Category Archives: genuineness
beyond and permeating
20230114 beyond and permeating Ezekiel 41:12-20 (JDV) Ezekiel 41:12 Now the building that faced the house yard toward the west was seventy cubits wide. The wall of the building was five cubits thick on all sides, and the building’s length … Continue reading
almost Christians
20221130 almost Christians Ezekiel 33:30-33 (JDV) Ezekiel 33:30 “As for you, son of Adam, your people are talking about you near the city walls and in the doorways of their houses. One person speaks to another, each saying to his … Continue reading
authenticating signature
authenticating signature 2 Thessalonians 3:16-18 (JDV) 2 Thessalonians 3:16 May the Lord of peace himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with all of you. 2 Thessalonians 3:17 I, Paul, am writing this greeting with my … Continue reading
different, but still true
different, but still true Joshua 22:10-19 (JDV) Joshua 22:10 When they came to the region of the Jordan in the land of Canaan, the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh built a large, impressive altar there by the … Continue reading
are we hypocrites?
are we hypocrites? Psalm 50:16-21 (JDV) Psalm 50:16 But God says to the wicked: “What right do you have to recite my prescriptions and to take my covenant on your lips? Psalm 50:17 You hate instruction and toss my words … Continue reading
shattered flask
shattered flask Jeremiah 19:1-15 (JDV) Jeremiah 19:1 This is what Yahveh says: “Go, buy a potter’s flask. Take some of the elders of the people and some of the elder priests Jeremiah 19:2 and go out to Ben Hinnom Valley … Continue reading
secret idols
secret idols Deuteronomy 27:14-15 (JDV) Deuteronomy 27:14 The Levites will answer in a loud voice to every Israelite: Deuteronomy 27:15 ‘The person who makes a carved idol or cast image, which is repulsive to Yahveh, the work of a craftsman, … Continue reading
our Asherahs and standing stones
our Asherahs and standing stones Deuteronomy 16:21-22 (JDV) Deuteronomy 16:21 “Do not set up an Asherah of any kind of wood next to the altar you will build for Yahveh your God, Deuteronomy 16:22 and do not set up a … Continue reading
a safe place for good
Psalm 37:27-29 Psalm 37:27 Turn away from evil, do what is good, and settle permanently Psalm 37:28 because Yahveh loves justice and will not abandon his faithful ones. They are kept safe permanently, but the children of the wicked … Continue reading
first the gate
John 10:1-6 1 “I am honestly telling you, the one not entering the sheep pen by the gate but comes in some other way is a thief and a bandit. 2 The one who is entering by the gate is … Continue reading