Deuteronomy 30

Deuteronomy 16:1-2 The Lord decreed that three times yearly all Israelites needed to go up to Jerusalem to present themselves to Him. The first was Passover observed in the month Abib (mid-March to mid-April), also known as Nisan (Exod 12:2; 13:4). Before the first Passover, the new year was observed in the fall, in the … Read more

Deuteronomy 26

This chapter reveals the faithfulness of God to his people in the past, which points to His blessings for them in the future, provided they are faithful to his covenant. This is instructional to us today. Verses 1-11 is a call to thanksgiving and confession that God has been faithful to His promises. Deuteronomy 12-25 consisted … Read more

Deuteronomy 23

Deuteronomy 23 describes what a holy life looks like. God is concerned not just for the major details, but the minors as well. The people of God are called to a life of holiness not just in the assembly of God’s people but in our private lives and in our core values. C.S. Lewis wrote: “How … Read more

Ephesians 1:1-2

Ephesians 1:1 Paul wrote with the authority of an apostle an official title of the men God uniquely chose to be the foundation of the church and the receivers, teachers, andwriters of His final revelation—the New Testament. Besides the original twelve and Matthias (Acts 1:26), who replaced Judas, Paul was the only other apostle (1 Corinthians … Read more

Genesis 19:1-38

19 The two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them and bowed himself with his face to the earth 2 and said, “My lords, please turn aside to your servant’s house and spend the night and wash … Read more

Genesis 1:9-31

Genesis 1:9-10 – The second day’s work is connected to the work on the third day as God continues the process of separating the waters so that dry land might appear.  This arrangement was not the same as today due to the flood.  The work of the second day is now complete as God creates … Read more

Genesis 1:2-8

Genesis 1:2 – The earth that the Lord created was unformed or un-finished and uninhabited.  It was the Spirit of God that began the process of creation.  The universe was in need of activation or energizing and this is the work of the Holy Spirit, the Third Person of God.  The word “moved” in the … Read more

Genesis 1:1

Genesis 1:1 – In the beginning God – The Hebrew word here is b’re’sheet – This is where time and space actually began.  Prior to this God existed in eternity.  Now God creates time and space and places man in it.  Space and time are measurable; God exists apart from this but has and does … Read more

James 5:1-20

James 5:1-3 – Jacob continues in his warnings to believers that there are various trials that God sends our way to prepare us for our positions in the Kingdom.  Either we will respond to the trial or it will become a temptation. A great trial that comes to us is what we do with our … Read more