The number seven is prevalent in the book of Judges. Judges is also the seventh book of the Old Testament and the Bible. The number seven is regarded in Jewish tradition as completeness, wholeness, blessing, rest, and also a weapon. Want to know more about the number seven, look here. In the book of Judges, we can clearly see Jesus as the Righteous Judge who time and time again delivers us, just as the leaders (judges) in this book delivered God’s people. The book of Judges starts with “After the death of Joshua”. The book shows us a pattern which is Read More
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Help!: Secrets to Answered Prayer
Help me, Jesus! How many of us say this on a daily basis? I do not mean just say it just to say something, but say it because you actually need some help. When my daughter prays for our food the first words out of her mouth are: “Father, Help My Mother“. I always say “I need all the help I can get”. She has done this for years to the point that we had a friend over for Thanksgiving last year and asked her to pray over the food. She said, “Father, Help Ms. Garnet“. We laughed about that Read More
The Scarlet Thread: A Picture of Redemption
The scarlet thread is a central theme in the book of Joshua and throughout the Bible. We are continuing the series on ‘Jesus Who?‘ This week we are studying the book of Joshua. Joshua, from the Hebrew name יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (Yehoshu’a) means “YAHWEH is salvation”. Joshua was from the tribe of Ephraim and was a companion of Moses. He went up Mount Sinai with Moses when he received the Ten Commandments from God and he was one of the twelve spies sent into Canaan and was one of the two spies (Caleb being the other) who came back from spying out the Read More
Laws of Obedience: Jesus Who?
We see Jesus represented as the Laws of Obedience in Deuteronomy. Matthew 5:17 tells us, Jesus came to fulfill the law. The two Hebrew names for Deuteronomy are ve’eleh hadevarim, “‘These are the words,’” taken from the first words in the book and Mishneh Torah, “Repetition of the Torah” or ‘Second Law’, (). Jesus quoted from Deuteronomy more than any other Old Testament book. For example: – But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ – Jesus responded, “The Scriptures also say, ‘You must not test the Lord your God.’ – Get Read More
God Hates Some Things: Not You!
God hates you. Have you heard that nonsense? There are six, no seven things God hates and you are not one of them (Proverbs 6:16-19). It’s like God starts every day with an agenda to make you as miserable as possible. No, God would not do that. He absolutely loves you (1 John 3:1). But what about all the things going wrong in your life? Not God. What about your lack of a job or money? Once again, not God. I like milk. Really, I like milk, but unfortunately, milk does not like me. If I drink milk, it is Read More
Divine Order: Jesus Who?
As I read through the book of Numbers the main theme for me is ‘Order‘. The book of Numbers gets its name from the 2 numberings (census) of the wandering Israelites (Numbers 1: 1-3; Numbers 26:1-4). Numbers in Hebrew (בְּמִדְבַּר, Bəmiḏbar) means ‘in the wilderness’. How many of you when reading the book of Numbers first thought about it being a book about murmuring? Upon first impression it appears to be a book of warnings, ‘DO NOT MURMUR AGAINST GOD’ or ‘CALL GOD A LIAR’. Why not you may ask? Because there will be consequences; like wandering around for 40 years. I have Read More