Category Archives: commitment

all on the altar

20230109 all on the altar Ezekiel 40:38-43 (JDV) Ezekiel 40:38 There was a chamber whose door opened into the gate’s portico. The burnt offering was to be washed there.Ezekiel 40:39 Inside the gate’s portico there were two tables on each … Continue reading

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extra step

20230106 extra step Ezekiel 40:28-31 (JDV) Ezekiel 40:28 Then he brought me to the inner court through the south gate. When he measured the south gate, it had the same measurements as the others.Ezekiel 40:29 Its recesses, jambs, and portico … Continue reading

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you slaughtered my children

20220826 you slaughtered my children Ezekiel 16:15-22 (JDV) Ezekiel 16:15 ” ‘But you trusted in your beauty and committed fornication because of your fame. You lavished your sexual favors on everyone who passed by. Your beauty became his.Ezekiel 16:16 You … Continue reading

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not his

20220802 not his Ezekiel 10:18-19 (JDV) Ezekiel 10:18 Then the impressive appearance of Yahveh moved away from the threshold of the house and stopped above the cherubs.Ezekiel 10:19 The cherubs lifted their wings and rose up from the land right … Continue reading

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offensive and impressive

20220720 offensive and impressive Ezekiel 8:1-4 (JDV) Ezekiel 8:1 It happened in the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth day of the month, I was sitting in my house and the elders of Judah were sitting in … Continue reading

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against the mountains

20220712 against the mountains Ezekiel 6:1-7 (JDV) Ezekiel 6:1 The word of Yahveh happened to me, and this is what he said:Ezekiel 6:2 “Son of Adam, face the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them.Ezekiel 6:3 You are to say: … Continue reading

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for high quality use

20220616 for high quality use 2 Timothy 2:20-21 (JDV) 2 Timothy 2:20 Now in a large house there are not only gold and silver containers, but also those of wood and clay; some for high quality use and some for … Continue reading

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for the sake of the promise

20220609 for the sake of the promise 2 Timothy 1:1-2 (JDV) 2 Timothy 1:1 Paul, a missionary of Christ Jesus by God’s preference, for the sake of the promise of life in Christ Jesus:2 Timothy 1:2 To Timothy, my dearly … Continue reading

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staying at the work

20220601 staying at the work Ruth 2:17-23 (JDV) Ruth 2:17 So Ruth gathered grain in the field until evening. She beat out what she had gathered, and it was about twenty-six quarts of barley. Ruth 2:18 She picked up the … Continue reading

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Hymenaeus and Alexander

20220506 1 Timothy 1:18-20 (JDV) 1 Timothy 1:18 Timothy, my son, I am giving you this instruction in keeping with the prophecies previously made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight the good fight, 1 Timothy 1:19 … Continue reading

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