Lesson 11 Hebrews 7:1-3 New King James Version 7:1 For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, 2 to whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all, first being translated “king of righteousness,” and then also king of Salem, meaning… Continue reading The Letter of Hebrews 7:1-3 (Lesson 11) – Who is the Priest

Job 9:26 Skim past like skiffs of reed,    Like an eagle swooping down on its prey.   I had an image of a little kid at a park with his toy boat, that looks like a fish, and just got taken by a bird. The real image here is that people are people and… Continue reading More Fruit – Study of Job 9:26

Lesson 10 Hebrews 6:9-20 New King James Version 9 But, beloved, we are confident of better things concerning you, yes, things that accompany salvation, though we speak in this manner. 10 For God is not unjust to forget your work and [a]labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister. 11 And we desire that each… Continue reading The Letter of Hebrews 6:9-20 (Lesson 10) – Practicing Faith

Job 9:25 My days are swifter than a runner,    They flee without seeing happiness.   Our country was built on the right to pursue happiness. Happiness itself is not a right, just the chance to pursue it. I like the thought of happiness and I do experience it and I do things that I… Continue reading Happy Futility – Study of Job 9:25

Lesson 9 – Hebrews 6:1-8 – No copy provided this week. Use the version you like best. As you may know, I copy the verses to be studied from Biblegateway each time. In order to do so, I have to pick from among numerous versions. Generally, I go with NIV or New King James or… Continue reading The Letter of Hebrews 6:1-8 (Lesson 9) – Practicing Urgency

Job 9:24 The land is given over to the hand of the evil doer,    Who is able to bribe the judges,       If not he, who then is responsible?   We watched a tv show where a corrupt judge was busted taking bribes. This is the activity taking place in this verse. When the… Continue reading Voting – Study of Job 9:24

Lesson 8  Hebrews 5:11-14 New King James Version 11 of whom we have much to say, and hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. 12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the [b]oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid… Continue reading The Letter of Hebrews 5:11-14 (Lesson 8) – Practicing Discernment

Job 9:23 When punishment brings instant death,    He disappoints the hopes of the innocent’s plea.   When I was little, I stole a piece of gum from the grocery store. My babysitter (who we called Nana) saw me and busted me once we got around the corner on the walk home. She made me… Continue reading Eternal Perspective – Study of Job 9:23

Job 9:22 It is all one,    I say,       He destroys the blameless and the wicked alike.   I am working through Job 21 and in it he reinforces this theme that God treats both good and bad alike. People in general want the evil people to be punished by a higher power. This… Continue reading #400 – Deserved and Undeserved – Study of Job 9:22

In one of my bibles, I found a sheet of paper from 1/17/01 from a work Bible study. I remember I sold my beloved 95 Civil to the leader in 2004. This particular study was Genesis 1:1 and only the first three words. I remember those days of working with people I knew loved Jesus.… Continue reading Random XXIII: Through the Years or Something Shorter