"Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren: and all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal." Judges 9:56-57 (KJB) REFERENCES: Judges 8, 9; Numbers 32:23; Proverbs …
Tag: Justice
From Deborah’s Song
" '...So let all Thine enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that love Him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might.' And the land had rest forty years." Judges 5:31 (KJB) REFERENCES: Judges 4-5; Psalm 48:4-5; 68:1-3; 1 Corinthians 8:3; Ephesians 6:24; James 1:12; 2:5; 1 Peter 1:8; 1 John …
Deceived, and Keeping An Oath
"This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them. And the princes said unto them, 'Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had promised …
Joshua
"So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD. And He buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Bethpeor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day. And Moses was an hundred and twenty years old …
Righteous Deals
"Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small. Thou shalt not have in thine house divers measures, a great and a small. Thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the …
The Guardians
"But the Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle of testimony, that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of testimony." Numbers 1:53 (KJB) REFERENCES: Numbers 1; Jeremiah 5:31; 23:15; John 10:1-20; Acts 20:28-31; 1 Timothy 4:13-16; 2 Timothy 4:2
Guilt Applied On Someone Else
"And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat: and Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all …
In The Holy Place
"And Moses spake unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons that were left, 'Take the meat offering that remaineth of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside the altar: for it is most holy: and ye shall eat it in the holy place, because it …
The Ten Commandments
"And God spake all these words, saying, 'I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before Me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness that is in heaven above, or …
You Shall Not Go Empty
"...And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand. And I will stretch out My hand, and smite Egypt with all My wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go. And I will give this …
Because The LORD Was With…
"And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison. But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison. And the keeper of the prison …
The LORD Went His Way
"And the LORD went His way, as soon as He had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place." Genesis 18:33 (KJB) REFERENCES: Genesis 18 and 19
Promised Son
"And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, 'This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.' " Genesis 15:4 (KJB) REFERENCES: Genesis 15; 16; 18; 21; and 22
Day Eighty – Shipwreck, Sin, and Slavery
The world we live in with all the conveniences, comforts, and wealth is not often viewed with slavery, or sin in mind. As a matter of fact most of the human race would just as soon forget the idea of sin and chalk it up to being an antiquated idea. An ancient superstition or fear …
Day Seventy Four – Servant Leadership
Our Scripture reading for today is Mark 9 through Luke 5. The study today continues the theme of service and serving others. As we look at the gospel it can be quite apparent that this gospel presents Jesus as the Son of God, yet a servant to all who will believe Him. In the era …