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Exodus 23:19a “You shall bring the choice first fruits of your soil into the house of the LORD your God…”      It appears that a high percentage of hebrews were farmers. Even if it wasn’t their main craft, it seems […]

Ephesians 6:4“Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.”     Parenting is tough. Atleast two people are involved. Everyone has their own wants and needs. The parent does […]

Exodus 23:14 “Three times a year you shall celebrate a feast to Me.”      This is great. God is shaping the culture of His people. Part of that is to be celebration. The three feasts were: Unleavened Bread, First […]

Ephesians 6:1-3 1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER (which is the first commandment with a promise), 3SO THAT IT MAY BE WELL WITH YOU, AND THAT YOU MAY LIVE LONG ON THE EARTH.”      We do […]

Exodus 23:12  “Six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you shall cease from labor…”      It was part of the people’s code that the sabbath was to be observed. We tend to get so […]

Ephesians 5:25-33 25Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, 26so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, 27that He might present to Himself […]

Ephesians 5:31-33  31“FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER AND SHALL BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH. 32This mystery is great; but I am speaking with reference to Christ and the church. 33Nevertheless, […]

Exodus 20:25 ‘If you make an altar of stone for Me, you shall not build it of cut stones, for if you wield your tool on it, you will profane it.’      This is an interesting passage. Why are […]

Exodus 20:23 “‘You shall not make other gods besides Me; gods of silver or gods of gold, you shall not make for yourselves.”      This is something new, no idols. I’m not sure if they had any images of God. We […]

Ephesians 5:21Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.     While this is on the topic of submission, I’m going to focus on the reason provided,  out of reverence for Christ. Yesterday I wrote about Exodus 20:20, Moses said to […]