In Matthew 20:28 and Mark 10:45 we read that Jesus came to "give his life as a ransom for many". 1 Timothy 2:5-6 also speaks of "the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all men". Ransom = anti (instead of, in place of, in exchange for) + lutron (ransom, price paid for…
As we read in Exodus 32 where Moses had delayed in coming down from the mountain and the people had Aaron make for them a god to go before them, we are reminded how this very thing has happened today. Jesus has delayed in coming down from heaven and the people have called upon their…
Then God said to Noah..."Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood; you shall make the ark with rooms, and shall cover it inside and out with pitch." Genesis 6:13-14 As I was reading this in the Hebrew yesterday I noticed that the words "cover it...with pitch" are the same words used elsewhere to mean…
For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self‑controlled, upright and Godly lives in the present age, while we wait for the blessed hope‑‑the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave…
If because of the Sabbath (that Day of our salvation in which we lay down the works of our hands and enter into the rest of the Lord, which is the finished work of Christ upon the cross), you turn your foot from doing your own pleasure on My holy day (which is Today, the…
Now it came about at that time, that Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, spoke to Abraham, saying, "God is with you in all that you do; now therefore, swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me, or with my offspring, or with my posterity; but according…
When the boys (Esau and Jacob) grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field; but Jacob was a peaceful (lit. perfect, complete) man, living in tents. Now Isaac loved Esau, because he had a taste for game; but Rebekah loved Jacob. And when Jacob had cooked stew, Esau came in from…
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the LORD, "My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust!" For it is He who delivers you from the snare of the trapper, and from the deadly pestilence. He will…
(After the feeding of the five thousand) Jesus made the disciples get into the boat, and go ahead of Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away. After He had sent the multitudes away, He went up to the mountain by Himself to pray; and when it was evening, He was there…
My sincere prayer for the reader is that the Lord would bless you in your desire to serve Him and that he would lead you in all truth. For despite the multitudes who profess a faith in Christ today, there seems to be a real lack of servants who earnestly desire to know and abide…