Category Archives: family
many generations
many generations Psalm 61:5-8 (JDV) Psalm 61:5 God, you have heard my vows; you have given a heritage to those who fear your name.Psalm 61:6 Add days to the king’s life; may his years span many generations.Psalm 61:7 May he … Continue reading
illegitimate relationships
illegitimate relationships Deuteronomy 27:22 (JDV) Deuteronomy 27:22 ‘The one who sleeps with his sister, whether his father’s daughter or his mother’s daughter is afflicted with a curse.’ And all the people will say, ‘Amen!’ illegitimate relationships The Israelite community was … Continue reading
appreciating parents
appreciating parents Deuteronomy 27:16 (JDV) Deuteronomy 27:16 ‘The one who dishonors his father or mother is afflicted with a curse.’ And all the people will say, ‘Amen!’ appreciating parents Most of us encounter the command to honor parents when we … Continue reading
protecting joy
protecting joy Deuteronomy 25:4-6 (JDV) Deuteronomy 25:4 “Do not muzzle an ox while it treads out grain. Deuteronomy 25:5 “When brothers live on the same property and one of them dies without a son, the wife of the dead man … Continue reading
staying compliant and connected
staying compliant and connected Deuteronomy 21:18-21 (JDV) Deuteronomy 21:18 “If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father or mother and doesn’t listen to them even after they discipline him, Deuteronomy 21:19 his father and … Continue reading
extending the family
extending the family Deuteronomy 16:8-11 (JDV) Deuteronomy 16:8 Eat matzah for six days. On the seventh day there is to be a solemn assembly to Yahveh your God; do not do any work. Deuteronomy 16:9 “You are to count … Continue reading
respecting life and family
respecting life and family Deuteronomy 5:16-18 Deuteronomy 5:16 Honor your father and your mother, as Yahveh your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and so that you may prosper in the land Yahveh your God … Continue reading
positive parenting
Ephesians 6:4 (JDV) Ephesians 6:4 Fathers, don’t stir up anger in your children, but bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. positive parenting Becoming a father is not difficult, but being a Christian father is a … Continue reading
my relative is noble
devotional post # 2244 Numbers 2:1-4 Num 2:1 Yahveh spoke to Moses and Aaron, and this is what he said, Num 2:2 “The sons of Israel will camp each by his own standard, with the flags of their fathers’ houses. … Continue reading
leave me alone (part three)
RESTORING WHAT THE DEVIL TOOK Luke 8:36-39 Luk 8:36 Those who had seen it told them how the man who had been demon-possessed had been healed. Luk 8:37 Then all the people of the Gerasenes and the surrounding region asked … Continue reading