Observations from reading the Bible. Not in depth study points, but scriptures that spoke to me especially, while reading.
Psalm 22:17 – I can count all my bones. People stare. They gloat over me. Wow. Now I’m sure if he meant this literally, but I can imagine that there would have been some lean times when David was on the run from Saul. So it’s very possible. So many time when reading about the …
Psalm 35:13 – But when they were sick, I wore sackcloth. I humbled myself with fasting. When my prayer returned unanswered, This is David. A man after Yahweh’s heart and at times his prayers weren’t answered. It wasn’t that Yahweh told him to wait, it wasn’t answered or as the KJV says, “it returned to …
Ezekiel 4:5-8,12 – I have assigned to you one day for each year its punishment will last. So for 390 days, you will bear the punishment for the sins of the nation of Israel. When you finish this, you will lie down again, this time on your right side. You will bear the punishment for …
Psalm 42-43 David was clearly going through some rough times here and he keeps encouraging himself – why am I discouraged? I will praise the Lord. In our discouragement, acknowledge it and then still praise Yahweh. Psalm 51:6 – Yet, you desire truth and sincerity. Deep down inside me you teach me wisdom. Yahweh desires …
Ezekiel 21:3 – Tell the land of Israel, ‘This is what the Lord says: I am against you. I will take my sword out of its scabbard and kill the righteous people and the wicked people among you. I’m sorry what?!! What did we do?!! As in righteous people. And yes I’m counting myself among …
Ezekiel 28:3 – You think that you are wiser than Daniel and that no secret can be hidden from you. Are you throwing shade? Seems you are a master of that also. But it does show how connected Daniel was to you. How much you shared with Daniel. I can only hope to get that …
Psalm 62:9 – Common people are only a whisper in the wind. Important people are only a delusion. When all of them are weighed on a scale, they amount to nothing. They are less than a whisper in the wind. No one sees “common people.” We see important people but are they truly important? At …
Psalm 69:13 – May my prayer come to you at an acceptable time, O Lord. O God, out of the greatness of your mercy, answer me with the truth of your salvation. Why am I amazed at this scripture? David said, let his prayer come to Yahweh at an acceptable time. His enemies are more …
Ezekiel 34 Yahweh has called the shepherds for a mighty task, but they don’t do the right thing. They don’t guide. They don’t teach. They don’t help the sheep – those under their care. Instead they take their money, their food, their everything and leave them desolate. Sad thing is – too many church leaders, …
Ezekiel 37:10 – So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath entered them. Then they came to life and stood on their feet. There were enough of them to form a very large army. I think that I have underestimated the power of the breath of the dry bones all my life. Yahweh …
