“As you have done, it shall be done to you; your reward shall return on your head!” Obadiah 1:15 Reward – Hebrew justice is based on the idea of measure for measure. It is summarized in this verse from one of the least known prophets. What you have done to others will be done to…
I will sing to YHWH because He has rewarded me. Psalm 13:6 Rewarded – This verse sounds like money in the bank. But before you run off to cash God’s reward check, read the remaining verses in this psalm. God rewards the faithful, no doubt about it. God protects the righteous. He brings justice to…
For Elohim is the King of all the earth Psalm 47:8 (Hebrew text) King – While we don’t often think about it, the political landscape of the Bible is so radically different from our contemporary experience of government that we easily make assumptions about God’s government that really don’t fit Scripture at all. Reconsidering the…
“You have sown much, and bring in little; you eat but are not satisfied; you drink but are not filled” Haggai 1:6 But . . Not – How do you like life on the treadmill? How many times have you and I felt exactly like Haggai’s description of futility? We work hard and have nothing…
Six days you may work and on the seventh day you shall rest. Exodus 34:21 You Shall Rest – Labor six. Rest one. That’s the way God built the universe. You can go along with the design or you can try to fight against it, but you cannot change it. Your practical education in obedience…
Six days you may work and on the seventh day you shall rest. Exodus 34:21 You May Work – Do you want to embrace God’s educational model? Are you ready to be talmidim (disciples) of the One True Lord? If you are, you can start with the most practical of all educational applications – your…
“A pupil is not above his teacher; but everyone, after he has been trained, will be like his teacher.” Luke 6:40 Has Been Trained – Do you want to know Jesus’ replacement theology? It has absolutely nothing to do with “grace” replacing “law”. That is church mythology. Jesus’ replacement theology is about taking over His…
“A pupil is not above his teacher; but everyone, after he has been trained, will be like his teacher.” Luke 6:40 Pupil – What is your model for education? For almost all of us, it’s the classroom setting. An expert presents information to students. The students listen, take notes and remember the information. Then they…
Now return to YHWH your God, for He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness and relenting of evil Joel 2:13 Gracious – If there were ever a Hebrew phrase worth remembering, this is it: hannun ve.rahum (gracious and compassionate). Don’t forget the guttural h. While the words don’t have the same…
Now return to YHWH your God, for He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness and relenting of evil Joel 2:13 Relenting – What exactly does this mean? Does God relax His hatred for evil? Does He yield to it? That’s what “relent” would imply, that somehow God lessens His stance toward…
