Ex 23:14 “Each year you must celebrate three festivals in my honour. When God gave Moses this instruction for the Israelites, He then also clarified what He meant by describing the names and details of the feasts He wanted them to keep. The name He used for ‘Feast’ was the Hebrew word Khag, which Strong’s …
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Weaving a tapestry
Esther 5:14 His wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, “Have a pole set up, reaching to a height of fifty cubits, and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai impaled on it. Then go with the king to the banquet and enjoy yourself.” This suggestion delighted Haman, and he had …
Two storms
1 Peter 1:23 Matthew 14:22, 24 Then He directed the disciples to get into the boat and go before Him to the other side. 24 But the boat was by this time out on the sea, many furlongs distant from the land, beaten and tossed by the waves, for the wind was against them. Matthew …
Born Again
1 Peter 1:23 For you have been born again, but not to a life that will quickly end. Your new life will last forever because it comes from the eternal, living word of God. Nicodemus, a very educated member of the Jewish ruling council in the time of Jesus, asked the question: But how can …
The night of Adam
1 Cor 15:44 Adam, the first man, was made from the dust of the earth, while Christ, the second man, came from heaven 1 Cor 15:21-22 For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be …
Your Eliezer
Gen 24:2-4 And Abraham said to the eldest servant of his house [Eliezer of Damascus], who ruled over all that he had, …… But you shall go to my country and to my relatives and take a wife for my son Isaac. This longest chapter in Genesis is devoted to the searching for a bride. …
The Gift
John 1:32 Then John gave this testimony: “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him. In Old Testament times, Holy Spirit did not abide in people permanently, He would only come on an individual to strengthen and equip him or her to do a certain task for the …
The hidden King
Matthew 25:40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ We are all acquainted with the story of the Prince and the Pauper, wherein a certain prince and a poor beggar boy switched places and …
Evaluate truth
John 9:7 “Go,” he told him, “wash in the Pool of Siloam” (this word means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came home seeing. This well-known account of the healing of the man who was blind from birth, contains many interesting points of contemplation for us. It is certainly one of the strangest …
A Ruined Partnership
Gen 27:28-29 “From the dew of heaven and the richness of the earth, may God always give you abundant harvests of grain and bountiful new wine. May many nations become your servants, and may they bow down to you. May you be the master over your brothers, and may your mother’s sons bow down to …