Tag: The Lord
Mark 13:34 Jesus will return after a long journey. But how long?
The message of The Olivet Discourse doesn’t conclude until a man returns from a long journey. So, how long is the journey, and who is the man who makes that long trip? This article continues our look at the Olivet Discourse, which was an informal teaching Jesus gave to some of his close friends. It…
The Blind servant in darkness: Isaiah 42: 14-25
Isaiah The blind servant remained sightless. The blind servant in this passage points directly to the descendants of Jacob. They failed in the mission God gave them. Here in the second half of chapter forty-two, the prophet looks at the pitiful choices of the blind servant of the Lord. In chapter forty-one, we saw that…
Psalm 19: The Heavens Declare the Beauty and Glory of God
Psalm 19: The heavens tell of God’s Glory In Psalm 19, the poet compares the silent telling of God’s story in the heavens with the written Word of God. They both tell the same story and point the readers to the same message/messenger. God is the Author and the finisher of our life and our…
The Chosen Servant of God: Isaiah 42 part one: Jesus
Isaiah forty-two: God’s Chosen Servant is Jesus Christ. This is a beautiful chapter. I’ll break it into two articles. Here we are reintroduced to God’s chosen servant. But the servant of the Lord was given a significant upgrade from the last chapter. In this chapter, we have a different ‘chosen servant’ than what we saw…
Words of the Lord are pure and righteous words. Psalm 12
Psalm Twelve: The Words of the Lord are Pure Words. We can trust them The Words of the Lord are pure and trustworthy. They have endured the tests of time, intense scrutiny, censorship, critical scholarship, and neglect. Leaders, religions, countries, and cultures, have tried to destroy it by banning, burning, or blacklisting it, but it…
The Lord sits on His Throne. Praise the Lord! Psalm Nine
Psalm Nine: Praise the Lord who sits on the throne The Lord sits in the heavens, while the nations await word from Him. He will bring a just and fair reward to those who trust in Him. Revelation 19:11 I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is…
The Lord is my Shepherd – A shepherd looks at the 23rd Psalm
The Lord is my Shepherd. When we read the familiar phrase, “The Lord is my Shepherd,” do we know where the words originally came from? More importantly, do we have a proper biblical understanding regarding the meaning of the words? What does it mean when a person declares, ‘The Lord is my Shepherd?” What does it…
God of Israel to restore the Children of Jacob; Isaiah 29
The God of Israel took his chosen people through the fire. A shout out to the God-of-Israel and an apology to the readers. As you read this post, you’ll notice that I overuse the phrase ‘The God-of-Israel.’ There are two reasons for that. One: it’s an SEO thing that bloggers will understand. Two: The Lord…
