On the Lord’s Day, we remember Him. Like those women who early on the first day of the week came to prepare the body of the Lord with spices and ointment as it was the custom in burial, we today remember the Lord in praise and thanksgiving. We muse on his beauty as the Son of God, his work on this earth, his death, burial, resurrection and position now in Glory. We recall Jesus Christ, the Son of God’s love.
But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man. Hebrews 2 verse 9.
When you have confidence in the Lord your strength is renewed, boldness is acquired, and words open doors.
The Lord is a light for your feet, and a guide for your path.
In the Lord you can trust.
In the Lord you can find rest.
In the Lord there is peace.
With the Lord there is power, and there is safety.
And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, be not ye afraid of them remember the Lord, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your house. Nehemiah 4 verse 14.
Shadows of the past become concrete reflections of today’s reality.
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The Bible is a collection of books authored by many and inspired by God. God is behind every word, idea, and theme of this marvelous book. Although it charts the story of man, God is the center and heart of the passages written therein. The stories within the Bible are historical and full of years yet are relatable for the present times. Shadows of the past become concrete reflections of today’s reality. The people of the Old Testament and New Testament foreshadow the actions of us today who are under grace and are no longer identified by earthly origin but now are called children of God. Stories of faith, endurance, encouragement, social and economic depression, health and sickness, death, and dying are all present in this book.
There is no concern left unturned.
All scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine (beliefs and teachings), for reproof (rebuke, reprimand, and criticism), correction (changing to make right), for instruction in righteousness (teaching to live right). 2 Timothy 3 verse 16.
Life is a journey of learning and the Bible is an excellent guidebook.
Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls. Habakkuk 3:17
Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation. Habakkuk 3: 18
The Prophet speaks with confidence though there is nothing, and everything around is dry and desolate, he will praise the Lord.
The Lord God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon my high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments. Habakkuk 3:19
He will surrender to God and let Him guide his feet like hinds’ feet. The feet of a hind a female deer is sure and solid, swift, and beautiful. Their steps are even. The back legs follow the front legs in perfect symmetry and precision. There is no faltering, no slipping because the front legs are wonderfully pivotal as guides for the entire body.
Like the ancient prophet Habakkuk, I have confidence in my God. If I slip, He guides me back onto the right path. In those high places of worship, I am light and graceful as a gazelle while I sing my praises and adoration to God, the highest
It is a story of oppression leading to deliverance.
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The second book of the Torah or the Pentateuch is Exodus. Translated from the Greek language meaning going out or departure.
It is a story of oppression leading to deliverance. By the mighty hand of God, his people are set free to serve him in a land he promised back to Abraham (the patriarch). In the book of Exodus there are about seven themes:
first book of the Hebrew Bible called bereshit or in the beginning and the first book of the Christian Bible.
Genesis is the Greek word meaning origin or beginning.
First book of the Torah or the Law
Primeval history
Ancestral history
First Line sets the tone of the entire book, “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” Genesis 1:1.
The Primeval history consists of relationships. The first relationship presented and most important, is the relationship between God and the Son as mapped out in the name of God or Elohim. The root El translated from Hebrew into English for God, the first name of God as seen in Genesis 1:1. Elohim is the plural for God. The Hebrews of the Old Testament had only one God who was Yahweh. They believed in monotheism which is the worship of one God. As Elohim is plural and Eloah is singular, this is the first evidence that the Son was with God the Father in eternity past before the creation. And God said, “let us make man in our image, after our likeness.” (Genesis 1:26) In the beginning, before time began, He was not alone but, is speaking with someone else. Then there is the relationship between God and man and the relationship between man and beasts and then man and woman as seen in the creation story. (Chapters 1- 11) The ancestral history details the rise of the nation of Israel as God’s chosen people and God’s covenant to Abraham (the patriarch) and his descendants. (Chapters 12-50)
Overview
Creation and the fall, (so-called original sin, casting out of the Garden, first promise of God, first murder and first murderer, the story of Cain and Abel) 1:1-5:32
Noah and his descendants, (the Ark, the Deluge, tower of Babel, dividing of language) 6:1-11:26
Abram (Abraham) and his descendants, (command to leave the Ur of the Chaldees, Covenant of God with Abram, Melchizedek the King of Salem and high priest of El Elyon is introduced, the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Lot’s Wife, the birth of Moab and Ammon, Ishmael of Haggai, Abraham’s last test, the sacrifice of Isaac and Abraham’s belief in the promise of God and belief in resurrection is introduced) 11:27-25:18
Story of Isaac, Jacob, and Esau, (stolen birthright, Jacob, Leah, and Rachel, birth of Edom, the twelve sons of Jacob, brotherly jealousy, coat of many colors)25:19-36:43
Story of Joseph, (coat of many colors destroyed, Joseph sold into slavery, Joseph becomes governor, reunion of all the brothers and forgiveness, Jacob journeys to Egypt, the families all go down to Egypt and Joseph’s death) 37:1-50:26
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