Category Archives: justice
returning to justice
20230325 returning to justice Psalm 94:12-15 (JDV) Psalm 94:12 Fortunate is anyone you discipline and teach from your law, Yah.Psalm 94:13 to give him relief from troubled times until a hole is dug for the wicked.Psalm 94:14 Yahveh will not … Continue reading
He disciplines
20230324 He disciplines Psalm 94:8-11 (JDV) Psalm 94:8 Pay attention, you stupid people! Fools, when will you be wise?Psalm 94:9 Can the one who shaped the ear not hear, the one who formed the eye not see?Psalm 94:10 The one … Continue reading
buzzard paradise
20221229 buzzard paradise Ezekiel 39:17-20 (JDV) Ezekiel 39:17 “Son of Adam, this is what the Lord Yahveh says: Tell every kind of bird and all the wild animals, ‘Assemble and come! Gather from all around to My sacrificial feast that … Continue reading
God’s fairness
20221127 God’s fairness Ezekiel 33:17-20 (JDV) Ezekiel 33:17 ” ‘But your people say, “Yahveh’s way isn’t fair,” even though it is their own way that isn’t fair.Ezekiel 33:18 When a righteous person turns from his righteousness and commits injustice, he … Continue reading
random acts of unfairness
20220913 random acts of unfairness Ezekiel 18:25-29 (JDV) Ezekiel 18:25 “But you say, ‘Yahveh’s way isn’t fair.’ Now listen, house of Israel: Is it my way that is unfair? Instead, isn’t it your ways that are unfair?Ezekiel 18:26 When a … Continue reading
just and merciful to all
20220831 just and merciful to all Ezekiel 16:53-58 (JDV) Ezekiel 16:53 ” ‘I will restore their fortunes, the fortunes of Sodom and her daughters and those of Samaria and her daughters. I will also restore your fortunes among them,Ezekiel 16:54 … Continue reading
your conscience may save your life
20220726 your conscience may save your life Ezekiel 9:3-8 (JDV) Ezekiel 9:3 Then the impressive appearance of the God of Israel rose from above the cherub where it had been, to the threshold of the house. He called to the … Continue reading
to be feared
to be feared Psalm 76:7-12 (JDV) Psalm 76:7 And you – you are to be feared. When you are angry, who could stand before you? Psalm 76:8 From the sky you pronounced judgment. The land feared and grew quiet Psalm … Continue reading
protest song
protest song Psalm 74:1-11 (JDV) Psalm 74:1 Why have you rejected us perpetually, God? Why does your anger burn against the sheep of your pasture? Psalm 74:2 Remember your congregation, which you purchased long ago and redeemed as the tribe … Continue reading
where the hurt should go
where the hurt should go Lamentations 3:64-66 (JDV) Lamentations 3:64 You will pay them back what they deserve, Yahveh, according to the work of their hands. Lamentations 3:65 You will give them a heart filled with anguish. May your curse … Continue reading