Category: Tanakh
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The River
And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive. Exodus 1:21 (KJV) Cast into the river – Israel has an amazing history with “the river”. This is the scene that sets in motion the redemptive power of YHWH. And it is here where…
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Love the Sinner
Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD. Psalm 104:35 (KJV) Sinners – Love the sinner, but hate the sin. Isn’t this how we’ve come to understand it? Shouldn’t we have compassion and patience toward those…
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Law of Liberty
And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables. Exodus 32:16 (KJV) Graven – So many of us look at the law as a burden, or restrictive. We definitely don’t refer to it as freedom, or life-giving. But the Hebrew language provides a little…
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Perfection in Plainness
And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents. Genesis 25:27 (KJV) Plain – In all my readings of Jacob as a young man, I am baffled at how he could possibly obtain the mercy of God and be found just…
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Healing for a Purpose
And the LORD hearkened to Hezekiah, and healed the people. 2 Chronicles 30:20 (KJV) Healed – Healings are among the most magnificent of all miracles. To witness someone in sickness and pain receive a healing will surely reinvigorate hope and faith in our Living God. A Healing can strengthen the people, not just the individual. And in…
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First Day of Seventh Month
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation. Leviticus 23:24 First day – There is so much this commandment teaches, but our limited patience, and our planning nature, causes us to miss…
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YHWH is a Heavy Guy
So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of God. 2 Chronicles 5:14 (KJV) Glory – Have you ever been squished in an elevator because of a heavier set person? Maybe struggled through some chairs or tables because of an overweight individual…
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Where is Our Desire?
I am my beloved’s, and his desire is toward me. Song of Solomon 7:10 (KJV) Desire – Where is our desire? I know it seems like such an obvious answer, right? Most of us would say, “Our desire is for God”, and I would imagine that’s a wonderful answer, but let’s review this word further.
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A Consuming Fire
For the Lord thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God. Deuteronomy 4:24 (KJV) Consuming fire – My family and I have been camping a lot this year. During that time I’ve made plenty of camp fires and enjoyed the warmth, the light, and the skill of actually creating a fire from simple materials. But…
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Focusing on His Face
The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. Numbers 6:26 (KJV) Lift up his countenance – Here we are again, back to the word “face”, although this time translated as “countenance”. As we discovered before paniym is the Hebrew word for “face”, but is always used in the plural – “faces”. In…