Ex. 34:29-35; 2 Cor. 3:7-16 Moses was at Mount Sinai for 40 days and 40 nights where the LORD gave him the laws and commandments. Being with the LORD, Moses’ face shone; and when he descended from the mountain, the people dare not come near him. Moses had to put on a veil! What an…
Where will you go if you die today? Will you be with God? Have you even thought about this question? Romans 3:23 says that every one sins and they have come short of the glory of God. Did you say “So what?” Romans 6:23 tells us the wages of sin is death. Not mere death,…
The book of Jonah is quite different from the other minor prophets. His name means ‘dove.’ Unlike other prophetic books, the book of Jonah does not contain prophecies much. In fact, it is a narrative, a straightforward story about the story of the prophet – how he was sent by God, how he refused, how…
Prov. 28:1 Thieves, robbers and people who break the law tend to hide in the shadows and flee at the slightest sign of danger. On the other hand, when we are in the right, we tend to stand up to our rights and defend our innocence. Proverbs 28:1 says, “The wicked man flees though no…
Ezek. 12:25&28 Ezekiel was one of the major prophets. He prophesied before and after the fall of Jerusalem. He was also one of the captives to Babylon. The word of the LORD came to him and he saw visions and prophesied against Jerusalem and its sins. Ezekiel often acted out what would happen to the…
Ezekiel 16 The prophet Ezekiel prophesied before and after the fall of Jerusalem. He was among those taken to Babylon. Before the fall of Jerusalem, Ezekiel had prophesied of the impending doom upon Jerusalem. Sometimes, Jerusalem was likened to an useless vine, and sometimes like an adulterous wife, a faithless bride. Here in Ezekiel 16,…
Joshua 1:1-9 Moses died. The Israelites mourned for him for fourty days. Joshua was called to lead the people since the Israelites had not arrived at the promised land yet. They had to move on. It must have been a daunting task and a difficult thing to accept the call. The Israelites had been wandering…
Eph. 4:22-24 In the letter to the Ephesians, Paul wrote mostly about Christian living. This was because, the Jews and the Gentiles were in loggerheads with each other. In chapters 1-3, Paul talked about unity in Christ and compared the the church to the body, a house and a woman. In chapter 4, Paul elaborated…
Ex. 32:11-14; 32 God gave Moses laws for the Israelites to follow at Sinai. As Moses had been at the mountain for a long time, the people began to worry and asked Aaron to make for them gods to lead them on. Aaron acquiesced and made them a golden calf, declaring to the that this…
Heb. 4:12 Indeed, the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul from spirit, joints from marrow; it is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. The word of God is 1. The word of God is living We also see the same…