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Wedding Week

and He gave to Moses, when he finished talking with him upon Mount Sinai, two tablets of Testimony, tablets of stone, written by the finger of God. Exodus 31:18 Finished – The rabbis noticed something special about the connection between this verse and Jeremiah 7:34.  They are both about a wedding.  But you don’t see…
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How to Forget

“Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy.” Exodus 20:8 Remember – The Sabbath is anti-American.  It interferes with the American way of life.  It interrupts the incessant desire to work, shop, travel and be entertained.  It stands in opposition to our personal priorities.  It removes us from the flow of our fast-paced, rat-race, do-it-now,…
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The Gender Eraser

“And you shall be to me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation.  These are the words which you shall speak to the people of Israel.” Exodus 19:6 Kingdom of Priests – You and I are adopted into the Kingdom.  It doesn’t matter what ethnic background you have.  Ancient or contemporary, adoption is the…
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Gentile Israel

“And you shall be to me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation.  These are the words which you shall speak to the people of Israel.” Exodus 19:6 A Holy Nation – What is the difference between a Jew and a Gentile?  Don’t be too quick to answer.  You might be surprised.  The distinction…
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The Man of Faith

“and you shall keep My statutes and My judgments, which if a man do, he shall live by them.  I am YHWH.” Leviticus 18:5 Live By Them – Is there a more important Hebrew phrase?  Hardly!  God provides an answer to the question, “What does it mean to live by faith?”  “Wait,” you say.  “This…
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Red Between the Lines

Behold, when we come to the land, you shall bind this line of scarlet thread in the window from which you let us down, . . . Joshua 2:18 Line – Usually translated “cord” in this verse, the Hebrew word tiqvah has a different meaning in every one of its additional thirty-one occurrences.  The fact…
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