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Category Archives: responsibility
putting together the holy place
Exodus 26:15-30 15 “You should make upright frames for the tabernacle of acacia wood. 16 Ten cubits should be the length of a frame, and a cubit and a half the breadth of each frame. 17 There should be two … Continue reading
taking advantage
Exodus 22:16-24 16 “If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged to be married and has sex with her, he should give the bride-price for her and make her his wife. 17 If her father utterly refuses to … Continue reading
new structure
Exodus 18:13-27 13 The next day Moses took his seat to judge the people, and the people stood around Moses from morning till evening. 14 When Moses’ father-in-law saw all that he was doing for the people, then he said, … Continue reading
Pilate’s choice
Matthew 27:11-26 11 Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus said, “You have spoken.” 12 But when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he gave … Continue reading
building up a spiritual legacy
Genesis 49:1-12 1 At that time Jacob called his sons and told them, “Collect yourselves together, that I may tell you what will happen to you in days to come. 2 “Come together and listen, O sons of Jacob, listen … Continue reading
saving Egypt for Pharaoh
Genesis 47:13-26 13 There was no food in all the land, for the famine was very brutal, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan wasted away because of the famine. 14 And Joseph collected all the … Continue reading
consequences of avenging a rape
Genesis 34:13-31 13 But sons of Jacob answered Shechem and his father Hamor treacherously, because he had defiled Dinah, their sister. 14 They said to them, “We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to a person who is … Continue reading
Protecting those within
Genesis 19:1-13 That evening, the two angels came to Sodom, and Lot was living at the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them and bowed himself with his face to the earth 2 and … Continue reading
responsibility
Ecclesiastes 5:8-17 The Preacher knew both money and power, so believe him when he says that money is a terrible master. It causes much vexation and sickness and anger. It robs a person of sleep, and produces nothing real in … Continue reading
among the shepherds
Amos 1:1-2:5 Amos’ knowledge of shepherding was one of the ways he made his message understandable. His message spoke deeply to the spiritual and political lives of the time. In this first message he condemns the false shepherds in the … Continue reading
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