And YHWH called to Moses and spoke to him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying, Leviticus 1:1 Spoke – Why did God wait until His presence rested over the tabernacle before He spoke to Moses about the sacrifices? Some contemporary translations of this verse omit the word “tabernacle,” but we shouldn’t! The tabernacle…
And YHWH called to Moses and spoke to him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying, Leviticus 1:1 Called – If you had to decide which book of the Bible you would use to train your children in the ways of God, would you choose Leviticus? Probably not. You would probably decide on some…
remember that you were at one time separate from Christ, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world, Ephesians 2:12 Commonwealth – God has a government. He rules in a particular way. His authority is unquestionable, His legislation perfect. If we…
He waited for justice, but behold, bloodshed; and for righteousness, behold, an outcry! Isaiah 5:7 Justice, Righteousness – When Jesus quotes this passage in Isaiah (Matthew 21:33-46), He applies it in the same way that the prophet did. It is a metaphorical description of judgment found in the parable of the wicked tenants. God in…
“Brethren, though I had done nothing against our people, or the customs of our fathers, yet I was delivered prisoner from Jerusalem in to the hands of the Romans.” Acts 28:17 Customs – This verse is squeezed into a story about Paul’s imprisonment before being shipped to Rome. It is very bothersome. If you pay…
“Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Matthew 6:10 Kingdom – Graeme Goldsworthy said that the idea of the Kingdom dominates the entire Bible. Nothing is more important than the reign and rule of the Lord. Life occurs only in God’s Kingdom. Those who are not citizens are…
and my word and my preaching was not in moving words of human wisdom, but in proof of the Spirit and of power. 1 Corinthians 2:4 Proof – “That was a great sermon, preacher. It moved me.” Yes, that’s what we want when we go to church. We want moving oratory. We want inspired eloquence…
and man became a living being Genesis 2:7 Manifested in the Flesh Became – The Bible is without doubt the most fascinating book in the world. Why? Because it is simply beyond reasonable inference to imagine that all of the intricacies woven into its fabric could have been concocted by human beings. From beginning to…
to the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, saints by calling 1 Corinthians 1:2 Saints – When it comes to mass marketing, God doesn’t seem to know much about getting the message out. If the fate of the human race really depends on knowing the…
It was for freedom that Christ set us free: therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery. Galatians 5:1 Freedom – “I have a dream,” said Martin Luther King. When he spoke those words, he touched the heart of every man and woman who ever felt the yoke…
