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Garden of the Gods: Eden, the Garden of Failure and Redemption
3:1 The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals Yahweh Elohim had made. One day he asked the woman, “Did Elohim really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?” 2 “Of
Continue reading...The Mountains of God: Mount Moriah
Before there was the mountain of God in Sinai as Israel’s history, there was Mount Moriah. Abraham called the name of that place Yahweh-Yireh (which means “Yahweh will provide”). To this day,
Continue reading...Habakkuk’s Trust in Yahweh (Habakkuk 3:16-19)
Habakkuk knows that Yahweh is going to use the Babylonians to punish Judah, that their invasion of Judah is going to bring widespread suffering for his people, and he also knows that God is going to subsequently
Continue reading...Jeremiah 2:9-19, Forsaking the Source of Living Water
I was privileged years ago to attend Institutes in Biblical Counseling and hear the late Larry Crabbe do a devotional on this passage. He says of verse 13, Digging leaky wells highlights our desire for
Continue reading...Daniel 3:1-30, Refusal to Bow
It was common in the ancient near east for kings to be revered as the “son” of their national god, and common for statues of gods to be erected for worship. But it seems suspicious that Nebuchadnezzar
Continue reading...Daniel 2:1-24, To Dream the Impossible Dream
Wikipedia: “The Babylonians and Assyrians divided dreams into “good,” which were sent by the gods, and “bad,” sent by demons. A surviving collection of dream omens entitled Iškar
Continue reading...Sermon on Luke 8:40-56, Risky Faith
Luke 8:40 When Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed him, for they were all expecting him. 41 Just then, a man named Jairus came. He was a leader of the synagogue. He fell down at Jesus’s feet and
Continue reading...Sermon on John 4:43-54, What It Means to Believe in Jesus
When I spoke to you last, I shared a bit of what we sometimes call our “testimony,” our recounting of our conversion experience. I told you how as a young person of 16 years I had been challenged by
Continue reading...Is baptism essential for receiving the Holy Spirit?
Question: I have a question about baptism. Peter said, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.”
Continue reading...What Does It Mean to Fully Trust God?
Question: What does it mean to put my full trust in God? What does that look like practically? Answer: It means that instead of trusting in my own ability to protect myself or others, to acquire peace,
Continue reading...Joseph Interprets Two Dreams – Genesis 40
“As Joseph’s story began with two dreams (37:5–11), two dreams now propel the story in this episode: the dreams of two prisoners who have offended the pharaoh. The two Egyptian officials probably
Continue reading...Jacob Wrestles with Yahweh – Genesis 32:22-32
We had a wrestling team in the junior high school I attended, and I learned wrestling and competed for a couple of years. I haven’t done anything more fatiguing and energy depleting than wrestle.
Continue reading...Two Camps – Genesis 32:1-21
Today is, in a sense, a guest post, since I am quoting the excellent remarks by John Walton in his commentary on Genesis. So the present passed on ahead of him, and he himself stayed that night in the
Continue reading...God Blesses Jacob – Genesis 30:25-43
We see in this passage that Jacob’s brother-in-law sought information through divination, indicating he was not a Yahweh worshiper. The Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary explains
Continue reading...Sin Against Abimelech and Sarah – Genesis 20
From an early age we learn to protect ourselves in an unsafe world. We learn our parents cannot always be safe or protective enough. We develop styles of relating to people that enable us to keep our
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