Some of the final instructions to the Israelites before they crossed the Jordan River into the land of Canaan gave them important principles that we in modern times should have heeded, but did not. They display the character and intent of God, which ultimately His people ignored, and which we likewise have disdained in the…
Posts Tagged: Pharisees
Numbers 18:5 – Wrath No More
Yahweh had separated the Levites as a unique tribe among the twelve in Israel to serve Him. Because they had stood against the depravity that the children of Israel engaged in during the incident of the golden calf, God ordained them for service (Exodus 32:29). The Lord made many pronouncements about what this meant and…
Matthew 15:8-9 – Wayward Hearts
The milquetoast Jesus, i.e. the timid and feeble Jesus in the minds of many in the church today, is a figment of their imagination. He is a Jesus they have conjured up out of the depths of their sin because they don’t want to hear or know the hard teachings He brought. Better in their…