Psalm: 140 Meditation: ActsImagine being considered such a threat that your opponents are plotting for over two years to murder you. It is interesting to weigh the influence and wealth of the Jewish leadership against the value of Paul’s Roman citizenship and his right to appeal directly to the Emperor. Paul is given opportunities to …
Tag: Threat
Monday, February 1
Psalm 56 Meditation: Genesis – How horrible must the people of Sodom and Gamora have been for God to find wiping the entire valley out of existence the best course of action. God only threatens, and occasionally fulfills these threats, to exterminate an entire populace when people completely turn from him and fully embracing evil. …
Wednesday, September 2
Psalms: 38 Meditation Mark: Jesus is before a reluctant Pilate. The chief priests and the Jews were determined that Jesus should be condemned and so “persuaded” the crowds to ask for a murderer to be released to them. Pilate could not afford to set Jesus free because of the threat of full-scale riot. Pilate’s principal …
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