Bible study
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Phineas, Elijah, Messiah, and the Zeal of God
Torah: Num. 25:10-30:1Haftarah: 1 Kgs. 18:46-19:21 Long ago, the Jewish sages created the parsha, a reading calendar to be read annually throughout all the synagogues every Sabbath. They are from the Torah (the first five books of the Bible), and… Continue reading
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The Red Heifer, the Rock, the Bronze Serpent, Jephthah, the Star, and Messiah
Torah: Numbers 19:1-25:9Haftarah: Judges 11:1-33Micah 5:7(6)-6:8 I am resuming my series on Messiah in the Parsha again. We’re going to see this year’s reading calendar through, so hang on. Long ago, the Jewish sages created reading calendars to be read… Continue reading
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Learning to Love: Day 18
The Guitar I have a set of stringsThat I pick and play along,And if I pick and play along enoughIt turns into a song. I have a melody at heartThat molds into my hand.I read the notes across the pageUpon… Continue reading
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Learning to Love: Day 16:
Easter I saw myselfUgly, bleeding, upward pleading,Finding no reply–No comfort, no rescue, left to die.I looked again and it was Him.So when I kneel before the throneThe Father looks at meAnd sees HimWho paid sin’s debt for me. Love has… Continue reading
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Learning to Love: Day 14
The Master Gardener My God’s the Master GardenerWho created the world.He fancied flowers, said His say,By which His dreams unfurled.The grasses grew, the bushes bloomed,The Spirit moved the leaves.The Gardener fathered the fruitAnd He supplied the seeds. The spot where… Continue reading
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Learning to Love: Day 13
Pilgrimage Archaeology He dug in the earth; troweled, plowedAnd troweled until the earth turned raw, hot,Until the ground grew red and growled,Disturbed ’til he found what he sought. He dug ’til his eyes turned stone-dry,His own hands chapped and cracked… Continue reading
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Learning to Love: Day 8
Sanctification The Lord is glorious and mightyShining on His holy hill.He is all-powerful and sovereign.Each of His words He will fulfill.Nothing escapes His divine knowledge.No one can withstand His will.Let every facet of my beingBe refined by Your holy fire.Test… Continue reading
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Learning to Love: Day 3
To Know My Lord Let me see Your complexion,Every freckle, every hair of Your face,Every curl of Your head if it is curled,Every twinkle from the deep eyes of grace.Let me remember the curve of Your chin,Your nose, Your cheeks… Continue reading
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When You Set up Your Light, Follow His Instructions
This portion covers some more instructions for the menorah, setting apart the Levites, for observing the Passover if you were unclean at the actual time of Passover, for how Israel followed the Shekinah through the wilderness, instructions for the silver… Continue reading
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Restitution, Jealousy, Vows, and Blessing
The next portion of Scripture in the reading schedule is Naso (Take), which was read this year on May 23. The Scripture is cited above for your convenience. I suggest you look at the Scripture first before reading my post,… Continue reading
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