Monthly Archives: February 2024

disrespect, disregard

20240229 disrespect, disregard 1 Samuel 2:12-36 (JDV) 1 Samuel 2:12 Eli’s sons were worthless sons; they did not respect Yahveh1 Samuel 2:13 or the priests’ share of the sacrifices from the people. When anyone offered a sacrifice, the priest’s boy … Continue reading

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real victory

20240228 real victory 1 Samuel 2:1-11 (JDV) 1 Samuel 2:1 Hannah prayed: My heart rejoices in Yahveh; my horn is lifted by Yahveh. My mouth boasts over my enemies because I rejoice in your salvation.1 Samuel 2:2 There is no … Continue reading

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giving Samuel back

20240227 giving Samuel back 1 Samuel 1:19-28 (JDV) 1 Samuel 1:19 The next morning Elkanah and Hannah got up early to bow before Yahveh. Afterward, they returned home to Ramah. Then Elkanah was intimate with his wife Hannah, and Yahveh … Continue reading

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misunderstood at the temple

20240226 misunderstood at the temple 1 Samuel 1:9-18 (JDV) 1 Samuel 1:9 Then Hannah got up after they ate and drank at Shiloh. The priest Eli was sitting on a chair by the doorpost of Yahveh’s temple.1 Samuel 1:10 Deeply … Continue reading

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Elkanah’s love

20240225 Elkanah’s love 1 Samuel 1:1-8 (JDV) 1 Samuel 1:1 There was a man from Ramathaim-tsofim in the hill country of Ephraim. His name was Elkanah son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.1 … Continue reading

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promise and context

20240224 promise and context Amos 9:1-15 (JDV) Amos 9:1 I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and he said: Hit the capitals of the pillars so that the thresholds shake; knock them down on the heads of all the … Continue reading

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a revelation famine

20240223 a revelation famine Amos 8:1-14 (JDV) Amos 8:1 The Lord Yahveh showed me this: I noticed a basket of summer fruit.Amos 8:2 He asked me, “What do you see, Amos?” I replied, “A basket of summer fruit.” Yahveh said … Continue reading

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Amaziah’s sin

20240222 Amaziah’s sin Amos 7:10-17 (JDV) Amos 7:10 Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent word to King Jeroboam of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you right here in the house of Israel. The land cannot endure all his words,Amos … Continue reading

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not out of options

20240221 not out of options Amos 7:1-9 (JDV) Amos 7:1 The Lord Yahveh showed me this: I noticed as he was forming a swarm of locusts when the spring crop first began to sprout– after the cutting of the king’s … Continue reading

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first in exile

20240220 first in exile Amos 6:1-14 (JDV) Amos 6:1 Woe to those who are at ease in Zion and to those who feel secure on the hill of Samaria – the notable people in this first1 of the nations, those … Continue reading

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