Psalms of David Psalms in Book 1 (Psalms 1 to 41) are mostly personal songs, so I will be looking at how they apply to us personally. Social and communal aspects of life and work do not come in until the later books of psalms. I have noticed for a long time that Psalms 22 …
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Enthronement of a king—Psalm 20
Psalms of David Psalms in Book 1 (Psalms 1 to 41) are mostly personal songs, so I will be looking at how they apply to us personally. Social and communal aspects of life and work do not come in until the later books of psalms. The subject of Psalm 20 depends on who you ask. …
Confidence — Psalm 16
Psalms of David It is Hallowe'en. That strange day which is full of imagery from mostly Celtic sources, with other later additions from America, has its origins in the Christian festival of All Hallows' Eve, from which it gets its name, the day before All Hallows' Day, from which Hallowe'en gets its name, or All …
The Reign of the Lord’s Anointed — Psalm 2
Psalms in Book 1 (Psalms 1 to 41) are mostly personal songs, so I will be looking at how they apply to us personally. Social and communal aspects of life and work do not come in until the later books of psalms. Psalm 2 has no attribution, the quote of this psalm in Acts 4:23-24 …
Messiah. Christ. Anointed.
Transfiguration of Jesus by Armando Alemdar AraUsed under a GNU Free Documentation Licence 40 Names of Jesus in 40 days of Lent — Day 21 [Andrew] first found his own brother Simon and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which means Christ).John 1:41 ESVUK I love thee picture above with Jesus at the transfiguration …
Speak out
Ability to speak Matthew 9:32–34 The authority of Jesus As they were going away, behold, a demon-oppressed man who was mute was brought to him. And when the demon had been cast out, the mute man spoke. And the crowds marvelled, saying, “Never was anything like this seen in Israel.” But the Pharisees said, “He …
Jesus Messiah
The Son of David Matthew 9:27–31 The authority of Jesus And as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed him, crying aloud, “Have mercy on us, Son of David.” When he entered the house, the blind men came to him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said …
The point of healing
With a word Matthew 8:14–17 The authority of Jesus And when Jesus entered Peter's house, he saw his mother-in-law lying sick with a fever. He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she rose and began to serve him. That evening they brought to him many who were oppressed by demons, and he …
Matthew’s Passion: The trial of the two Christs
Matthew's Passion: The trial of the two Christs 40 blogs of Lent: 30 Matthew 27:15-23 I am visiting this passage a second time because last time the relationship I looked at was the crowd. This time I am looking at the relationship between Jesus and Barabbas. Barabbas was a notorious criminal, but he was more …
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Names of God – part 47: The LORD is our righteousness
YHVH Tsidqenuw Names of God - part 47: The LORD is our righteousness YHWH is God’s actual name which he revealed to Moses from the burning bush, it implies the personal nature of God. The second part of the name here is how God relates to us: What we have here is one of the most …
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Making an ass of myself 