Genesis 35:1-2 Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel and dwell there; and make an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you fled from the face of Esau your brother.” And Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, “Put away the foreign gods that… Read More »
Lump
Dead and Buried
Jacob consented to the sacking of Shechem by his silence, and allowed his sons to bring home the women, children, livestock and treasures of the city. To his credit, however, when God confronted him, he took measures to remove the foreign influence from his camp. Genesis 35:4 So they gave to Jacob all the foreign… Read More »
Lepers Like You and Me
Mark 1:40 Now a leper came to Him, imploring Him, kneeling down to Him and saying to Him, “If You are willing, You can make me clean.” Leprosy is an infectious skin disease characterized by disfiguring skin sores, nerve damage, and progressive and irreversible damage. Let me point something out to you: the law did… Read More »
There is Strength in Joy
Exodus 16:11-12 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “I have heard the complaints of the children of Israel. Speak to them, saying, At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread. And you shall know that I am the Lord your God.”’ When Israel lost faith at… Read More »
Closet Monster
Numbers 10:13 So they started out for the first time according to the command of the Lord by the hand of Moses. This was a very orderly movement, starting with being freed from the bondage of Egypt, to receiving the law at Mount Sinai to the giving of the instructions for the camp and the… Read More »
Flow
Leviticus 27:14 ‘And when a man dedicates his house to be holy to the Lord, then the priest shall set a value for it, whether it is good or bad; as the priest values it, so it shall stand. This is a chapter about pledging vows to God and thus, a chapter about the heart… Read More »
Chosen Vessel
Acts 9:15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is a chosen vessel of Mine to bear My name before Gentiles, kings, and the children of Israel. The phrase that is used here, “Chosen Vessel” or “Vessel of Choice” is a Hebraism, a distinctive phrase found in the Hebrew language, that could be… Read More »
Nothing to the Table
Acts 13:23 From this man’s seed, according to the promise, God raised up for Israel a Savior—Jesus—after John had first preached, before His coming, the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. Paul, speaking to the congregation of the synagog in Antioch of Pisidia, reminds them that God promised to raise up a… Read More »
Bible Thumping
Acts 16:20-22 And they brought them to the magistrates, and said, “These men, being Jews, exceedingly trouble our city; and they teach customs which are not lawful for us, being Romans, to receive or observe.” Then the multitude rose up together against them; and the magistrates tore off their clothes wand commanded them to be… Read More »
Hold Tight
Luke 20:13-16 “Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. Probably they will respect him when they see him.’ But when the vinedressers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.’ So… Read More »
