Tag: torah
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A River of Redemption Flowing from Eden – The Ten Commandments
Then all the people responded together, “We will do all that the Lord has spoken.” So Moses brought the people’s words back to the Lord. – Exodus 19:8 CSB Everyone knows The Ten Commandments – As we noted previously, commandment implies both authority and relationship. Jesus’ answer to a lawyers’ question, “Master, which is the greatest commandment?” did not mention even…
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The Curse of Disease and Death – 2
Moses, Privilege of the Wilderness In part one of this series about our attitude toward disease and death we briefly examined a story from the oldest book of the Bible, Job. Job was well-to-do, he had then lost nearly everything including his health, yet he blessed the Lord. Today we examine part of a too-familiar story…
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Shin
Psalm 119 English Standard Version (ESV) Your Word Is a Lamp to My Feet Sin and Shin [Schin] 161 Princes persecute me without cause, but my heart stands in awe of your words. Consider for a moment, authority; both legitimate and illegitimate. Government: leaders and those with power over other people. Explanation of “Princes,” used here holds complexity…
