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Daily Thoughts from Zechariah: Our Troubles God’s Craftsmen (Zechariah 1:18-21)
And I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, four horns! And I said to the angel who talked with me, “What are these?” And he said to me, “These are the horns that have scattered Judah, Israel, and
Continue reading...Daily Thoughts from Zechariah: At Ease, Not at Rest (Zechariah 1:7-17)
On the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, which is the month of Shebat, in the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, son of Iddo, saying,
Continue reading...Daily Thoughts from Zechariah: He Has Dealt With Us (Zechariah 1:1-6)
In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, son of Iddo, saying, “The LORD was very angry with your fathers. Therefore
Continue reading...Does the Prophet Say This About Himself or Someone Else? – Isaiah 53 and the Identification of the Servant
Acts 8 recounts Philip the evangelist’s divine encounter with an Ethiopian official of the court of Candace, who was reading the prophet Isaiah in his chariot as he returned from Jerusalem to Ethiopia: So
Continue reading...The Tribes and Us: Zebulun and the Sea
Genesis 49:13 Zebulun shall dwell at the shore of the sea; he shall become a haven for ships, and his border shall be at Sidon. (ESV) Deuteronomy 33:18–19 And of Zebulun he said, “Rejoice, Zebulun,
Continue reading...The Tribes and Us: Judah and the War
And this he said of Judah: “Hear, O LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring him in to his people. With your hands contend for him, and be a help against his adversaries.” (Deuteronomy 33:7,ESV) Moses’
Continue reading...The Tribes and Us: Judah and the Scepter
His eyes are darker than wine, and his teeth whiter than milk. (ESV) Judah’s name sounds like the Hebrew word for “praise” and Jacob makes that play on words explicit when he tells
Continue reading...The Tribes and Us: Levi and the Inheritance
Deuteronomy 10:8 – At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD to stand before the LORD to minister to him and to bless in his name, to
Continue reading...The Tribes and Us: Levi and Passion for God
Bless, O LORD, his substance, and accept the work of his hands; crush the loins of his adversaries, of those who hate him, that they rise not again.” (ESV) The clan of Aaron within Levi will bear
Continue reading...The Tribes and Us: Simeon the Hostage
When famine crippled the land of Canaan and his family was in danger of starvation, Jacob sent his sons to Egypt because there was food there for sale. He sent the sons of his wife Leah, Reuben, Simeon,
Continue reading...The Tribes and Us: Simeon and His Legacy
How would you feel if your leader was passing out the compliments to the team for a job well done and mentioned everyone but you. That must be what it felt like to the tribe of Simeon when Moses blessed
Continue reading...The Tribes and Us: Simeon and Anger
Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will divide them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel. (ESV) “C’mon, dad, couldn’t I get my own personal
Continue reading...The Tribes and Us: Reuben and His Legacy
Just before the people of Israel begin their invasion of Canaan, Moses speaks the messages of Deuteronomy, reminders of the covenant relationship Israel has with Yahweh and the requirements for that relationship.
Continue reading...The Tribes and Us: Reuben and Better Choices
Reuben made a horrible choice to have sex with his father’s concubine (secondary wife), Zilpah. He lost the right of firstborn because of this. No doubt great shame attended this action and
Continue reading...The Tribes and Us: Reuben and Sexuality
heard of it.” Leah was Reuben’s mother and he certainly would have been around Zilpah often. Did Zilpah have any role in this, or any choice? Sexual temptation is perhaps the strongest
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