by Will | Aug 17, 2009 | Scripture Meditations
As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; but they were kept from recognizing him. Luke 24:15-16 When I read this passage in my early days of Bible study I wondered what God gained by preventing these...
by Will | Jul 6, 2009 | Scripture Musings
Yahweh Rohi is translated “The Lord my Shepherd” in Psalm 23. David himself was a shepherd for the first several years of his life, so when he uses a shepherd as a picture of God, I figure that he knew exactly what he was talking about. So what does a...
by Will | Jul 1, 2009 | Scripture Musings
In continuing to meditate on the names of God, one that appears in Exodus 31:13 is Yahweh M’Kaddeshem, translated as “The LORD who makes you holy” or “The LORD who sanctifies you.” There is often a lot of discussion as to exactly what...
by Will | Jun 26, 2009 | Scripture Musings
I recently started a series of meditations on the names of God. There are two primary names for God in the Old Testament: Elohim and Yahweh, often translated as “God” and “The Lord” respectively. The name Elohim is fascinating! It is...
by Will | Jun 24, 2009 | Scripture Musings
A record of the geneology of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. (NIV) Jesus was a real human being who was rooted in our real history. He was born to a real human being, who had ancestors who lived and died. That much is very clear by this...
