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Psalm 119: Nun 105-112
(Kiln blog should come back to life this coming week; until then, here’s the next installment in our study of Psalm 119.) Our psalmist celebrates the Path of Conscious Commitment. The first line in English translations is quite popular as … Continue reading
Psalm 119: Mem 97-104
(Kiln blog is still not working for posting, so here’s the next installment of our study.) Here is the Path of Enlightenment, and what a joyous path it is! The psalmist waxes rhapsodic in celebration of the power of revelation … Continue reading
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Psalm 119: Lamed 89-96
(Kiln blog is still not working properly, so this Bible lesson is posted here only.) We celebrate God’s faithfulness; you can’t go wrong trusting His revelation. The psalmist declares that the Lord’s self-disclosure stands eternally in the Spirit Realm. Destroy … Continue reading
Psalm 119: Kaph
This octet offers us Hope in the Darkness. The Hebrew culture viewed time altogether differently than Westerners do today. The psalmist is fully aware that a part of the Curse of the Fall was locking our human awareness into a … Continue reading
Psalm 119: Yod 73-80
The psalmist shows us the Path of Justice. It could also be seen as retribution if we understand the justice of being rescued from those who deny God’s revelation. We learn to be patient as God corrects us and makes … Continue reading
119: Teth 65-72
We celebrate here the Path of Discipline. The key line in this octet refers to going astray and receiving correction. However, observing proper feudal protocol, the psalmist begins by affirming that God has treated him quite well, and consistent with … Continue reading
Psalm 119: Cheth 57-64
This octet of verses is the Song of Loyalty. The psalmist is fully committed, wholly owned by his Sovereign, a loyal servant who shares in the inheritance as a son. That’s the meaning of the first line, and he as … Continue reading
Psalm 119: Zayin 49-56
This is the Rock of My Identity, says the psalmist. Without the living revelation of God in our hearts, we don’t know who we are, or whose we are. So he cries out immediately that the Lord not allow him … Continue reading
Psalm 119: Vav 41-48
The psalmist shows us a Life without Shame. The emphasis is on what the New Testament refers to as our witness before the world. We start off with a picture of a servant’s petition for God to permit His Covenant … Continue reading
Comments on Matthew 18
I got distracted for a while, particularly with computer issues. I’m back in the saddle now and today I began working again on my revision of my Gospels commentary. Here’s a section from Matthew 18. ———— There had already arisen … Continue reading →