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Category Archives: sovereignty of God
return!
Psalm 90 Moses highlights our dependence upon God and his sovereignty over all humanity in this prayer by using the same word in two different senses. The word is RETURN! First, Moses shows our dependence upon God for life by … Continue reading
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the first Kristallnacht
Esther 3 Haman was busy planning the first Kristallnacht, and there seemed to be no stopping him. His jealousy and hatred of Mordecai had warped his conscience, and he thought it only rational to get even with his enemy, Mordecai, … Continue reading
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an unexpected mouth
2 Chronicles 35:20-27 We should not be surprised that the great reforming king Josiah would end his life in such an ignominious way. His story is of one who dared to respond to the word of the LORD. His only … Continue reading
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refuge
Psalm 34 David was in a strange land among strange men. He cried out to the LORD, and was rescued. He sought refuge from the LORD, and was delivered. The LORD does not promise to keep us from times of … Continue reading
Posted in David, deliverance, dependence upon God, fear, sovereignty of God
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the psalm of thrones
Psalm 9 God has rescued the king by sitting on his own throne, and giving righteous judgment against his enemies (4). The LORD sits enthroned forever, and has established justice (7). Therefore it is right for his people to sing … Continue reading
planted on purpose
1 Chronicles 8 This list adds more detail to the genealogy of Benjamin that had begun in chapter 7. It is appropriate to provide more details on this tribe, as Benjamin and Judah were the two “surviving” tribes that figured … Continue reading
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above it all
Job 25-26 Job allows Bildad only six verses before he cuts him off. He has had enough. Zophar will not even have another turn. Job’s response is like saying “do you really think God needs you to defend him?” You … Continue reading
down and out
Job 12 Job reminds his friends that he had been known as a wise man too, before his calamity came. His response to their insistence that he repent for the sin that obviously brought this disaster upon himself is to … Continue reading
business as usual
2 Kings 21 Two evil kings came after Hezekiah, and proceeded to undo all his good work, and send Judah closer to judgment. The pressure to conform to the idolatry of the nations around them must have been great. There … Continue reading
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surrendering our sovereignty
2 Samuel 24 Are we puppets on a string? Is there freedom to choose our own destiny? Might I suggest that the answer to both of those questions could be “yes.” David owns the responsibility for taking the census, but … Continue reading
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