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January 11th One Year Bible Readings

Genesis 24:52-26:16 ~ Matthew 8:18-34 ~ Psalm 10:1-15 ~ Proverbs 3:7-8
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Old Testament - Rebekah and Isaac meet and marry in today's readings!  Below is Italian painter G.B. Castiglione's oil painting titled "Meeting of Rebekah and Isaac" circa 1640:

Before the meeting & marriage - I love the very opening verse 52 in Genesis chapter 24 today: "At this reply, Abraham's servant bowed to the ground and worshiped the LORD."  This just made me think - when was the last time that I actually bowed to the ground and worshiped the Lord?  I have to confess it was a long time ago.  This may sound strange, but one time I was listening to the David Crowder song "Deliver Me" and for some reason I literally fell to the ground, bowed, and worshiped God.  It was an experience that's hard to forget.  But why is it so hard for me to get back down on the ground and worship God once again?  When was the last time you bowed to the ground and worshiped the Lord?

Genesis chapter 25 has a lot going on in it today!  We read about Keturah, the death of Abraham and the descendants of Ishmael.  In verse 19 we begin reading about Jacob and Esau.  Jacob we will read about for a large portion of the remainder of Genesis - there is actually not that many chapters we will read about Isaac.  In verse 34 we read this about Jacob & Esau: "Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and lentil stew. Esau ate and drank and went on about his business, indifferent to the fact that he had given up his birthright."  Below is Dutch Baroque Era painter Hendrik Martensz Sorgh's beautiful "Interior with Jacob and Esau" painting from the year 1662 (the bright foreground almost takes away from the background with Esau swearing off his birthright):

In Genesis chapter 26 we can see where the old adage, "like father, like son" could have come from.  Isaac like his father Abraham told foreigners that his wife was his sister.  However, the artist Raffaello captured verse 8 from King Abimelech's perspective in this painting from the year 1519 below: "But some time later, Abimelech, king of the Philistines, looked out a window and saw Isaac fondling Rebekah."

Bible.org's commentary on today's readings in Genesis chapter 25 titled "The Principle of Divine Election" is at this link and commentary on chapter 26 titled"Isaac Walks in His Father's Steps" is at this link.

New Testament - Matthew's readings in chapter 8 today are powerful in so many ways.  The first section of our readings focuses on the costs of following Jesus.  And I do think that we all probably realize that there are some costs associated with faith.  However, there is also eternal reward, which outweighs all the temporary costs we might have to pay in this life.  In some ways, I do ask myself this - are we really participating in a true faith if there are no costs associated with it?  I have heard and read books and listened to speakers about how faith can bring us health & wealth & happiness.  And I know there are many times when this is true (see our Proverbs reading today for a good truth to this) - but I do think these would be dangerous goals of faith in and of themselves - we could end up serving health, wealth and happiness as mini-gods of our own design if we're not careful.  We could find ourselves following our own plans rather than God's Perfect Will for our lives.

Our faith must simply be about following Jesus and God's Perfect Plan & Will for our lives and accepting the costs - and the benefits - that come along with this Walk.  What are the costs in your life of following Jesus?  Do you believe that suffering might be part of the package in this life of following Jesus?  I do believe the costs are all worth it - no matter what they may be.  Here's a really really heavy question to put out here... but I think it is something that at some point we need to ask ourselves.  I hope you don't mind this blog bringing this question to you if you've never asked this of yourself before...  :) 

The question is this: Are you willing to die for your faith? This would be the ultimate cost in this life for any of us.  Our life.  And it may well be that this cost will never be asked of you.  But - many people in our world today are indeed paying this cost of their lives for their faith in Jesus.  There have been martyrs throughout the centuries, and there still are martyrs in our world today.  Certainly, as we proceed through this gospel of Matthew we will see that Jesus is willing to die for his faith.  So, again, it's a tough question - but are you willing to die for your faith?  I think if you can get to an affirmative answer to this question between you and God, you will be able to more readily accept all other "lesser" and temporary costs that will come your way in this life by following Jesus.  And you will know without a shadow of a doubt that the costs are well worth the reward of an eternity spent with God.  Will you follow Jesus no matter the cost?

Bible.org's commentary on today's readings in Matthew chapter 8 titled "Peace, Be Still" is at this link and "The Demons and The Pigs" is at this link.

