The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” Mark 12:31 ESV https://bible.com/bible/59/mrk.12.31.ESV You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. Deuteronomy 6:5 ESV https://bible.com/bible/59/deu.6.5.ESV You shall not take vengeance or bear […]
Reflections and insights gained from specific Bible studies, reading plans, and theological concepts.
Joy
‘And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness: ‘ Psalms 105:43 https://my.bible.com/bible/1/PSA.105.43 ‘Therefore the redeemed of the Lord shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away. ‘ Isaiah 51:11 […]
Hope
Definition: waiting, tense expectation. Bible hope is not based on circumstances. Based on a person choosing hope. Living hope from Jesus. Waiting for the entire universe to be rescued. Christian hope looks back to Jesus for a future salvation.Hebrew: Qavah or YakhalGreek: Elpis I love the way the Bible Project put it, a tense expectation. […]
Peace
Peace – Word Study By The Bible Project It really strikes me how much depth there is to this one word and that peace means ‘completeness’ or ‘being made whole’. So the concept of World Peace will never be achieved, because the world cannot be made whole without Christ. However we can receive Inner Peace […]
Daily Bible Reading: Jeremiah 21-22
21:1-2-it’s almost as if he had never heard Jeremiah speak. Go ask him what wonderful things God’s going to do for us? Well first off do you remember literally throwing this man in prison for claiming he speaks the word of God?! I can almost imagine a smug face guy looking down at Jeremiah saying […]
Daily Bible Reading: Jeremiah 17-18
17:8 = Psalm 1:3. Tree planted by water. Only times that phrase is used. So we can assume J is quoting David. 17:9 – I’ve heard this verse quoted many times. Interesting to see it in context though. Verses 8 and 10 both are metaphors about bearing fruit and whether or not you follow God. […]
Daily Bible Reading: Jeremiah 15-16
Both of these chapters have a similar structure. First half: death, second half: silver lining. Chapter 15: choose how you want to die, but I will spare you since you asked. Chapter 16: everyone’s going to die but I’ll redeem Israel later. Two things really stood out to me. 16:10-11- when answering the people why […]
Daily Bible Reading: Jeremiah 13-14
13 – So first off Israel isn’t supposed to be like a loincloth aka underwear for God (v.11 ESV). It should be girdle (KJV) or belt (NIV). Basically a strong piece of clothing it keeps everything where it should be. Israel should be the strongest other nations it is the best example how things should […]
Daily Bible Reading: Jeremiah 11-12
Chapter 11. God has warned and warned you and you did not listen, so because you broke the Covenant you’ll die. And then He says the interesting thing: I will not listen to you if you cry for mercy. Yet we know that Israel will cry for mercy and the Lord will deliver them. Sounds […]
Daily Bible Reading: Jeremiah 3-4
So we continue the warning and accusation of Israel and also Judah this time. Interesting analogy in chapter 3. God put Israel away with a decree of divorce Judah, the wayward sister, did not learn from that. In Jeremiah continues to discuss the exact way in which the Lord will allow them to go their […]