“Hear the word of the LORD, people of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the inhabitants of the land: There is no truth, no faithful love, and no knowledge of God in the land!” (Hosea 4:1) Our cu...  Read More

The LORD raised up judges, who saved them from the power of their marauders, (Judges 2:16) This chapter is a dark turning point in Israel’s story. After all they’d been through since Egypt, they’d alr...  Read More

May my prayer be set before you as incense, the raising of my hands as the evening offering (Psalm 141:2) Psalm 141 brings us the beautiful language of worship. As a covenant people of God, He is form...  Read More

He said to him, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. (Matthew 22:37) One of the things Jesus was good at, as if He wasn’t good at everything, was mo...  Read More

I delight to do your will, my God, and your instruction is deep within me. (Psalm 40:8) From Sinai to Jesus, God has declared His people a Kingdom of priests, spiritual ambassadors in a dark and broke...  Read More

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. (1 P...  Read More

“and you will be my kingdom of priests and my holy nation.’ These are the words that you are to say to the Israelites.” (Exodus 19:6) By the time the Israelites arrive at Mount Sinai, they’ve seen alo...  Read More

“Judah became his sanctuary, Israel, his dominion.” (Psalm 114:2) Psalm 114 is a song full of wonder and awe. It paints a picture as Israel comes out of Egypt, the sea flees, the Jordan turns around, ...  Read More

“They appeared in glory and were speaking of his departure, which he was about to accomplish in Jerusalem.” (Luke 9:31) I love the story of the experience on the Mount of Transfiguration. It’s full of...  Read More

 “their hearts were insincere toward him, and they were unfaithful to his covenant.” (Psalm 78:37) Psalm 78 tells a very familiar story; God does might works then His people forget and rebel. We see t...  Read More

“Wasn’t it you who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made the sea-bed into a road for the redeemed to pass over?” (Isaiah 51:10) Isaiah 51 speaks in a powerful way to a people who n...  Read More

 “He answered, “I will certainly be with you, and this will be the sign to you that I am the one who sent you: when you bring the people out of Egypt, you will all worship God at this mountain.”” (Exo...  Read More