Tag: Bible
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Nathan, The Prophet During Transition
I could hardly pick a favorite prophet because each inspires me in their own particular way. The best I can do is pick favorites, and even then I could never single one out to be my favorite. Nathan the prophet would surely make the list. He impresses me greatly. Of course, much of his interactions…
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The Book of Job
The first five verses of Job offer us insight into the purpose behind the book. Job is presented as an exceedingly righteous man, one who was “blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil” (Job 1:1, ESV). Almost to match his moral excellence, he is wealthy and prosperous, blessed materially and…
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Finding Meaning in Spirituality
The human experience only makes sense when you include in your search for purpose the One Who is not “under the sun.” Ecclesiastes reminds us, especially in our materialistic and sensually driven time, that the world is senseless when we eliminate God from the equation. Temporal life can only offer pseudo-replacements that leave us empty…
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David’s Song of Mourning for Saul and Jonathan
17 Then David sang this song of mourning over Saul and his son Jonathan, 18 and he told them to teach the sons of Judah the mourning song of the bow; behold, it is written in the Book of Jashar. 19 “[a]Your beauty, Israel, is [b]slaughtered on your high places!How the mighty have fallen!20 Tell it not in Gath,Proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon,Or the daughters of the…
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Lessons from Joshua
One of my favorite stories in the Book of Joshua also happens to be one of my favorite lessons in the entire Bible. After most of the land had been conquered and dispersed, one of Joshua’s oldest comrades approached him and requested to be given Hebron. Caleb was a contemporary of Joshua, and they were…
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Reflecting on His Holiness
As I work through my regular Bible reading, I pay especially close attention to the ways God is described. God is universally described in ways that no other being could be. This helps draw us in to be impressed by His uniqueness, His aseity. You don’t have to necessarily do anything different, just pay more…
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The Value of Genesis
The first book of the Bible powerfully sets the stage for the drama of the human story. It chronicles the beginning of all things: the material universe, the wonders and woes of humankind, and the story of God’s working through humankind to eventually redeem His creation. Genesis creates the foundation of everything, especially theologically. Every…
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