Archive | February, 2009

History – Judges 17-20

We come to the final portion of Judges today. This marks the end of yet another book. We are progressing! Bible Passage: Judges 17-20 The last portion ends with this famous verse. In Chapter 21 verse 25, “In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.” [...]

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Law – Genesis 32-35

Law – Genesis 32-35

We come to the return of Jacob to his homeland after being away for so many years. As much he wanted, he also dreaded the meeting with his estranged brother, Esau. How would he receive me?  Does he still hate me?  Has he forgotten what I did?  Is my father still around and has he [...]

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Epistles – 1 Corinthians 1-2

Epistles – 1 Corinthians 1-2

Bible Passage:  1 Corinthians 1-2 The aim of Paul’s first epistle to the Corinthian church was to combat the worldliness and divisive sectarianism within her. Therefore are many teachings and warnings that we can gather and learn for our church today as well as our personal walk with God. 1 Cor. 1:2 To the church [...]

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Gospel – Matthew 20 – 22

“The first shall be the last and the last shall be the first!” As we race from the lift landing to our front door, this is a phrase that is often heard spoken by the loser – the last to reach the door. When my kids were younger, this was a game that we often [...]

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Prophecy – Isaiah 40-44

We continue reading the Word of God to Prophet Isaiah. Bible Passage: Isaiah 40-44 He starts off with a Word of comfort to God’s people and reminds them that there is no one like God. The idols that many of the chosen people had turned to were ridiculed by God and God reminded them all [...]

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Poetry – Job 15-16

Poetry – Job 15-16

It is somewhat ironic that after a weekend of Sabbath rest and physical rest, we start off the week by reading Job. We start off our job week by reading Job. Geddit? Ok… forget it Bible Passage: Job 15-16 We may or may not look like the cartoon picture on the right. But whatever it [...]

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Psalm – Psalm 21 – 23

Do you remember the last Psalm we read? Psalm 20 was a prayer for blessing before battle. Today’s Passage: Psalm 21 – 23 Psalm 21 is part of a before-after battle couplet when you combine it with Psalm 20. The victory in battle should not be viewed as a glory for the military general.  Instead, [...]

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History – Judges 12 – 16

History – Judges 12 – 16

We continue looking at the another judge today. Bible Passage: Judges 12 – 16 From chapter 12 to 16, the main story is about this character Samson. Probably people will know that Samson is this very strong guy and was able to kill many of his enemies and he died after revealing his ‘secret’ formula [...]

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Law – Genesis 28 – 31

I don’t know what to make about Jacob. Of all the three patriach’s of faith, he is just someone that I just cannot quite get. Read on and see if you feel the same way… Bible Passage: Genesis 28 – 31 The last we left Jacob, he was about to leave his homeland because his [...]

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Epistles – Romans 15 – 16

Epistles – Romans 15 – 16

Yeah!  We have come to the end of another book today! After today, for those faithful readers, we would have only 64 more books to go! Bible Passage:  Romans 15 – 16 Two passages stood out for me today: Romans 15:4 “For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through [...]

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