SEPTEMBER 26, 2021 Exodus 23:13 And in all that I have said to you, be circumspect and make no mention of the name of other gods, nor let it be heard from your mouth. What was meant by this command? Elijah mentioned Ba’al by name on several occasions during his confrontation with the prophets of Ba’al on […]
SEPTEMBER 25, 2021 Exodus 23:10-11 “Six years you shall sow your land and gather in its produce, but the seventh year you shall let it rest and lie fallow, that the poor of your people may eat; and what they leave, the beasts of the field may eat. In like manner you shall do with your vineyard and your olive […]
SEPTEMBER 24, 2021 Exodus 23:4-5 If you meet your enemy’s ox or his donkey going astray, you shall surely bring it back to him again. If you see the donkey of one who hates you lying under its burden, and you would refrain from helping it, you shall surely help him with it. I’m going to […]
Today, as I was sitting here working, I felt HIM so sweetly come into the room. I love the way that Abba, at times, comes into the room so unexpectedly. His love is so tangible as it drips like oil filling every space. His love is so BIG that it feels like your heart may burst. This mortal flesh cannot contain all that HE IS. At that moment, I stopped just to spend time with Him. I wanted Him to know that He was more important than anything or anyone else. When you enter the presence of God, there is nothing else like it. David knew that the ultimate place of peace and rest for his soul was in the presence of God. He had tasted the goodness of the Lord and he wanted nothing else.
Nothing compares to His overwhelming love. Just as Mary, I want to be found sitting at His feet, beholding His beauty, and being lost in His loving gaze.
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 Exodus 23:1-2 You shall not circulate a false report. Do not put your hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. You shall not follow a crowd to do evil; nor shall you testify in a dispute so as to turn aside after many to pervert justice. When summarized, these two verses are about integrity, specifically, […]
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021 Exodus 22:28 You shall not revile God, nor curse a ruler of your people. There is another interesting interpretation of this instruction is related thematically to what we discussed yesterday. There are commentators who feel that the word elohim could be understood as “gods” (which is technically true), meaning that God’s people are […]
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 Exodus 22:28 You shall not revile God, nor curse a ruler of your people. There are varying ways in which to interpret this verse due to the fact that the Hebrew word translated as “God” is elohim. In fact, there are some translations that render that word as “judges” rather than God, which […]
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 Exodus 22:22-23 “You shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child. If you afflict them in any way, and they cry at all to Me, I will surely hear their cry.” No one among God’s people are to be neglected or abused, especially those who have suffered loss and are left vulnerable. In this particular case, […]
In Genesis, the serpent was used in the temptation process. After man sinned, God placed a curse on the serpent by saying, “Upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life” (Gen. 3:14). The implication is that the serpent was once able to travel and move using a method other than crawling on its belly. Researchers in Israel made an amazing discov- ery several years ago, which reveals that serpents may have originally had legs.
About a quarter of a century ago, several unusual fossils were discovered in a stone quarry at Ein Yabrud near Ramallah, which is in the West Bank area of Israel. These ancient fossils were serpents with two small hind legs. There were three well-preserved snake fossils, and they were considered evidence of the most primitive snakes ever found. This discovery added credence to the verse in Genesis 3:14, implying that before the serpent was cursed it could communicate and travel in a manner other than crawling. Amazingly, these fossils of serpents with legs were found in Israel not far from Jerusalem, again showing a parallel with the biblical narrative.
From Page 8 of the Perry Stone Hebraic Prophetic Old Testament Study Bible
SEPTEMBER 19, 2021 Exodus 22:21 You shall neither mistreat a stranger nor oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. As I shared yesterday, the Bible is adamant that God’s people should not oppress or mistreat those who are strangers among us. We should treat all people in the way that God wants […]
