Author Archives: Jefferson Vann
replacement, not restoration
20240828 replacement, not restoration Obadiah 17-21 (JDV) Obadiah 1:17 But there will be a deliverance on Mount Zion, and it will be holy; the house of Jacob will dispossess those who dispossessed them.Obadiah 1:18 Then the house of Jacob will … Continue reading
retaliation will return
20240827 retaliation will return Obadiah 12-16 (JDV) Obadiah 1:12 Do not gloat over your brother in the day of his misfortune; do not rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their destruction; do not boastfully mock in … Continue reading
like one of them
20240826 like one of them Obadiah 1-4 (JDV) Obadiah 1:9 Teman, your warriors will be terrified so that everyone from the hill country of Esau will be destroyed by slaughter.Obadiah 1:10 You will be covered with shame and destroyed forever … Continue reading
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cleaned out
20240825 cleaned out Obadiah 5-8 (JDV) Obadiah 1:5 If thieves came to you, if destroyers by night — how ravaged you would be! — wouldn’t they steal only what they wanted? If grape pickers came to you, wouldn’t they leave … Continue reading
too significant
20240824 too significant Obadiah 1-4 (JDV) Obadiah 1:1 The vision of Obadiah. This is what Lord Yahveh has said about Edom: We have heard a message from Yahveh; an envoy has been sent among the nations: “Rise up, and let … Continue reading
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stay set to the standard
20240823 Stay set to the standard 1 Peter 5:12-14 (JDV) 1 Peter 5:12 Through Silvanus, a faithful brother (as I consider him), I have written to you briefly to encourage you and to testify that this is the true favor … Continue reading
a temporary lion
20240822 a temporary lion 1 Peter 5:8-11 (JDV) 1 Peter 5:8 Be sober-minded, be alert. Your adversary the devil is walking around like a roaring lion, looking for anyone he can devour.1 Peter 5:9 Resist that lion, firm in the … Continue reading
humility toward one another
20240821 humility toward one another 1 Peter 5:5-7 (JDV) 1 Peter 5:5 In the same way, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. All of you clothe yourselves with humility toward one another because God resists the proud … Continue reading
a fellow elder
20240820 a fellow elder 1 Peter 5:1-4 (JDV) 1 Peter 5:1 I encourage the elders among you as a fellow elder and witness to the sufferings of Christ, as well as one who shares in the glory about to be … Continue reading
the time has come
20240819 the time has come 1 Peter 4:14-19 (JDV) 1 Peter 4:14 If you are ridiculed for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Breath of glory and of God rests on you.1 Peter 4:15 Let none of … Continue reading
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