Psalms - Psalm 10 is a prayer for rescue from attacks from the proud and wicked. Wisely, you'll note that this Psalmist is not taking punishment into his own hands - but asking God for punishment.  We would do well to remember that punishment is the Lord's...   For some reason much of this Psalm reminded me way too much of our world today - and I realized that not much has changed over 3,000 years!  Verse 4 in particular rang true to me about much of our world today: "These wicked people are too proud to seek God.  They seem to think that God is dead."  Only about 100 years ago the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche uttered those exact words - "God is dead."  And I know that this viewpoint of many expressed in this Psalm 3,000 years ago, and 100 years ago by Nietzsche, is still a viewpoint of many in our world today.  What a sad thing.  What can we do in our lives today to show the world that God is not dead?  How can we live our lives to demonstrate that God is alive?  Let us share with this hurting and dying world with all that we are that God is not dead.  Obviously, He Lives.  What are you doing with your life today to show others that He Lives?

Psalm 10 verse 1 also stood out to me today: "O LORD, why do you stand so far away? Why do you hide when I need you the most?"  Have you ever felt like this?  I know I have.  However, I also have realized later on that just when I thought God was no where near me, he was actually as close as could be taking care of me.  Even though it may have seemed that God was "hiding" from me, he was actually right there with me all along!

Proverbs - Today we read this in Proverbs 3:8 (just after the verse on fearing the Lord and turning away from sin): "Then you will gain renewed health and vitality." I think this is so true.  I have been a much healthier person - mentally, physically, spiritually, etc. - since I came to faith in Jesus.  Through God's wisdom and grace, I have been able to discern what is healthy for me and what is not.  I have let many bad habits go. How about for you?  Has your faith brought you renewed health and vitality?  Are there some areas in your life where you still have room to turn some bad habits over to God, and to let them go? Will you do so this year in 2010? Will you pray to God for renewed health and vitality in those areas of your life where you need God’s grace and healing?

Worship God: Today's readings in Matthew Chapter 8 about the costs of following Jesus, remind me of the awesome new song "Lead me to the Cross" by Chris and Conrad. Here they are performing the song recently on K-LOVE live:

Have you been led to the Cross?  Click here to be led!

Please join me in memorizing and meditating on two verses of Scripture today:"Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil. This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones." Proverbs 3:7-8 NIV

Prayer Point: Pray that you won't be wise in your own eyes. Pray that all you do today brings glory to God, and not to self. Pray that you will truly be healthy in your body and soul through your following Jesus and by shunning evil.

Comments from You and Questions of the Day:  Based on our readings in Matthew today, do you believe there is a cost to following Jesus?  Is it worth the cost?  Are there any limits to the cost of following Jesus that you couldn't agree to?  Would your life be too much?  At the same time, we see in Proverbs today that in addition to costs, faith brings benefits - renewed health and vitality being two mentioned in today's Proverb.  Is it fair to say that faith brings with it both costs and benefits?  Do you think that the benefits outweigh the costs?  Also, what verses or insights stand out to you in today's readings?  Please post up by clicking on the "Comments" link below!

God bless,
Mike

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Last Call: The Downward Cycle of Sin -Bob Caldwell

