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1 Chronicles 9

1 Chronicles 9

1 Chronicles 9 – Let’s say you have an important meeting. It’s one you’ve anticipated with another about a project or even a heartfelt conversation. You’ve set…

Exodus 38

Exodus 38

Exodus 38 – We are people who try to do it alone.  Delegation over some tasks for some is difficult. This is an area God has been working…

Exodus 32

Exodus 32

Exodus 32 – Excuses. We’re masters of them when it comes to being caught. Well, we’re masters of them even when not in justification….

Exodus 31

Exodus 31

Exodus 31 – Hebrew tradition Rabbinical literature states he was only 13 years old when he completed his task.  But it would be by this age he…

Exodus 30

Exodus 30

Exodus 30 – The details were exact.  Through all of these descriptions of the tabernacle and all  the furnishings God was revealing to His people this was…

Exodus 29

Exodus 29

Exodus 29 – From the beginning we get a glimpse of God’s design for sacrifice. Consecration. This word was translated ‘hallow’ and meant distinct, holy, and set…

Exodus 28

Exodus 28

Exodus 28 – God had tremendous instructions for the people as to how they were to worship Him.  This was detailed all the way down to what…

Exodus 17

Exodus 17

Exodus 17 – It is possible to be in the will of God and yet be riddled with problems. Israel was on track exactly where they needed…

Exodus 16

Exodus 16

Exodus 16 – Difficult circumstances lead to stress.  More often than not, when a difficult situation inundates us, it is all we think about, talk of and even…

Exodus 14

Exodus 14

Exodus 14 – The crossing of the Israelites of the Red Sea most people know about.  And who can forget Charlton Heston as Moses in the epic…

Exodus 8

Exodus 8

Exodus 8 – Plagues rained down heavily upon the Egyptians due to Pharaoh’s hard heart.  What began with the Nile turning to blood, was followed by frogs,…

Exodus 7

Exodus 7

Exodus 7 – The hardening of Pharaoh’s heart was something God had reminded Moses of time and time again…

Exodus 5

Exodus 5

Exodus 5 – To get a better idea of how daring the entire request Moses made to Pharaoh was, it’s important to understand the thinking and theology of…

Jude 1

Jude 1

Jude 1 – He grew up in the household of Jesus. He knew him through and through. His brother James would eventually become the leader of the early church….

Genesis 14

Genesis 14

Genesis 14 – In Abraham’s time most cities had their own kings. They ruled as they wanted and often would come against another town or…

Genesis 4

Genesis 4

Genesis 4 – Confrontation is never easy especially when we’re on the receiving end. Usually, it’s due to an area we’ve overreacted or acted…

Hebrews 9

Hebrews 9

Hebrews 9 – “But when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things to come, He entered through the greater and more perfect…

Hebrews 7

Hebrews 7

Hebrews 7 – Genesis 14 has a mysterious individual make an appearance who only is mentioned within a few short verses. Melchizedek was a…

Hebrews 5

Hebrews 5

Hebrews 5 – A high priest according to the Law of Moses specific role was to bring the gifts and sacrifices before God for an individual’s and…

Psalm 115

Psalm 115

Psalm 115 – Who will get the credit when God answers your prayer? Now, that’s a thought-provoking question, isn’t it?  The Life Application Bible had this in the notes…

Psalm 110

Psalm 110

Psalm 110 – Who was this mysterious man, Melchizedek? Well, we don’t know much.  He appears briefly in Genesis 14:17-20, here in Psalm 110, and is mentioned several times…

Psalm 90

Psalm 90

Psalm 90 – It is one of the oldest psalms.  Written by Moses, the great leader of Israel, commentators believe this was written about the time of Numbers 20…

Psalm 80

Psalm 80

Psalm 80 – “All will come right if we are right. The best turn is not that of circumstances but of character. When the Lord turns his people he…

Psalm 67

Psalm 67

Psalm 67 – “The best saints and the worst sinners may unite in this petition.” – Charles Spurgeon These words come from a beautiful blessing Aaron gave to the…

Deuteronomy 25

Deuteronomy 25

Deuteronomy 25 – Most of the battles we face or wage are not of our choosing.  They come at the most unexpected moments and prove to each of us…

