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2 Corinthians 9:6-15 meaningJanuary 8, 2025
Paul now moves to some Old Testament examples of sowing and reaping; where we put our efforts determines the resulting consequences. This principle applies not only to investments that are of a material nature, but also spiritual ones as well. Being generous from the heart creates bounty both in this age as well as in the age to come. Ultimately, all bounty comes from the same source, the indescribable gift of God.
2 Corinthians 9:1-5 meaningJanuary 8, 2025
Paul again declares his confidence in the Corinthians. He is sending a delegation of trusted brethren to ensure all financial dealings have full integrity. At the same time, he reminds the Corinthians that he has boasted to others of their generosity and readiness for the collection for the church in Jerusalem. He wants the Corinthians to be prepared so that their giving, which has motivated other churches to give, will be generous and not grudging.
Mark 3:13-19 meaningJanuary 7, 2025
Jesus empowers His group of twelve disciples to perform miracles before He sends them throughout the land. Mark lists the twelve apostles by name.
Judges 5:28-31 meaningJanuary 3, 2025
In the final verse of Deborah and Barak’s song, we witness a stark contrast between the vain expectations of Sisera’s mother and the actual fate of Israel’s enemies. Ultimately, the passage concludes with a prayerful declaration that all of God’s enemies should perish, while those who love Him shine like the rising sun.
Judges 5:24-27 meaningJanuary 2, 2025
Deborah and Barak praise Jael for her heroic act. Jael’s display of unexpected courage leads to the downfall of Israel’s ruthless oppressor.
Judges 5:19-23 meaningJanuary 2, 2025
In the final part of the song of Deborah and Barak, they continue to celebrate Israel's victory over the Canaanite oppressors. The narrative shifts to a poetic description of the battle and the divine intervention that led to Israel's triumph.
Judges 5:12-18 meaningJanuary 2, 2025
Deborah and Barak’s victory song continues, praising those tribes who joined the fight and criticizing those who stayed behind.
Judges 5:9-11 meaningJanuary 2, 2025
This passage continues Deborah’s song of victory, praising the leaders and volunteers of Israel for their courage in battle. She calls on various groups in Israel to join in celebrating the Lord’s righteous deeds, which brought deliverance to the oppressed people. The song emphasizes the importance of remembering and recounting God’s works, as His people now emerge from oppression to freedom.
Judges 5:6-8 meaningJanuary 2, 2025
The second segment of the song to the Lord in Judges 5 reflects the turmoil and oppression that Israel faced before the victory led by Deborah and Barak. The people had been living in fear and desolation. Yet, through Deborah’s faithfulness, God began to restore Israel, leading to the defeat of their enemies.
Judges 5:1-5 meaningJanuary 2, 2025
The song of Deborah and Barak is a victory hymn celebrating God’s deliverance of Israel from the oppression of the Canaanite king Jabin and his commander Sisera. This song praises the leadership of Israel’s volunteers, glorifies the Lord’s mighty acts in battle, and recalls God’s past interventions in Israel’s history, worshiping His sovereignty and power over creation.
Joshua 1:16-18 meaningDecember 30, 2024
The eastern tribes agree to Joshua’s demands to help their fellow Israelites conquer the west side of Jordan before settling in their allocated cities. They promise to obey Joshua just as they obeyed Moses, and urge him to be strong and courageous to fulfill God’s calling on his life.
Joshua 1:12-15 meaningDecember 30, 2024
Joshua instructs the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, all of whom will settle east of the Jordan, to help their brothers fight until they conquer the Land west of the Jordan.
Joshua 1:10-11 meaningDecember 30, 2024
Joshua delegates to the Israelite officers to speak to the people so they all can be ready to cross the Jordan River and conquer the Promised Land.
Joshua 1:1-9 meaningDecember 30, 2024
The LORD commands Joshua to be strong and courageous as he leads Israel into the Promised Land. He urges the new leader to meditate on the Scriptures consistently to be successful in all his endeavors.
Malachi 4:4-6 meaningDecember 28, 2024
Malachi urges the Judeans of his day to live out the Word of God as they await the future “great and terrible day of the LORD.” He also tells them that the LORD will send the prophet Elijah to unite them and reconcile them to Him so that they can avoid His judgment. The Old Testament then ends, and the Gospels pick up virtually where Malachi leaves off, with John the Baptist partially fulfilling this prophecy by coming in the spirit and power of Elijah.
Malachi 4:1-3 meaningDecember 28, 2024
Malachi informs the post-exilic Judeans that the Suzerain/Ruler God will defeat the arrogant evildoers and give victory to the righteous who fear His name. Unlike the judgment fire that will refine His people, the judgment of the wicked will be like chaff in a furnace; they will be consumed.
Malachi 3:16-18 meaningDecember 19, 2024
Some people decide to honor and follow the LORD. God pronounces “they will be mine” and become His treasured possessions. They will benefit from His compassion and, on return, to again distinguish between the godly and the ungodly.
Malachi 3:13-15 meaningDecember 19, 2024
The LORD rebukes His people for speaking arrogantly against Him because they say the evil are prospering and God is blessing them rather than the righteous. The inference is an accusation that God is not keeping His covenant promise to bless Israel if they follow His ways. As we have seen in prior sections, the fundamental problem is that the people have a wrong perspective about themselves—they have in fact not been obeying God’s covenant commands.
Malachi 3:8-12 meaningDecember 19, 2024
The LORD now chastises Judah for neglecting to bring the entire tithe offering that He prescribed—which was to be given voluntarily. He exhorts them to bring the entire tithe in offerings to Him and watch how He will bestow blessings upon them.
Malachi 3:7 meaningDecember 19, 2024
The LORD reminds the Jews of their history of rebellion and urges them to repent and return to Him so that they may experience His blessings, as promised in their covenant/treaty into which they entered with Him.
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