Today’s Hebrew Testament chronological reading is in 2 Samuel 19 and 20.
The Psalms/ Proverbs reading is in Proverbs 16.
The Greek Testament reading is in 2 Thessalonians 2.
ESSENTIAL STUDIES.
2 Samuel 19, In the house of the King
Additional studies: 1 and 2 Samuel Index
The central axis proclaims the Gospel. For we all are deserving of death at the hand of our Lord, the King, Messiah Yeshua by Prophetic Type, and yet He has set us among those who eat at His own table.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of YHVH forever. Psa 23:5-6
Proverbs 16, A tale of two hearts
Additional studies: Proverbs Index
A man whose heart is toward YHVH, who regards YHVH, who fears YHVH, will make plans for his future, and YHVH will direct him in His path and in His plan when the time comes. This man is wise in heart. His opposite is the proud man. Proud can mean arrogant, but not necessarily always. A proud man is someone who will not bow the knee or the heart to YHVH, and who is determined to go his own way. A man cannot be wise and proud at the same time; the two are mutually exclusive. A wise man is always a humble man.
2 Thessalonians 2, The mystery of lawlessness
Additional studies: 1 and 2 Thessalonians Index
Beloved, let us beware that we are not deceived as well. Many of us who believe in Jesus Christ, have never read the Torah, the five books of Moses, because we have been wrongly taught that the Torah is not for today. Jesus said the Torah has not passed away (Mat 5:17-19). Jesus said that those who make a practice of those things which the Torah condemns as sin (lawlessness), He will command them to depart from Him for He never knew them (Mat 7:23). If we retain any ignorance or animosity toward the Law of God, we ought to repent, recognizing that such ignorance and animosity is according to the working of Satan. And we can humble ourselves before the holiness, wisdom, and judgment of God Almighty, which is far superior to our own, which is conveyed in Torah.
Do not fear to do so. God is love, and out of the abundance of love in His heart, He spoke the Torah from His Spirit (Luk 6:45). His Law is the Law of Love. ♥
THREE-YEAR BIBLE.
The three-year plan is here.
Today’s reading is in Nahum 3.
Suggested study: Nahum 3, Bible for Beginners.
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