Category: Tanakh
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A Hardened Heart
And the Lord said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go. Exodus 4:21 Harden – The picture here is that YHWH actively hardened Pharaoh’s…
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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…