Christ at Sinai – 3 of 4

Thou shalt not raise a false report” Exodus 23:1 KJV You shall not bear a false report” Exodus 23:1 NASB Thou shalt not follow a multitude to evil” Exodus 23:2 KJV You shall not follow the masses in doing evil” Exodus 23:2 NASB Thou shalt not...

Is Christ Sitting in Your Fancy Chair?

I suspect, at one time or another, we’ve all had the experience of being invited to someone’s place where we didn’t feel entirely at home. They greeted us at the door: “Welcome! Just come in and make yourself right at home.” That’s...

Christ at Sinai – 2 of 4

And if the servant shall plainly say, ‘I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free” Exodus 21:5 KJV But if the slave plainly says, ‘I love my master, my wife and my children; I will not go out as a free man…’ Exodus 21:5...

Fixed Purpose but Flexible Plans

“I don’t care. It’s too late to change. I’ve got the plans made, and I’m going through with it.” Sometimes we forge ahead with our inflexible plans, ignoring or being annoyed by interruptions or interceptions. We elbow our way...

Christ at Sinai 1/4

An altar of earth shalt thou make unto Me, and shall sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings …” and “If thou buy a Hebrew servant, six years shall he serve …” Exodus 20:24; 21:2 KJV You shall make an altar of earth for Me, and you shall sacrifice on it your burnt...

Forgetting Your ABCs

Congratulations. You have mastered the alphabet. You know your ABCs. If you are a preschooler, then you deserve a medal of honour. But if you are my age and still gloating over the accomplishment, that’s another story. The writer to the Hebrew believers was...
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