corinthians 3:19 NASB Foolishness – Pay attention to Richard Lim’s insight: “Christians, in particular, bore the brunt of such polemical assaults because they lacked the protective armor of…
The Pursuit of Power (4) Rewind
Babylon has been a golden cup in the hand of the Lord, intoxicating the whole earth; the nations have drunk her wine, therefore the nations are going mad. Jeremiah 51:7 Robert Alter In the hand – Babylon was an instrument in the hand of YHVH for His purposes. The text tells us quite clearly that…
The Pursuit of Power (3) Rewind
Babylon has been a golden cup in the hand of the Lord, intoxicating the whole earth; the nations have drunk her wine, therefore the nations are going mad. Jeremiah 51:7 Robert Alter Mad – The elixir of the gods is power. It is the aphrodisiac of self-sovereignty. And it is deadly. Jeremiah proclaimed that the…
The Pursuit of Power (2) Rewind
Her princes inside her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves . . . Zephaniah 3:3 KJV Roaring lions/evening wolves – “The hunger of the powerful knows no satiety; the appetite grows on what it feeds. Power exalts itself and is incapable of yielding to any transcendent judgment; . . . It is the…
The Pursuit of Power (1)
She did not listen to the voice; she did not receive correction; she did not trust in YHWH; she did not draw near to her God. Zephaniah 3:2 Robert Alter Did Not – We have been examining the end of the Empire of Rome, but the same patterns existed in biblical times. Therefore, I believe…
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