Numbers 30:16 These are the regulations the LORD gave Moses concerning relationships between a man and his wife, and between a father and his young daughter still living at home. During what I call my “starvation years” I had a job doing door to door sales. As you can tell from the title I giveContinue reading “Numbers 30:16 Starvation Years”
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Numbers 15:15 Outsiders
Numbers 15:15 The community is to have the same rules for you and for the foreigner residing among you; this is a lasting ordinance for the generations to come. You and the foreigner shall be the same before the Lord: I don’t like double standards. For me, it strikes at the heart of justice. IContinue reading “Numbers 15:15 Outsiders”
Exodus 30:15 Equity V Equality
Exodus 30:15 The rich are not to give more than a half shekel and the poor are not to give less when you make the offering to the LORD to atone for your lives. We hear so much today about equality. People want equal outcomes for unequal input. They want not only a level playingContinue reading “Exodus 30:15 Equity V Equality”
Genesis 31:42 Yes and No
Genesis 31:42 “If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, you would surely have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my hardship and the toil of my hands, and last night he rebuked you.” Yes and no! Some people live inContinue reading “Genesis 31:42 Yes and No”
Cutting Grass
Proverbs 14:23-24 Part of what made America great was the value placed on hard work. Right or wrong theologically, hard work has paid off for generations of our ancestors. Even today, hard work is a good thing. We have a young man aged 13 who cuts the grass at our house. He makesContinue reading “Cutting Grass”
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