Deuteronomy 4:1-40 Therefore watch yourselves very carefully. Since you saw no form on the day that the LORD spoke to you at Horeb out of the midst of the fire, beware lest you act corruptly by making a carved image for yourselves… And beware lest you raise your eyes to heaven, and when you see …
Author Archives: John S.
March 29 / Deuteronomy 3
Deuteronomy 3 And I [Moses] commanded Joshua at that time, “Your eyes have seen all that the LORD your God has done to these two kings. So will the LORD do to all the kingdoms into which you are crossing. You shall not fear them, for it is the LORD your God Who fights for …
March 28 / Deuteronomy 2
Deuteronomy 2 Rise up, set out on your journey and go over the Valley of the Arnon. Behold, I have given into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land. Begin to take possession, and contend with him in battle. And the LORD said to me, “Behold, I have begun to give …
March 27 / Deuteronomy 1
Deuteronomy 1 Today Search the Scriptures has us returning to the Old Testament to go through the book of Deuteronomy. Please take a minute or two to read the introductory section of our February 21, 2023 post. I’ll wait… As is true for much of the rest of Deuteronomy, this first chapter recounts history that …
March 26 / Mark 9:30-50
Mark 9:30-50 Do you take sin seriously? Jesus certainly does. Consider Mark 9:42-48, where Jesus says that it is better to discard offending body parts and enter the Kingdom of God maimed rather than to be thrown whole into hell. A little thought about all this should readily tell us that Jesus is not to …
March 25 / Mark 9:1-29
Mark 9:1-29 “…But if You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.” And Jesus said to him, “‘If you can’! All things are possible for one who believes.” Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, “I believe; help my unbelief!” Mark 9:22b-24 Who among us cannot relate to this …
March 24 / Mark 8:27-38
Mark 8:27-38 Today’s reading has long been seen as the pivotal passage of the Gospel of Mark, first with Peter’s confession of Jesus as the Christ (or the Messiah, the Anointed One) (Mark 8:29), and then with Jesus’ teaching about his approaching suffering, death, and Resurrection. (Mark 8:31) The notion of a suffering Messiah is …
December 17 / I Timothy 1
I Timothy 1 The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. I Timothy 1:5 This verse reminds me of I Corinthians 13 — “The Love Chapter” — along with its introduction, I Corinthians 12:31: And I will show you a still more …
December 16 / Micah 7:7-20
Micah 7:7-20 I expect that most of us are unfamiliar with much of the context into which Micah prophesies. Sure, we may have a reasonable grasp of the sweep of Israel’s history — the united kingdom under Saul, David, and Solomon; the divided kingdom with Israel in the north and Judah in the south; the …
December 15 / Micah 6:1-7:6
Micah 6:1-7:6 In the absence of a post from Fred, I suggest taking a look back at my post from last year, when we read through Micah much more quickly: June 14 (2023) / Micah 4-7.