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People Sometimes Have to be Reminded to be Good
2022-04-08 08:40 2 Corinthians 8:23-24. Paul is introducing Titus and the others that he is sending to the Corinthians. Here he says that Titus is his "partner and fellow worker in your service" and the others are "me...
Of Golden Tumors and Mice
2022-04-07 10:16 1 Samuel 6:17-18. After capturing the ark of the covenant in battle, the Philistines are plagued with many torments, among them tumors and apparently a mouse infestation (that was probably causing the...
We Are Being Primed to Reestablish Right Worship
2022-04-06 09:55 2 Chronicles 31:11-14. Judah has one of its good kings, Hezekiah, who is re-establishing proper worship and purging idol worship in the land. Here he commands the priests who have been receiving an ab...
Planting the Seeds of Evil
2022-04-05 10:45 Sirach 7:1-3. "Do no evil, and evil will never befall you. Stay away from wrong and it will stay away from you." If you do not "sew the furrows of Injustice"  you will not "reap a sevenfold crop." Wha...
The Importance of Holy Water
2022-04-04 08:50 Numbers 19:1-10. God commands Moses and Aaron to bring a red heifer without defect and who has never born the yoke, to Eleazar, the priest. Eleazar is to is given strict instructions on how to sacrifi...
Why Should We Fear?
2022-04-03 09:40 Psalm 49:5-9. "Why should I fear in times of trouble, when the iniquity of my persecutors surrounds me?" People who trust in wealth and their abundance of earthly riches cannot save themselves. No one...
God's Word is a Song Stuck in Our Heads
2022-04-02 09:56 Deuteronomy 31:20-22. God is preparing to dictate to Moses the song that he wants Moses to teach the people before they enter the Promised Land. They are to always remember this song and to teach it t...
Would You Have Believed?
2022-04-01 13:35 John 11:11-18. Jesus tells his disciples that Lazarus has "fallen asleep" and they must go to Judea so Jesus can awaken him. The disciples are confused so Jesus explains that Lazarus is dead "and for ...
The World Is Not Rewarding Wisdom
2022-03-31 10:52 Proverbs 3:13-18. "Happy is the man who finds wisdom." The gain from wisdom is greater than that from silver and gold, and she is more precious than jewels. Wisdom brings long life, riches, and honor....
They're Filling Our World with Violence and Fraud
2022-03-30 09:38 Zephaniah 1:7-9. God tells Zephania that the day of the Lord is at hand. He's preparing a sacrifice, he has consecrated his guests. And on the day of his sacrifice he will punish "the officials an...