1 O God, do not keep silence;do not hold your peace or be still, O God!2 For behold, your enemies make an uproar;those who hate you have raised their heads.3 They lay crafty plans against your people;they consult together against your treasured ones.4 They say, “Come, let us wipe them out as a nation;let theContinue reading “Psalm 83: 1-8….Antisemitism 3,000 years ago!”
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Psalm 82: 1-8….A psalm of Asaph.
Introduction: If I were to translate ‘This food is finger licking good’ into Amharic and being translated back into English would be ‘This food makes me want to eat my fingers’. Often, in Amharic one hears it said, ‘little by little the egg learns to walk’. The first time you hear it you wonder whatContinue reading “Psalm 82: 1-8….A psalm of Asaph.”
Isaiah 37: 21-29….Why use obscure poetry instead of plain English?
Introduction: I guess it wasn’t in English because there was no such language as English at that time! But why poetry? In this case poetry is leaving people to guess, or more accurately, to ponder and hassle the hidden thoughts which need to be arrived at. Sennacherib, the blood thirsty, tyrannical leader of Assyria wouldContinue reading “Isaiah 37: 21-29….Why use obscure poetry instead of plain English?”
Isaiah 33: 17-14….Does God expect us to use our brains?
Introduction: Thinking in a single plane (eg an x-y graph) and thinking with an added dimension (an x-y-z graph) makes the problem and the answer very different! We tend, as human beings, to easily forget that we live in a ‘space’ which is anything but a flat plane.We can easily remember the ups and downsContinue reading “Isaiah 33: 17-14….Does God expect us to use our brains?”
Isaiah 33: 1-12….Prepare for a reversal!
Introduction: Initially God speaks to Sennacherib the enemy who had conquered and destroyed Israel! (v1): This is followed by. a prayer by the people of Israel, the prayer results presumably because they have realized that they have made wrong decisions in not following Jehovah and so they plead with God for help. (v2): ‘The tumultuousContinue reading “Isaiah 33: 1-12….Prepare for a reversal!”
Psalm 72: 1-11….Solomon’s Prayer.
Introduction: Solomon isn’t one of my favourite Bible heroes. He started well but ended up badly. ‘But no one is perfect’ I can hear you say, and certainly I’m not. On the positive side there are such things as this prayer for Solomon which certainly I find a blessing! The leaders prayed this prayer asContinue reading “Psalm 72: 1-11….Solomon’s Prayer.”
Luke 13: 10-17….Jesus in trouble again!
Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. And behold, there was a woman who had had a disabling spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not fully straighten herself. When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said to her, “Woman, you are freed from yourContinue reading “Luke 13: 10-17….Jesus in trouble again!”
Luke 10: 25-37….The Parable of the Good Samaritan.
And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all yourContinue reading “Luke 10: 25-37….The Parable of the Good Samaritan.”
Colossians 1: 3-14….A packed Paragraph!
We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the wordContinue reading “Colossians 1: 3-14….A packed Paragraph!”
Mark 15: 1-15….Portion of a long trial!
Introduction: At the end there is a brief summary of what Jesus was forced to endure before He was sentenced to be crucified. I will consider the passage again tomorrow. 1 And as soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council. And theyContinue reading “Mark 15: 1-15….Portion of a long trial!”