Parched Eternity

Psalm 78:61 “He sent the ark of his might into captivity, his splendor into the hands of the enemy” (NIV).   Observation: Psalm 78 begins with parables designed to recount the relational history of God and the Israelites. He blessed and established the...

Oh, How He Loves Me!

Psalm 19:4-6 “In [the heavens] He has placed a tent for the sun, which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber. It rejoices as a strong man to run his course. It’s rising is from one end of the heavens, and its circuit to the other end of them. And...

Launchings

Deuteronomy 3:28 “But commission Joshua, and encourage and strengthen him, for he will lead this people across and will cause them to inherit the land that you will see” (NIV). Observation: Moses has asked the Lord for permission to cross the Jordan into the Promised...

Kept by His Good Name

1 Samuel 12:21-22 “You must not turn aside for then you would go after futile things which cannot profit or deliver, because they are futile. For the Lord will not abandon His people on account of His great name, because the Lord has been pleased to make you a people...

How Like a Father

Ezekiel 36:5 “Surely in the fire of My jealousy I have spoken against the rest of the nations…who appropriated My land for themselves as a possession with wholehearted joy.”   Observation: To this point Ezekiel had focused on the depth and justification of God’s...

His Song over Me

Song of Solomon 1:4, 15; 4:7, 9 “Draw me after You and let us run together! The King has brought me into His chambers.” . . . “We will extol Your love better than wine.” “How beautiful you are, my darling, how beautiful you are! Your eyes are like doves.” “You are...