I have to admit, when I first read this scripture I thought “that’s a weird image”.
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This is one of those Bible passages where I read it, read it again, and then got curious about how it is translated.
When I sat down to write this devotional, I couldn’t help but think about all the times this section of scripture gets used when trying to raise money.
I love this image of the word of God. Growing up I was a big science nerd, so when I read this I immediately thought of the water cycle.
This parable is one that Jesus actually explains in the Bible, later in the chapter.
If you have read devotionals I have written, you might know that during the COVID lockdown my wife and I started a practice with some other friends of meeting online every night to read scripture and pray together.
“The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of God will stand forever.”
For one of the great people in the Bible, Moses sure does lack confidence.
Today’s scripture tells the story of how Jacob earned his new (very familiar to us) name.
The story of Isaac is one of my favorites from the Old Testament.