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Guarding Worthless Things

  Those who worship false gods turn their backs on all God’s mercies.                                                Jonah 2:8 NLT Jonah, chapter two is a wonderful piece of literature. But verse eight is especially interesting. In the original it is very indefinite. The sentence says “those who carefully guard worthless things have abandoned their steadfast love (ḥesed).” In keepingContinue reading “Guarding Worthless Things”

A Living Soul

And God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.     Genesis 2:7 KJV                                                                                                                              Unto thee, O Lord, I do lift up my soul   Psalm 25:1 KJV                                                                                               A recent newspaper column raised the question: will artificial intelligence someday haveContinue reading “A Living Soul”

Boundaries

“When you arrive in the land the Lord your God is giving you as your special possession, you must never steal anyone’s land by moving the boundary markers your ancestors set up to mark their property.  Deuteronomy 19:14 NLT                                                                                                                                One of the features of the pagan understanding of reality is that there areContinue reading “Boundaries”

Knowing God

There is no faithfulness, no kindness, no knowledge of God in your land. You make vows and break them, you kill and steal and commit adultery. There is violence everywhere – on murder after another.             Hosea 4:1b-2 NLT The Prophet Hosea says there are three things wrong with Israel: they do not exhibit self-giving love,Continue reading “Knowing God”

True Religion

“Hear the word of the Lord, O people of Israel, the Lord had brought charges against you, saying, “There is no faithfulness, no kindness, no knowledge of God in your land.”                                                       Hosea 4:1 NLT The prophet Hosea, living in the northern kingdom of Israel, charged both his own people and the southern kingdom of Judah,Continue reading “True Religion”

Reality

He will be a master of deception and will become arrogant; he will destroy many without warning.                                                                                                                                                                                          Daniel 8:25a NLT A master of deception. My attention was caught by that description. It was caught because, more and more, in recent years I have come to think of lies and lying not as oneContinue reading “Reality”

Lamentations 5

O beautiful Jerusalem, your punishment will end; you will soon return from exile. But Edom, your punishment is just beginning; soon your many sins will be exposed.             Lamentations 4:22 NLT We have been thinking about lessons from Lamentations, most recently with the fact that there will come a day when his outraged justice will beContinue reading “Lamentations 5”

Lamentations 4

Lamentations 4 But now the anger of the LORD is satisfied Lamentations 4:11a NLT O beautiful Jerusalem, your punishment will end; you will soon return from exile Lamentations 4:21a NLT When he sees all that is accomplished by his anguish, he will be satisfied Isaiah 53:11a NLT        Previously, we have seen that the bookContinue reading “Lamentations 4”