The Downward Cycle of Sin  6:5-6 Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And the LORD was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. When we compare the beauty of the Garden of Eden before the fall with a society whose hearts were continually filled with thinking of ways to sin, there could not be a greater picture of sin’s tragedy. For God to let this go on would be ultimate cruelty. Love demanded that this downward cycle be stopped. In this we discover something about God’s heart. He was motivated to take action out of a deep sorrow and grief at all humanity had lost. Humanity had lost sight of God in whose image they were created. In losing that, they began to live more like animals and less in harmony with God. They were now driven by impulses of sin that violated everything that they had originally been made to be. This same fallen nature has continued to leave in its wake the sorrows of sin for us all because we are much more than animals that simply live by instinct and survival by the most dominant. Love, truth, and reason are to be driving forces of our lives. The ravaging impact of sin grieved God then, and grieves God still. It is why He sent His Son. In Jesus Christ the curse and power of sin is broken and a new life is given. A new life that reverses the tragic downward cycle of sin. A new life that is bringing us toward the restored image of God.
Genesis 5:21-6:7  1 Enoch lived sixty-five years, and begot Methuselah. 22 After he begot Methuselah, Enoch walked with God three hundred years, and had sons and daughters. 23 So all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years. 24 And Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him. 25 Methuselah lived one hundred and eighty-seven years, and begot Lamech. 26 After he begot Lamech, Methuselah lived seven hundred and eighty-two years, and had sons and daughters. 27 So all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred and sixty-nine years; and he died. 28 Lamech lived one hundred and eighty-two years, and had a son. 29 And he called his name Noah, saying, “This one will comfort us concerning our work and the toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD has cursed.” 30 After he begot Noah, Lamech lived five hundred and ninety-five years, and had sons and daughters. 31 So all the days of Lamech were seven hundred and seventy-seven years; and he died. 32 And Noah was five hundred years old, and Noah begot Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
v. 21 Enoch – Chanokh (Heb.) means dedicated. v. 24 walked with God – This involved a strong faith in God as recognized in Hebrews 11:5-6 where Enoch is given as an example of one who believed in the only true and living God. Enoch knew God responded to loving faith with rich blessing toward all who put their faith in Him. The picture of walking with God conveys the idea of abiding fellowship and intimacy, having a life that is lived in harmony with the character of God. he was not – This phrase denotes being translated from one place to another. It is clear that Enoch’s fellowship with God was so rich that God literally moved him from the physical world to the spiritual. This was also the experience of Elijah (2 Kings 2:11). v. 25 Methuselah – Some Bible commentators find in the name the meaning “when he is gone it will come,” or “when he dies [there will be] a sending forth.” If so, it would follow that Enoch had named his son Methuselah based upon his prophetic knowledge about future events. The fact is that the year Methuselah died is also the year the flood came (1656th year after Adam). It is important to keep in mind that Methuselah lived longer than any other recorded person. This is evidence of God’s long suffering in extending his life as long as possible and thereby holding back judgment. Noah – His name means comfort. This name reveals a lot about the life and ministry of Noah. Though the ungodly line of Cain had the predominant emphasis on society, Noah was a comfort to those who hoped for God’s will to be restored in the human race.
Genesis 6 The Wickedness and Judgment of Man 1 Now it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them, 2 that the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves of all whom they chose. 3 And the LORD said, “My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, for he is indeed flesh; yet his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.” 4 There were giants on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.
CHAPTER 6 The Wickedness of Man (Verses 1-7) v. 1 multiply – The population by this time, due to longer lifespan and the likely probability of more births per family, could have been in the millions. v. 2 sons of God – A lot has been written and debated on whether these “sons” were the godly line of Seth or angels. Below is a breakdown of the main arguments for both views: Sons of God as Angels 1.    If they were not angels, where is the explanation for their offspring being giants? 2.    The expression “sons of God” is used for angels and Christ in Job 1:6, 2:1, 38:7; and Daniel 3:25. 3.    Though angels do not give themselves in marriage in heaven, it may be possible they can take on physical characteristics of man while on earth. 4.    The mythology of ancient Greece and other ancient cultures where spirits and “gods” are involved in the functions of man are rooted in these ancient events. 5.    Jewish writers felt this was a reference to angels (Philo, Josephus). Sons of God - The Godly Line of Seth 1.    The term “sons of God” is often used to refer to believers, not only angels (Deut, 32:5; Ps. 73:15; Ps. 80:17; Hosea 1:10). 2.    The context of the earlier chapters deals with the development of the line of Cain (the “sons of Men” or ungodly) and the line of Seth (the “sons of God” or godly). 3.    There is no direct reference to angels, but there are several to men in this section. 4.    That they were angels is rooted in the influence of ancient mythology, like that of the Greeks and Hindus. 5.    In Matthew 22:30, Jesus clearly says angels do not marry. 6.    This intermarriage is in fact referring to the men from godly families falling into lust and unbelief as they are united with these ungodly women. 7.    There is no scriptural evidence that spirits are sexual beings capable of intercourse. will not strive – There was a downward cycle occurring that was bringing the human race to what Paul, in the New Testament, called a “debased mind,” or “vile passions” (Rom. 1:26). They would not respond to the ministry of the Holy Spirit in drawing them back to God no matter what God did (Rom. 1:18-32). one hundred and twenty years – God warns of the actual timing of judgment but no doubt people responded to this warning as many do today in regards to the second coming of Christ and the accompanying judgment that will follow (1 Pet. 3:20; 2 Pet. 3:3-4, 8-9). v. 4 giants – nephilim (Heb.) means to “fall” or “the fallen.” It is often associated with violence. This word is used at times to refer to mighty rulers or abnormally large warriors who were cruel and violent. It also, in ancient times, had at times referenced the offspring of large harems that produced rulers that served as enforcers of the king’s rule. Those that believe angels married women during this era feel these giants were the result of that unnatural union.
5 Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6 And the LORD was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. 7 So the LORD said, “I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and beast, creeping thing and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them.”
v. 5 every intent of…heart – The attitude of the heart was completely absorbed and obsessed with evil. The heart, or inner being of a person is the source of their actions, (Luke 6:45) thus we are warned to keep our hearts with all diligence (Prov. 4:23). v. 6 wickedness of man was great – This carried the idea of being multiplied or growing out of control. the Lord was sorry – The word for sorry is yennahem in Hebrew and means to pant, lament, or grieve because of misery. This is a statement of love in response to the tragedy of what sin was doing to the object of God’s love. God, being all-knowing, knew what Adam and Eve’s rebellion to God would bring. However, that did not change the sorrow sin caused within Him (Also see Amos 2:13; Is. 43:24; Ezek. 6:9; Ps. 95:10). v. 7 I will destroy man – This too was an act of love. Love demanded that justice and action be taken to stop the emotional, spiritual, and physical carnage that was resulting in the continual evil of the human race.

