The law of the LORD is perfect, restoring the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple. Psalm 19:7 Restoring the Soul – How is my soul restored? The answer is obvious as soon as I recognize the consonant root of this word, meshivat. It is shuv, used more than 1000…
“I will give them one heart and one way of life, to reverence me at all times, for their own good and the good of their children after them.” Jeremiah 32:39 One Way Of Life – The old beliefs die hard. Tradition is difficult to revise. Comfortable conclusions resist correction. But a love of the…
December 25 Submit your neck to her yoke, that your mind may accept her teaching. For she is close to those who seek her, and the one who is in earnest finds her. Sirach 51:26 Yoke – On this day when the ancient world celebrated the renewal and return of the fertility gods, a day…
But thanks be to God that though you were slaves of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching to which you were committed, and having been freed from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. Romans 6:17-18 Form Of Teaching – Want to be free? Then become an obedient slave to…
Little children, let no one lead you astray: The one practicing righteousness is righteous. 1 John 3:7 Astray – Who should you follow? Who should you choose as your leader? How do you know you’re walking with the right person? John has a very simple test. Follow the one who is practicing righteousness. It seems…
For out of Zion shall go forth Torah and the word of YHWH from Jerusalem. Isaiah 2:3 Go Forth – What images come to mind when someone asks you about the end of days? Do you see the great judgment seat of the Lord? Do you see the beast and the woman from Revelation? Or…
“For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for he wrote of Me. But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My word?” John 5:46-47 His Writings – What is the plain sense of Yeshua’s statement? If you believe what Moses wrote, you would believe what I am saying, but…
preach the word, be urgent in season, out of season, reprove, warn, encourage with all long-suffering and teaching Preach – We often hear this verse used to support evangelistic activity. We are urged to follow Paul’s exhortation. Get out there and tell everyone the good news. Time is short. Many are lost. We must hurry….
They feared YHWH and served their own gods according to the custom of the nations from among who they had been carried away into exile. To this day they do according to the earlier customs: they do not fear YHWH, . . . 2 Kings 17:33-34 Feared – This just doesn’t make any sense. Verse…
So one of the priests whom they had carried away into exile from Samaria came and lived at Bethel, and taught them how they should fear YHWH. 2 Kings 17:28 Taught – Lions were eating people. Not a very pleasant thought. But in Near Eastern thinking, this isn’t about lions. It’s about offense. The question…
