“All your words are true; all your righteous laws are eternal.” Psalm 119:160 In Psalm 119, eight words repeatedly describe God’s Word. Since each term describes God’s Word, Hebrew poetry uses them in parallel lines, complementing one another in meaning. God’s promises give life because of God’s trustworthy nature. The term “Law” means instruction or…
“This is what the Lord says, he who made the earth, the Lord who formed it and established it—the Lord is his name: ‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’” Jeremiah 33:2-3 Jeremiah appealed to God’s power in creation as the basis for…
“But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7 The appearance and stature of Jesse’s oldest son, Eliab,…
“Do not merely listen to the Word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.” James 1:22 The “Word” is the Old Testament, since the New Testament was still being written, and the preaching and teaching of the Apostles. Believers who hear the Word of God must receive it with a teachable spirit and apply…
“You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word.” Psalm 119:114 This verse might make us think of dry, dead rules contained in God’s Word (the Bible) by which one has to live. Certainly, God’s Word proclaims rules for us to keep. However, Psalm119 repeatedly emphasizes that God gives…