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Q. My niece wants to know where in the Bible does it state that it is OK to kill innocent people in war…like Iran or Iraq?

A. This is a much more complex question than you might think.  On the simplest level the Bible says “Thou shalt not kill.”  (Exodus 20:13)  That means it’s never OK for one person to murder another.  From time to time, God has used His people to bring judgment upon His enemies, and sometimes He has used His enemies to bring judgment upon His people.  Individuals we would consider to be innocent have died in these cases.  So it comes down to whether the war is one that God has ordained or not, and in our time that’s always a matter of opinion.  The only nation in the world today that God has clearly sworn to protect is Israel.

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Q. Thank you for all you do, I have learned so much from you. My question is this. How was it possible for Enoch and Elijah to go into the presence of God before their sin was paid for at the cross? I know there has to be an explanation, but I can’t figure this one out. Can you please help me to understand? Were they thrust forward in time somehow to the cross? That is the only thing my little mind can come up with. Thank You in advance for your help.

A. I’ve answered questions about Enoch and Elijah before but always in connection with the two witnesses.  Yours concerns them being “taken into Heaven” before the cross.  The simplest answer is that they went to the place of comfort in Sheol to await the cross, like Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31).  But I think they also serve as a model of the Rapture, passing directly from this world into the next, since the Bible says a matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses (Deut. 19:15).   Also, one was technically a gentile (Enoch lived before Abraham when there were no “Jews”) and the other was Jewish, so together they make a good sample of the Church (Gal. 3:28).

Finally, remember that special provision was made for Isaiah to stand in the presence of God at the time of his calling, 750 years BC.

“Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the LORD Almighty.”
Then one of the seraphs flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar.   With it he touched my mouth and said, “See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for.” (Isaiah 6:5-7)

Maybe something similar happened with Enoch and Elijah.

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Q. Someone wrote in about the Netzari the other day, and I had never heard of them.  I went to their website and they say that they alone are the Holy Remnant.   They say Faith is the action of fulfilling Torah, by opening our hearts to the Word of YHWH and doing His Commandments, we turn from the lower nature of man and become a Kedoshim (Holy People).  Faith is believing that Jesus came and died for our sins is it not?  Is this Holy Remnant only the ones who fulfill the entire Torah?  Will we, if we love Yeshua with all our heart be desiring to fulfill (obey) the entire Law?

A. The Hebrew word netzer means branch, and the Netzari, or Netzarim, are “the people of the branch.”  It’s a term that referred to Christians in the earliest days of the Church because “The Branch” is a Messianic title from the Old Testament (Isaiah 11:1).  Today it’s used by some Jewish people who’ve accepted Jesus as their Savior but still follow the Old Covenant.

Many religious groups claim to be the only true followers of Jesus, but the Bible says that “whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16).

