Today’s Word
A Cultural Anomaly
And if you will not listen to it, my soul will sob in secret for such pride Jeremiah 13:17 Sob – Rachel weeping for her children. Joseph grieving over his brothers’ sin. The baby Moses crying in the basket. One hundred and thirty times the Hebrew word bakah is used to describe vocal outburst because…
Too Much
Have you found honey? Eat only what you need, that you not have it in excess and vomit it. Proverbs 25:16 Only – What a strange proverb! How does a comment about finding honey have anything to do with seeing the world from God’s point of view? With a little exploration, we may find that…
A Man Of Principle (2)
for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me. Genesis 22: 12 Only – Do you have a collection? Maybe baseball cards, maybe souvenirs, maybe stamps, maybe dolls? Then you know the value of a “one-of-a-kind” item. Sometimes such things are literally priceless. What…
A Man Of Principle (1)
for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me. Genesis 22: 12 Know – God provides us with a very practical definition of what it means to fear Him. That definition is found in the story of Isaac’s sacrifice. What we learn about proper…
The Reasonable Thing To Do
Joshua said to the people, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen for yourselves the LORD, to serve Him.” And they said, “We are witnesses.” Joshua 24:22 Chosen – Not all choices are God’s choices. Men also choose. Here is the Hebrew verb bahar employed to describe the choice of the people to…
The History of Election
For the LORD has chosen Jacob for Himself, Israel for His own possession. Psalm 135:4 Has Chosen – Understanding Paul’s use of the Greek verb ekelegomai requires that we take a long look at the Hebrew concept behind the idea of election. After all, Paul thinks like a Hebrew even if He writes in Greek. …
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