28 Summon your power, O God,the power, O God, by which you have worked for us.29 Because of your temple at Jerusalemkings shall bear gifts to you.30 Rebuke the beasts that dwell among the reeds,the herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples.Trample underfoot those who lust after tribute;scatter the peoples who delight inContinue reading “Psalm 68: 28-35….As Psalm 68 comes to a close….”
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Psalm 68: 19-27….Victory Assured!
19 Blessed be the Lord,who daily bears us up;God is our salvation. Selah – Think about that! Never forget it!20 Our God is a God of salvation,and to GOD, the Lord, belong deliverances from death.21 But God will strike the heads of his enemies,the hairy crown of him who walks in his guilty ways. –Continue reading “Psalm 68: 19-27….Victory Assured!”
Psalm 68: 1-18….Triumphant, Joyful Victory!
Introduction: This is a longer passage than I usually quote, but I couldn’t find an earlier break which left me making ‘a unit’ of the reading! So I’ll say less and hopefully still throw some light on the passage! 1 God shall arise, his enemies shall be scattered;and those who hate him shall flee beforeContinue reading “Psalm 68: 1-18….Triumphant, Joyful Victory!”
Psalm 66: 13-20….I will worship God! Will others follow?
I will come into your house with burnt offerings;I will perform my vows to you,14 that which my lips utteredand my mouth promised when I was in trouble.15 I will offer to you burnt offerings of fattened animals,with the smoke of the sacrifice of rams;I will make an offering of bulls and goats. Selah ChristiansContinue reading “Psalm 66: 13-20….I will worship God! Will others follow?”
Psalm 66: 1-12….Do all people sing with joy to God?
Introduction: At the top of this Psalm in the Bible there is the following heading – “TO THE CHOIRMASTER. A SONG. A PSALM.” Because it is a song obviously it is meant to be sung. Because it is a Biblical Psalm it is divinely inspired! Verse 4 is staggering in what it says – “AllContinue reading “Psalm 66: 1-12….Do all people sing with joy to God?”
Isaiah 29; 14-24….God’s Blessing!
14 therefore, behold, I will againdo wonderful things with this people,with wonder upon wonder;and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish,and the discernment of their discerning men shall be hidden.”15 Ah, you who hide deep from the LORD your counsel,whose deeds are in the dark,and who say, “Who sees us? Who knows us?”16 YouContinue reading “Isaiah 29; 14-24….God’s Blessing!”
Isaiah 29: 11-16….God speaks to the Residents of Jerusalem.
Introduction: Language wise, in English, I’m comfortable. Trying to learn a couple of other languages, at school, Latin and French and, in my work. Amharic, I note that sentence order varies. Reading the Bible I find the same. In translations they seem to follow the original sentence pattern. In reading the Bible we sometimes haveContinue reading “Isaiah 29: 11-16….God speaks to the Residents of Jerusalem.”
Isaiah 29: 1-10….The prophet – a Master of Imagery!
Introduction: As you probably know -el at the end of Jewish words ‘means God’. Thus Daniel means God judges, Gabriel means God’s Strong Man. Here we have Ariel tying together the two words for lion and God. Used as a name for Jerusalem in this prophecy it refers to Jerusalem because of the Power ofContinue reading “Isaiah 29: 1-10….The prophet – a Master of Imagery!”
Isaiah 28: 23-29….Do city kids know where milk comes from?
23 Give ear, and hear my voice;give attention, and hear my speech.24 Does he who plows for sowing plow continually?Does he continually open and harrow his ground?25 When he has leveled its surface,does he not scatter dill, sow cumin,and put in wheat in rowsand barley in its proper place,and emmer as the border? – EmmerContinue reading “Isaiah 28: 23-29….Do city kids know where milk comes from?”
Isaiah 28: 16-23….Better Listen when God Speaks!
16 “Behold, I am the one who has laid as a foundation in Zion,a stone, a tested stone,a precious cornerstone, of a sure foundation:‘Whoever believes will not be in haste.’ – What does ‘not be in haste’ mean? Other translations translate this as meaning ‘to make the wrong decision ie be confused; or be ashamedContinue reading “Isaiah 28: 16-23….Better Listen when God Speaks!”