As our love for the Lord grows, we’ll have a growing desire to live a life that pleases Him, but the New Testament is clear that putting our focus on keeping the 613 laws of the Torah is missing the point.  By including our own works in the formula for salvation, we’re saying that we don’t believe the Lord’s death was sufficient payment for our sins, and that we have to make up the difference.  This is very dangerous, because it can lead to the belief that we are saving ourselves.  That’s what got the Pharisees into so much trouble with the Lord.  We’re saved because of what we believe, not how we behave.  Behaving in a way that pleases God is how we say thanks for the free gift of salvation.

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Q. Thank you very much for your site, I’ve learned a lot and my day is not complete when I miss reading it.  My question is, as I heard and read that the last 7 years are called tribulation, do we begin to count 7 years just after the rapture or is there any time interval before beginning to count the 7 years?

A. The Rapture and the last 7 years are only related in the sense that the former has to precede the latter.  Technically, the 7 years are called Daniel’s 70th week (Daniel 9:24-27).  They begin after the Rapture when God restores His covenant with Israel. This will take place at the end of Ezekiel’s battle  (Ezek. 39:22).   The last  half of the 70th week is called the Great Tribulation. It’s 3.5 years long.  The Bible doesn’t say if there’s an interval between the Rapture and Daniel’s 70th week or not.

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Q. I have a question concerning Daniel 8:19-25.  It speaks of Alexander the Greats’ horn being broken and four that stand up for it and four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation. These I understand as Ptolemy, Cassander, Seleucus, and Lysimachus.  But in verse 23 it says “And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.”  It seems the “Latter time of their kingdom” would be the time period of the last days that we now live in, or pretty close to it.  Do you think there could also be some kind of revival of these four kingdoms in the last days?

I know most everybody believes in a revived Roman Empire because of the the statue of the legs of iron, but I wonder if the ten toes has anything to do with a revived
Roman Empire or maybe a revived Grecian Empire of sorts.  Whoever the Abomination of desolation is I think he will come on the scene as fast and furious as Alexander
did.  What’s your take on all this?

A. Daniel 2:31-45 describes a statue King Nebuchadnezzar saw in a dream. In Daniel’s interpretation the statue stood for 4 gentile kingdoms that would rule the world from Daniel’s time till the 2nd coming.  The Biblical Roman Empire was represented by the statue’s 2 legs of iron signifying its Eastern and Western divisions.  Between them they included just about all of the land formerly held by the 4 generals who succeeded Alexander.  The End Times empire, often called the revived Roman Empire, is represented by the statue’s two feet.  Being extensions of the two legs, it’s logical to assume they’re related to the legs and that’s what Daniel 8:23 was pointing toward.

In part 3 of my Joel study, you can see that Joel referred to the Greeks 400 years before the fact using the same word Daniel used to describe the two feet.  To me this means Joel had the end times version of the gentile kingdom in view as well.

And in Rev. 13:2 John used the animal symbols from Daniel 7 to attribute characteristics from Nebuchadnezzar, Cyrus, and Alexander to the anti Christ.  This means we can think of him as a composite of all three rolled up into one.

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A Broken Marriage

Q. My wife and I have been married for 24 years. As ‘fully committed’ Christians we both tried to maintain our walk with God and I’d often pray and ask God to help me ‘change into the ‘right’ sort of husband that my wife wanted. However we both have a ‘lot of baggage’, etc and basically have found living together quite difficult. Now my wife feels that I don’t love her and never did, which is incorrect as I do love her but just find her difficult to live with.  She recently told me that I was now in ‘sin’ and out of God’s grace as I wasn’t ‘loving my wife as Christ loves the church”.

Technically she’s correct I guess but I did tell her that I’m just a ‘fallible man’ whereas Christ is perfect., but as she’s’ the one who’s pulling away from me I ‘hope’ that I’m still in God’s grace. I know that all of my sins have been paid for at the cross and God now sees me as ‘righteous’. I’d appreciate your thoughts on this.

A. It sounds like your wife is trying to make you solely responsible for your broken marriage.  Ephesians 5:22-28 contains responsibilities for both husband and wife because it’s a joint effort.  Unless she has always done her part, and assuming there’s been no infidelity, she has no standing in criticizing the way you’ve done yours. If you’re both born again, God’s grace will cover her sin and yours, but His desire is that you stay together and work this out.

Tags: Relationships

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This entry was posted on Friday, December 25th, 2009 at 5:00 pm and is filed under Ask a Bible Teacher.

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