Psalm: 71 Meditation Revelation: So, if you like peace and quiet (as I do) you may not find it in heaven – certainly not in this reading. Well, we are, after all, celebrating the marriage of the Lamb. Consider yesterday’s look at a “great banquet”. This marriage will be the banquet of the ages. I …
Tag: Marriage
Sunday, October 3
Psalms: 129, 130 Meditation Hosea: Gomer, Hosea’s wife, was a whore. She, herself, does not feature all that much in our story except as an object lesson. Prophets are funny (not “ha, ha” but “strange”) not one of them was “normal”. Hosea, whose name is a variant of Joshua and thus “savior”, was commissioned by …
Saturday, June 26
Psalm: 108 Meditation Matthew: These verses cover a testy subject: divorce. It can be argued that throughout the Scripture is a theme of God being married to His people. In Genesis, marriage is established by God between Adam and Eve. In Revelation, the final chapter, we are tantalized by the prospect of the “Marriage of …
Monday, March 8
Psalm 80 Meditation: 1 Corinthians – This is not the first time that Paul pleads for people to not get married. He seems specifically concerned that marriage is a thing of this world and could prevent the participants from remaining wholly focused on the Lord. I don’t know about Paul, but I know people whose …
Friday, March 5
Psalm 95, 69 Meditation: 1 Corinthians – Paul’s letters have been used to provide a basis for women physically belonging to their husbands. However, people who use Paul’s words for this purpose sometimes forget that the wife has as much authority over her husband’s body as the husband has over the wife’s body. Both participants …
Sunday, February 7
Psalm 93, 96 Meditation: Genesis – The blessing Rebekah’s family bestows upon her, while it may seem fairly generic for her travels and wedding, perfectly foreshadows the expansion of Israel. Rebekah becomes the mother of Jacob, who is given the name ‘Israel’ by God. She is the grandmother of the Twelve Tribes of Israel and …
Sunday, November 8
Psalm: 27 Meditation Ezra: From the earliest days (i.e., Abraham, Isaac) marriage to foreign women was discourage and under the Lawgiver, Moses, it was condemned. The reason: the foreign wives will lead Israel astray; prove a snare to them. Ezra is one of these leaders (captives) from Babylon returning to Jerusalem. The whole reason for …
Monday, September 28
Psalm: 89 Meditation 1 Corinthians: These verses may help us to understand why Paul was discouraging marriage. It is not because Paul thinks there is anything wrong with it but rather, I think, by the sense of urgency brought on by the imminent return of Christ. I suppose there could have been a natural disaster …
Friday, September 25
Psalms: 91 Meditation 1 Corinthians: Here Paul gets to the crux of one of our most basic instincts – sex. He seems to think the world would be better off without it as it seems to be the fount of all immorality. He is also pragmatic – if you must have sex then you must …
Wednesday, August 26
Psalms: 12, 14 Meditation 1 Kings: This passage shows that Solomon was wise before he had asked for wisdom. The LORD was so impressed with Solomon’s request that in addition to granting him great wisdom, the LORD also gave him great wealth and peace throughout the region. The only “fly in the ointment” or pall …
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