Psalm 6 Meditation: John – In this passage, John the Baptist tells the priests and Levites that he is not the Messiah but the one preparing the way for him. They even ask if John is Elijah or a Prophet. John had his own position. He is the fulfillment of Isaiah’s prophecy. John recognizes his …
Tag: Prophecy
Wednesday, December 6
Epiphany Psalm 97 Meditation: Matthew –Israel had been expecting a mighty warrior to ride into Jerusalem one day and kick all of the Romans and non-Jewish people out of the city. Apparently, they had forgotten that Isaiah had prophesied that the Messiah would not be noticeable until he established justice on earth. “…a smoldering wick …
Friday, November 13
Psalms: 92 Meditation Revelation: We now know where Hollywood got the image of the hero riding up on a white horse to save the day (or the world) (v. 11); a bit tongue-in-cheek but true nonetheless. We have seen this rider before (if not on His horse) in Daniel chapter 7:13-14. Other foreshadowing is found …
Tuesday, October 27
Psalm: 9 Meditation Ezra: The letter being sent is very much like the last one (Ezra 9:11-16): same letter new king – Darius. Because of jealousy, a new crop of people are determined to arrest the rebuilding of the Temple. Again, the king (Darius) is encouraged to search the archive for the royal authorization to …
Thursday, October 15
Psalm: 18 Meditation Jeremiah: I don’t know what “prophet of the LORD” meant to the people of Jeremiah’s day – probably no more than we do of a favorite or not-so-favorite preacher. The thing is Jeremiah was much more than ordinary. He, for his day, was a mouthpiece for God yet they threw him into …
Wednesday, October 7
Psalms: 128, 129, 130 Meditation 2 Kings: A woman prophet – or prophetess? Never! Well, actually they had been around since Moses’ day – even his own sister Miriam was a prophetess. Deborah, a judge in Israel was also a prophetess. Huldah, this prophetess tells Josiah that all of the disaster spoken of by Moses …
Tuesday, September 8
Psalm: 48 Meditation Mark: Vv. 1-8 amount to the first “Sunrise Service”. These three women went to the tomb to anoint the dead – when they arrived the stone to the tomb had been removed but no body inside. The “young man” told them that Jesus had arisen. His message: “meet Me in Galilee” (v. …
Monday, June 15
Psalm: 77 Meditation Luke: This is a thinly veiled prophesy of Jesus’ death. The servants here represent the prophets who were more and more abused as time wore on. The “son” of course, is Jesus Who came to be killed outside of Jerusalem – “out of the vineyard”. (v. 15) In Jewish law if a …
Tuesday, May 26
Psalm: 94 Meditation Ezekiel: This is a rather grim prophecy of doom: judgment from God upon Israel. It appears that this is not a reference to end times. The passage is a little puzzling because as of its writing the Jews are, in fact, being held captive in Babylon. The chronic ailment of the Jews …
Saturday, April 18
Psalm: 104 Meditation Isaiah: Isaiah sounds like he’s prophesying of John’s “Revelation”. This is a veiled image of the restored earth. Of particular note is v. 8: death will be swallowed up forever – that actually began at Jesus’ Resurrection. This image is also cited by Paul in 1 Cor. 15. And He will wipe …
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