In the church today the Lord`s Supper (also referred to as Communion) replaces the Jewish Passover. For the Jews, the Passover feast was the memorial of a past victory, but Jesus would institute a new memorial of His death. It all began at this last Passover eaten by Jesus and Hi …
Omnipresent is a big word that means God sees what we do and He hears what we say (vv 15-16). This is a comforting truth to everyone who is doing and saying the things that please the Lord but it is a very discomforting truth to those who are displeasing Him. God never ignores th …
Moses pronounced his blessing upon each tribe just before his death. Only ten tribes were listed. The tribe of Simeon was omitted, perhaps due to Jacob’s prediction that Simeon would be scattered (Genesis 49:7) and her land would be divided with the children of Judah (Joshua 19:1). Joseph’s …
We find John exiled on the isle of Patmos because of his faithful proclamation of the Word of God and his testimony for Jesus Christ (v.9). Patmos was a small rocky island in the Aegean Sea about 50 miles southwest of the city of Ephesus. John was exiled to Patmos because he refused to stop …
This chapter presents a picture of coming judgment. After Eusocial had seen how corrupt Jerusalem had become, God called one man to spare the small minority who had been faithful (v. 1). Then He called six men to slaughter the wicked people in the city and a scribe …
King Saul became jealous of David and tried to kill him. David finally became weary of running from Saul and at last his faith failed him. He made a very bad decision when he decided to go down to Gath and seek asylum with Achish, one of the Philistine lords (I Sam. 21). David had …
Just as water, like a mirror, reflects a person’s face, so will a person’s heart and thoughts reflect what he is really like (v. 19). The natural man is never satisfied (v. 20). The more he gets the more he wants. It is reported that John Rockefeller was once asked how much money it would take to …
Esther’s story begins 103 years after Nebuchadnezzar had taken the Jews into captivity (II Kings 25), 54 years after Jerubbabel led the first group of exiles back to Jerusalem (Ezra 1:2) and 25 years before Ezra led the second group to Jerusalem (Ezra 7). Only Esther tells us anything about …
The Lord reminded his faithful remnant to look in three ways: (1) Look Back (vv. 1-3) to your ancestors, Abraham and Sarah. See how much good came from their faithfulness. If the remnant remained faithful in this day, even more good would come from it. (2) Look Ahead (vv. 4-6) to …
In this passage, Jesus is telling us that we have no reason to worry (vv. 22-23)! None at all! And he says that is for a good reason. He points out that God the Father already knows our every need, and that He will supply all that we need (v. 24)! Actually, Jesus is command …