Psalm: 106:1-18 Meditation: JoelHow scary would it be to hear the Lord roar against his enemies? The nations of the world that were persecuting God’s people will come and be judged. While the location of the Valley of Jehoshaphat isn’t known today, the end results and the allusions to Biblical history should be a comfort …
Tag: Lord
Friday, January 28
Psalms: 112, 117 Meditation Isaiah: Several times in the Scripture the LORD talks of “divorcing” His people. This is one such instance. Notice in the same verse (1) that the reason for the divorce is because of sin and transgression. The only sin or transgression worthy of divorce from God would be unfaithfulness (idolatry) or …
Friday, December 17
Psalm: 48 Meditation Isaiah: Here we see how the LORD redeems and/or disciplines His people. At the outset, let’s remember that if this is true for the Israelites of Isaiah’s day, it is equally true for us today. God uses the threat of the mean Assyrians in an effort to wake up His people. As …
Tuesday, August 24
Psalm: 78:40-72 Meditation Judges: The Danites depicted in this chapter seem to seek the LORD’s counsel before venturing into Laish. The Levite to whom they spoke, had answered them that God will be with them saying; “go in peace. The mission you are on is under the eye of the LORD”. Typical of so many …
Wednesday, August 18
Psalms: 137, 140 Meditation Judges: It is time to break with mythic tradition: angels are not feathered creatures, though that is exactly how Ezekiel describes them without once using the term “angel”. No, angels are “messengers”. In this instance, the angel in our account, is actually the LORD Himself. This “angel” is announcing the birth …
Wednesday, August 11
Psalm: 19 Meditation Judges: The LORD, in speaking to Gideon, called him a “mighty warrior” (v. 12) to which Gideon responded: “Who me?!?” The LORD then commissioned his meagre crew of 300 men to attack and defeat the armies of Midian and the Amalekites. Like Moses, Gideon offers the lamest excuses to avoid this assignment. …
Sunday, August 8
Psalm: 34 Meditation Judges: The call of Gideon. As I read this passage, I must again give God thanks for the abundance of Bibles we have today. I must constantly remind myself that the Israelites, at that time, did not have easy access to the Scriptures. They needed a good memory but sometimes that was …
Monday, August 2
Psalm: 79 Meditation Joshua: I am reasonably convinced that the people who said “No, we will serve the LORD.” (v. 19) is more of an emotional response rather than one thought out. It is true that the experience of these Hebrews was that they had witnessed how the LORD had driven out the indigenous peoples …
Saturday, July 24
Psalm: 32 Meditation Joshua: Here we see the LORD’s strategy to bring down Jericho. Simple enough. 7 priests shall blow the rams’ horns while the other priests lugged the Ark of the Covenant around the city – once each day for 6 days. Notice all the “7s” in this passage. I think the only other …
Tuesday, June 22
Psalm: 143 Meditation Numbers: We can begin to appreciate the LORD’s lovingkindness. It goes like this: if the cloud moves, so do you. This is oft repeated through the remainder of chapter 9. This is how the LORD led Israel through the wilderness until they reached the Jordan. In chapter 16 Moses pleads with his …
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