Category Archives: responsibility

bragging about the king

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Jefferson Vann

bragging about the king Psalm 45:1 (JDV) Psalm 45:11 My heart keeps moving to a good word as I recite my verses to a king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful scribe. bragging about the king It is … Continue reading →

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delegating dirty work

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Jefferson Vann

delegating dirty work Jeremiah 29:24-32 (JDV) Jeremiah 29:24 Speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and this is what you are to say, Jeremiah 29:25 “This is what Yahveh of Armies, the God of Israel, says: You have sent out letters in … Continue reading →

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thunder jug man

Posted on November 18, 2020 by Jefferson Vann

thunder jug man Jeremiah 22:24-30 (JDV) Jeremiah 22:24 “As I live” – this is what Yahveh declares – “even if you, Coniah son of Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, were a signet ring on my right hand, I would tear … Continue reading →

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donkey drag

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Jefferson Vann

donkey drag Jeremiah 22:13-23 (JDV) Jeremiah 22:13 Tragedy [1] for the one who builds his palace through unrighteousness, his upstairs rooms through injustice, who makes his neighbor serve without pay and will not give him his wages, Jeremiah 22:14 who … Continue reading →

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looking out for the little people

Posted on November 14, 2020 by Jefferson Vann

looking out for the little people Jeremiah 22:1-5 (JDV) Jeremiah 22:1 This is what Yahveh says: “Go down to the house of the king of Judah and speak this word there. Jeremiah 22:2 You are to say, ‘Hear the word … Continue reading →

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because of Manasseh

Posted on October 28, 2020 by Jefferson Vann

because of Manasseh Jeremiah 15:1-9 (JDV) Jeremiah 15:1 Then Yahveh said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before me, my compassion would not reach out to these people. Send them from my presence, and let them go. … Continue reading →

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a responsible people

Posted on May 22, 2020 by Jefferson Vann

a responsible people Deuteronomy 28:59-62 (JDV) Deuteronomy 28:59 and Yahveh will bring extraordinary plagues on you and your descendants, severe and lasting plagues, and terrible and chronic sicknesses. Deuteronomy 28:60 He will afflict you again with all the diseases of … Continue reading →

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supporting the marginalized

Posted on April 28, 2020 by Jefferson Vann

supporting the marginalized Deuteronomy 27:19 (JDV) Deuteronomy 27:19 ‘The one who denies justice to a guest, a fatherless child, or a widow is afflicted with a curse.’ And all the people will say, ‘Amen!’ supporting the marginalized God loved the … Continue reading →

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bypassing preferences

Posted on March 16, 2020 by Jefferson Vann

bypassing preferences Deuteronomy 21:15-17 (JDV) Deuteronomy 21:15 “If a man has two wives, one cared about and the other not cared about, and both the cared about and the not cared about bear him sons, and if the wife not … Continue reading →

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our responsibility to teach

Posted on November 16, 2019 by Jefferson Vann

  Deuteronomy 4:9-10 (JDV) Deuteronomy 4:9 “Only be careful and diligently watch your throats,1 or else2 you will forget the things your eyes have seen and they will slip from your mind as long as you live. Teach them to … Continue reading →

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