Psalm: 75 Meditation: HebThe books of Hebrews and Mathew, are believed to be written for an audience that knew the history of Israel and the levitical laws. In this passage we see natural fallen men and believers. dealing with God's will and presence. Through metaphor and comparison, the themes of vengeance, salvation, and imputed holiness …
Tag: History
Saturday, November 12
Psalm: 87 Meditation: EstherLike many rich and famous people in history, this Persian king liked to show off his wealth and possessions. After many days of partying and too much wine, the king calls for his most important and beautiful possession, the Queen Vashti to be brought before him and his guests. Her refusal to …
Saturday, November 5
Psalm: 75 Meditation: RevDo you think that a passage can allude to past, present and future events and people? Do you think it could be all three? History lets us place some of these places and events before and during the writing of this Book. Many commentators have offered opinions and arguments for their positions. …
Thursday, November 3
Psalm: 70 Meditation: EzraHow important is your family’s history or your genealogy? Ezra’s genealogy is shown here to trace back to Aaron, the first high priest, over a thousand years before. This important information justified his role as priest and scribe of the Law of Moses. He and the others that would be involved in …
Wednesday, November 2
Psalm:72 Meditation: RevWhether you look at these passages as literal sequential events or as different views of the same events from history the point is the same, nothing that has happened, is happening or will happen is beyond God’s view and control. If we look for, or concentrate on minute details or events we miss …
Tuesday, August 16
Psalm: 120 Meditation: ActsHave you ever wondered and/or been in awe of the little details of God’s nudges or fingerprints in history? Paul was a Benjamite by ancestry and Jew by religion but also a Roman citizen because of his place of birth and Roman imperial decree. This latter fact is used by the Roman …
Wednesday, August 10
Psalm: 109 Meditation: ActsThis passage shows the important roles that are needed to operate a church, and the problems that arise when a few are trying to do too much. Later, in the books of Timothy and Titus we learn more about Elders and Deacons, but the whole book of Acts is really a history …
Thursday, July 28
Psalm: 71 Meditation: MarkDuring Jesus’s ministry and the history of the church there are always those that add their own spin or requirements to what God requires of us. While modern science has shown us the advantages of sanitation, diet, and health, Jesus points out that it is the ‘why’ or the ‘heart’ of the …
Tuesday, May 17
Psalm: 147 Meditation Wisdom: The “first-formed father” is Adam. The chapter is a thinly veiled history of Israel from Adam through the trek in the wilderness – representing a great deal of time. The aim of this book is that the people of God could “own” their history – to have it to be alive …
Monday, September 27
Psalm: 74 Meditation Judith: Whoever wrote this tale of Judith seems to have woven many themes of the Old Covenant together, particularly the history books, into this story. The reading opens with an image of a mind-staggering Assyrian army – upwards of 200,000 men. As verse 4 tells us, “…neither the high mountains nor the …
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