Deuteronomy 2

Deuteronomy 2

Deuteronomy 2 – Even in the desert, the place Israel’s rebellion had led them, God still looked out for His people. This is quite a statement.  It’s actually astounding…

Numbers 27

Numbers 27

Numbers 27 – It’s known as one of the most beautiful and comforting hymns of all time.  Written by Joseph Scriven in 1855 he was inundated with tragedy. As…

Numbers 26

Numbers 26

Numbers 26 – By the numbers – thus the book title!  As always there is more to the story than what is seen even through a census.  For the…

Numbers 20

Numbers 20

Numbers 20 – We all should be working ourselves out of a job.  Genuine and true mentorship is taking someone alongside through all the ins and outs of what…

Numbers 17

Numbers 17

Numbers 17 – “Murmurers are rarely satisfied by evidence or the resolution of one issue.  Complainers are not issue-motivated, though they claim to be and appear to be; they…

Number 16

Numbers 16

Numbers 16 – His name and story within the unfolding of Israel’s struggles is one of the most dramatic.  Part of the Levite tribe, Korah was not satisfied with…

Numbers 15

Numbers 15

Numbers 15 – They were at their lowest point ever.  The people had turned on God in belief He could actually follow through with what He promised.  Their discipline…

Numbers 12

Numbers 12

Numbers 12 – The cousin to complaining is murmuring.  They go hand in hand.  It’s hard to tell which comes first.  Does the complaining foster the murmur or vice…

Numbers 11

Numbers 11

Numbers 11 – Complaining.  I’m telling you what, I am sick and tired of it.  This is the grumbling that takes place when something doesn’t go according to what…

Numbers 8

Numbers 8

Numbers 8 – Entering into any darkened place, a lamp is required to see properly.  We can certainly fumble around in the dark or shadows but truly we cannot…

Numbers 4

Numbers 4

Numbers 4 – Volunteers.  I can’t think of an organization that functions properly without them.  We need those who are willing to become that ‘army’ of men and women…

Numbers 3

Numbers 3

Numbers 3 – God, being that of order and organization, began to give assignments to the people.  First on deck were the Levites.  This makes sense as the tabernacle was…

Numbers 1

Numbers 1

Numbers 1 – Complaining – it gets you nowhere.  In fact, if we’re honest it will get you stuck.  This is exactly what the book of Numbers records.  The…

Luke 1

Luke 1

Luke 1 – He’s the only author of the Gospels who was a Gentile. Luke was a physician and companion of Paul who traveled alongside on many of his…

Acts 7

Acts 7

Acts 7 – “The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church.” – Tertullian As the 7 men were chosen by the disciples to meet…

Leviticus 24

Leviticus 24

Leviticus 24 – The Facts – The only light in the tabernacle came from lamps that were meticulously kept filled with oil and continually burning.  The wicks trimmed they…

Leviticus 21

Leviticus 21

Leviticus 21 – The priesthood was a deliberate calling and for the Israelite’s had to come from the tribe of Levi, the family of Aaron.  They held many responsibilities…

Leviticus 17

Leviticus 17

Leviticus 17 – What can wash away our sin? “The life of a creature is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for…

Leviticus 10

Leviticus 10

Leviticus 10 – It may have been the hardest day of Aaron’s life.  He watched as his sons did not fulfill the duties as priests and were burned up…

Leviticus 9

Leviticus 9

Leviticus 9 – For an entire week, Aaron and his sons were in the tabernacle preparing themselves for the unveiling of the priesthood set up by God.  In the…

Leviticus 8

Leviticus 8

Leviticus 8 – God spoke.  Moses followed. The detailed instructions were carried out by Moses who heard firsthand as to the ceremony and purification of the priests.  On every…

Leviticus 5

Leviticus 5

Leviticus 5 – Regret is not the same as repentance. Often there are things we do of which we regret.  We regret we made choices that brought harm to…

2 Chronicles 26

2 Chronicles 26

2 Chronicles 26 – Obedience is a lifelong act. It is not the flash in the pan type of obedience but one that continues throughout our lives…