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  • Psalm 14

    The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. For one to be foolish, one does not need to verbally express his or her independence from God.  One only needs to “say”…

  • Malachi 1

    2 “I have loved you saith the LORD.” God has loved us, given us His best–His Son.  He has blessed us and given us the means for perpetual joy.  God has defeated our enemies…

  • Ecclesiastes 12

    Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;…Let us hear the…

  • Psalm 137

    The following is a prayer and meditation on the words of this chapter: 1 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. Lord here I am…

  • 1 Corinthians 13

    Historical/Literary Background Paul has been teaching the Corinthian church about the gifts the Holy Spirit gives to individual members of a unified body—each member benefitting form the the gifts that were given.  Having finished…

  • Jonah 1

    Historical Background Because it looks as though Jonah is mentioned in 2 Kings 14:25, we can assume that he was a contemporary of Amos and Hosea in the 8th century.  This observation  helps us…

  • Leviticus 6

    Historical/Literary Context: The Chronicler’s heart is burdened for Israel that in their post-exile return, their hearts would be turned towards God and the theocracy under Moses’ and David’s covenants would resume.  This of course…

  • II Thessalonians 1

    Historical/Literary Background: After Paul and Silas’ terrible ordeal in Philippi, Paul left being pressured by city officials to make his next ministry in Thessalonica which laid about 100 miles walk, about a five day…

  • Ezekiel 6-7

    I am treating Chapters 6 and 7 as a unit that describes the coming judgement on Judah.  When reading the prophets, one must learn to appreciate the vivid symbolism aimed to stir up an…