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  • Deuteronomy 32-34

    Deuteronomy 32 I think as a man, I am fairly ignorant of the matters of the heart.  But who knows man’s hearts have dedicated much of His Word to songs and psalms.  I suppose…

  • Revelation 7-10

    Revelation 7 1-8 Staying consistent with the apocalyptic genre one should cautiously consider anything that could be symbolic and avoid forcing literal interpretation, which some have done in this case.  We should look for…

  • Deuteronomy 26

    Deuteronomy 26 1-15 Because sinners are sinners, even God’s covenant people must be reminded to acknowledge the Lord in the blessing that He has given them, lest the blessing become an idol and the…

  • 2 Samuel 8

    At the conclusion of an incredible seventh chapter is a recording of David’s military successes. Here David’s attitude of worship derived from God’s great promises of graces is shown in the bounty collected from…

  • 2 Corinthians 4-5

    Ch. 4 The power of the Gospel and the light of its truth, like in creation, illuminates the darkness of people’s hearts.  Those who receive the truth of Jesus contain a treasure, an everlasting…

  • Mark 15-16

    Chapter 15 is full of ironies that clothe the most astounding truths one can ever hear.  Only the learned Bible student can hear the echoes of Old Covenant writings of coming the King and…

  • Matthew 12

    We enter a new scene as Matthew describes a new set of events of which Jesus will yet again face the ignorance of religious leaders. This time we will see how the sabbath is…

  • Matthew 11

    Chapter 11. Matthew allows the readers to see the reality of faith, even the shortcomings of the “super spiritual”. Faith doesn’t come without doubts and everybody has them, even John the Baptist, Jesus’ own…

  • Joshua 16

    Chapter 16. The following is allotment of Joseph tribe as a whole. Joseph’s tribe was split into two half tribes Ephraim and Manasseh. But in this section Joshua is discussing the allotment of these…