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A Study of Psalm 16 (verse 11, Presence)
1 Preserve me, God, because I take refuge in you. 2 I say to Yahweh, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have nothing good.” 3 I say of the holy people who are in the land, “They are the noble ones
Continue reading...A Study of Psalm 16 (verse 10, Not Abandoned)
1 Preserve me, God, because I take refuge in you. 2 I say to Yahweh, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have nothing good.” 3 I say of the holy people who are in the land, “They are the noble ones
Continue reading...A Study of Psalm 16 (verse 9, Secure)
1 Preserve me, God, because I take refuge in you. 2 I say to Yahweh, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have nothing good.” 3 I say of the holy people who are in the land, “They are the noble ones
Continue reading...A Study of Psalm 16 (verse 8, Not Shaken)
1 Preserve me, God, because I take refuge in you. 2 I say to Yahweh, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have nothing good.” 3 I say of the holy people who are in the land, “They are the noble ones
Continue reading...A Study of Psalm 16 (verse 7, Counsel)
1 Preserve me, God, because I take refuge in you. 2 I say to Yahweh, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have nothing good.” 3 I say of the holy people who are in the land, “They are the noble ones
Continue reading...A Study of Psalm 16 (verses 5&6, Portion)
1 Preserve me, God, because I take refuge in you. 2 I say to Yahweh, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have nothing good.” 3 I say of the holy people who are in the land, “They are the noble ones
Continue reading...A Study of Psalm 16 (verse 4, Worship)
1 Preserve me, God, because I take refuge in you. 2 I say to Yahweh, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have nothing good.” 3 I say of the holy people who are in the land, “They are the noble ones
Continue reading...A Study of Psalm 16 (verse 3, Fellowship)
1 Preserve me, God, because I take refuge in you. 2 I say to Yahweh, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have nothing good.” 3 I say of the holy people who are in the land, “They are the noble ones
Continue reading...A Study of Psalm 16 (verse 2, Lordship)
1 Preserve me, God, because I take refuge in you. 2 I say to Yahweh, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have nothing good.” When you pray to God for something specific, is your prayer simply, “Lord,
Continue reading...A Study of Psalm 16 (verse 1, Preserve)
My daughter and her family were living with us temporarily and I got to see my grandkids every day. One day the youngest and I were talking and she said she knew that if she asked me for something I would
Continue reading...A Study of Psalm 16 (superscript, Miktam)
The psalm begins with a descriptor, “a miktam authored by David” (מִכְתָּ֥ם לְדָוִ֑ד). See https://thimblefulloftheology.com/the-ending-of-marks-gospel/ for an example of one of the
Continue reading...Israel’s Desire for a King
There is a strange spirit in 2025 America. One might call it an uncivil warring spirit. And it all centers around Donald Trump. One part of America sees him as the savior of the not-so United States, the
Continue reading...Haggai 2:15-19, The Need for a Reminder
The older I get the more reminders I need. A calendar entry, a spouse, a note to myself. Whatever works. But what about spiritual reminders? Israel seems to need one. You would think that after experiencing
Continue reading...Haggai 2:10-14, Contagious Sinful Attitudes
Before the people had been challenged to rebuild the temple, they had built the altar of sacrifice and laid the foundation for the temple but had become apathetic about building the temple. They were more
Continue reading...Haggai 2:6-9, Shaken Nations and Glorious Temple
The Israelites were concerned about their limited resources and ability to build a temple as glorious as Solomon’s. Yahweh reassured them that He was with them in the building of the Temple and pleased
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