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…
Jer. 42:10-11; Prov. 19:21 The kingdom of Israel had fallen. The kingdom of Judah survived for roughly 135 more years. Towards its end, Jeremiah was prophesying the word of the LORD to the people of Judah. But the people and their king refused to listen to it. Jeremiah also suffered a lot: he was put…
Ex. 17:6-7; 1 Cor. 10:4 The Israelites had crossed the Red Sea. After a while, they became hungry and began to mutter about all they had in Egypt. God gave them food (manna). Then they thirsted and blamed Moses for their misery. With the LORD’s instruction, Moses struck the rock and from the rock flowed…
Prov. 15:11 Would the things we do and think when we are alone be pleasing to the LORD? As humans, we do not even really understand what we thought of each other even where we are all together. We put up fake expressions, and say words which we do not mean. We have become a…
Ex. 14:13-14 The Israelites have left Egypt. As they came near the Red Sea, it seemed as if Moses made the wrong turn somewhere and led the Israelites into a valley into the Sea, with the Sea in front of them and mountains on both sides. This was also what Pharaoh thought. He said, “They…
1 Cor. 5:7; Ex. 12 One of the most important feast of the Israelites is the Passover Feast. When the Israelites were about to be freed from their slavery and toil in Egypt, the LORD commanded them to observe this feast. On that night, they were to take a lamb without blemish for every family,…
1 Cor. 1:21-31 1 Corinthians 1:22 says that the Jews look for signs and the Greeks look for wisdom. Indeed, when we look at the Bible, we see several instances of the Israelites seeking signs – Gideon (Jdg. 6:17); Hezekiah (Is. 38:22); Pharisees (Mk. 8:11-12); Scribes and Pharisees (Mat. 12:38-39); Others (Lk. 11:6). Because of…