Category Archives: Old Testament

1 Samuel 16:19-20

Posted on May 14, 2012 by admin

Then Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, “Send me your son David, who is with the sheep.” So Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a skin of wine and a young goat and sent them with his son … Continue reading →

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Proverbs 1:5; 7

Posted on May 11, 2012 by admin

Let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance… The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. You do not need an extensive education to be wise.  The old folks called wisdom … Continue reading →

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Proverbs 6:16-17

Posted on May 7, 2012 by admin

There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, Haughty eyes imply an inflated ego that exalts themselves over others. A lying tongue can be linked … Continue reading →

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Psalm 150:6

Posted on May 4, 2012 by admin

Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord. Worship is the natural state of things. Every bird’s song is a song of praise. Every baby’s first breath fills our hearts with joy. In a sense, every breath … Continue reading →

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Psalm 5:3

Posted on May 3, 2012 by admin

In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly. Notice that David gives us a template to start our day by making our requests known to God. But he … Continue reading →

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Ruth 2:11-12

Posted on April 25, 2012 by admin

Boaz replied, “I’ve been told all about what you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband—how you left your father and mother and your homeland and came to live with a people you did not know … Continue reading →

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1 Samuel 15:22

Posted on April 23, 2012 by admin

But Samuel replied: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the LORD? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams. Religious activities are not the … Continue reading →

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Psalm 62:7-8

Posted on April 19, 2012 by admin

My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge. Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge. To limit Christianity to an intellectual … Continue reading →

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Numbers 4:5-6

Posted on April 12, 2012 by admin

When the camp is to move, Aaron and his sons are to go in and take down the shielding curtain and put it over the ark of the covenant law. Then they are to cover the curtain with a durable … Continue reading →

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Joshua 4:1-3

Posted on April 11, 2012 by admin

When the whole nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the LORD said to Joshua, “Choose twelve men from among the people, one from each tribe, and tell them to take up twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, from … Continue reading →

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