Category Archives: second coming

just you wait

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 17-18 Neither power alliances like that of Israel and Damascus, nor alliances with foreign exotic nations like Ethiopia who send ambassadors by ship will accomplish God’s will.  The LORD is working out his will in a slow and steady … Continue reading →

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universal worship

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Psalm 96   The LORD is worthy of the worship of all the earth for what he alone has done.  The other gods are worthless idols, but he has made the heavens (1-6).  The LORD is worthy of the worship the … Continue reading →

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three months trial

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Ezra 10 The sin that had been committed was not simply the marrying of foreign wives.  It was the the marrying women and fathering children who did not put their faith in the LORD.  That was the crime which took … Continue reading →

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they knew

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Ezra 3 The sound of loud rejoicing filled the city when the foundations of the new temple were laid.  Those who were there could also hear another sound, mixed in with the cries of joy.  The old timers who had … Continue reading →

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looking back, looking forward

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

2 Chronicles 35:1-19 In the same year that Josiah rediscovered the Book of the Law, he reinstituted the Passover, and celebrated it as none had ever done in his lifetime.  It was a tremendous celebration of God’s grace, which looked … Continue reading →

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all nations under God

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Psalm 47 This psalm celebrates a truth that has yet to be fully realized – the truth that God will be honored not just by the people of Jacob, but by all peoples.  The fact that the LORD subdued people … Continue reading →

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a beautiful inheritance

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Psalm 16 David had chosen the right life, and sees now that it has gained him a beautiful inheritance.  Instead of running after another God, he chose to join the saints in the land who were faithful to the LORD.  … Continue reading →

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dark background

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

1 Chronicles 5 The record of the descendants of Israel here includes the Transjordan tribes, even though by the time the chronicler writes this, they had been broken up and deported by Assyria.  From beginning to end, this record manifests … Continue reading →

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rage or sing?

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Psalm 2 The people who first sang this song were making a faith statement about their king.  Even though the other nations around them were straining under his harness, and plotting to overthrow him, the Israelites knew that he was … Continue reading →

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dysfunctional

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

1 Chronicles 3 In the center of this three chapter genealogy is the line of David.  Long after the demise of the Davidic monarchy, records of David’s line are kept and published.  There is still hope that a man will … Continue reading →

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