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The Fear of the Lord

And he said to the man, “One is the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom . .”  Job 28:28  Rabbinic Midrash translation One is – What is yirat adonai?  What does “the fear of the Lord” mean in your life?  If the fear of the Lord is the foundation of all His instructions to…
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What Is God Like?

And Elohim said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, and let them rule over . . .”  Genesis 1:26  ISR Image/Likeness – God created you.  You are the representation of His image and likeness.  What does that mean?  How are you like God?  If you can’t answer that question for…
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Joined at the Hip

“And a second is like it, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’”  Matthew 22:39  NASB Is like it – Most Christians can recall Yeshua’s declaration of the two great commandments.  They might not know that both come from Deuteronomy or that the first one is part of the daily Shema, but they know the…
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Paradigm Perplexities (2)

“If you consent and obey, you will eat the best of the land; but if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.”  Isaiah 1:19  NASB Consent and obey – We love Isaiah 1:18, especially when we think it endorses rational debate.  But I doubt many of us realize that this next…
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Paradigm Perplexities (1)

“Come now, and let us reason together,” says the LORD.  “Though your sins are as scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they will be like wool.”  Isaiah 1:18  NASB Reason – Certainly you’ve heard this verse more than a few times.  Does it mean that God wants…
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Questions Without Answers

But Jesus answered and said to them, “I will ask you one thing too, which if you tell Me, I will also tell you by what authority I do these things.”  Matthew 21:24  NASB Answered – Have you noticed how many times Yeshua doesn’t answer the question?  Have you noticed how often His reply is…
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