Yahweh

Genesis 2:4

Here is the history of the heavens and the earth when they were created. On the day when Yahweh, God, made earth and heaven,

Genesis 2:7

Then Yahweh, God, formed a person from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, so that he became a living being.

Genesis 13:4
where he had first built the altar; and there Avram called on the name of Yahweh.

Genesis 26:28
They answered, “We saw very clearly that Yahweh has been with you; so we said, ‘Let there be an oath between us: let’s make a pact between ourselves and you

Exodus 3:15
Elohim said further to Moshe, “Say this to the people of Isra’el: ‘Yud-Heh-Vav-Heh [Yahweh], the God of your fathers, the God of Avraham, the God of Yitz’chak and the God of Ya‘akov, has sent me to you.’ This is my name forever; this is how I am to be remembered generation after generation.

Matthew 1:21
She will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Yeshua, [which means ‘Yahweh saves,’] because he will save his people from their sins.”

Matthew 4:4
But he answered, “The Tanakh says, ‘Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of Yahweh’”

Thanks for reading today ya'll. Come back tomorrow for Z the last letter of the challenge. 

Watch the video below.

Xamine

2 Corinthians 13:5
Examine yourselves to see whether you are living the life of trust. Test yourselves. Don’t you realize that Yeshua the Messiah is in you? — unless you fail to pass the test.

Psalm 26:2
Examine me, Adonai, test me, search my mind and heart.

Psalm 139:23
Examine me, God, and know my heart; test me, and know my thoughts.

Lamentations 3:40
Let us examine and test our ways and return to Adonai.

1 Corinthians 11:31
If we would examine ourselves, we would not come

Thanks for reading today ya'll. Come back tomorrow for Y.

Victory

1 Corinthians 15:57
but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Yeshua the Messiah!

Deuteronomy 20:4

because Adonai your God is going with you to fight on your behalf against your enemies and give you victory.’

Isaiah 61:11
For just as the earth brings forth its plants, or a garden makes its plants spring up, so Adonai, God, will causevictory and glory to spring up before all nations.

Jeremiah 51:10
Adonai has brought forth our victory. Come, let us proclaim in Tziyon the work of Adonai our God!

Psalm 3:9
Victory comes from Adonai; may your blessing rest on your people. (Selah)

Psalm 20:6
Then we will shout for joy at your victory and fly our flags in the name of our God. May Adonai fulfill all your requests.

Psalm 20:7
Now I know that Adonai gives victory to his anointed one — he will answer him from his holy heaven with mighty victories by his right hand.

Thanks for reading today ya'll. Watch the video below of the Victory Chant.

Honor

Exodus 20:12

12 “Honor your father and mother, so that you may live long in the land which Adonai your God is giving you.

Ephesians 6:2-3

2 “Honor your father and mother” — this is the first commandment that embodies a promise — 3 “so that it may go well with you, and you may live long in the Land.”

Isaiah 9:14
The old and the honored are the head, while prophets teaching lies are the tail.

Judges 9:9

But the olive tree replied, ‘Am I supposed to leave my oil, which is used to honor both God and humanity, just to go and hold sway over the trees?’

 

Judges 13:17

Manoach said to the angel of Adonai, “Tell us your name, so that when your words come true we can honor you.”

 

Honor is one of the most universal moral there is. At least every culture has one version of a honor and shame society. That's right even third world countries have this moral. Honor and shame are an important thing to every culture. I heard a wonderful teaching at a church conference last summer. The teacher was talking about an honor and shame society in the bible. In the bible people who dishonored and shamed often couldn't go back their old lives. They often couldn't face their own families. You can still see this today in Buddhist, Hindu, and Muslim countries. Often they only the way they can restore their honor is through death. 

Thanks for reading with me today ya'll. Shabbat Shalom!

Grace

Ephesians 2:8-9
For you have been delivered by grace through trusting, and even this is not your accomplishment but God’s gift. You were not delivered by your own actions; therefore no one should boast.

Isaiah 54:8

I was angry for a moment and hid my face from you; but with everlasting grace I will have compassion on you,” says Adonai your Redeemer.

Isaiah 54:10

For the mountains may leave and the hills be removed, but my grace will never leave you, and my covenant of peace will not be removed,” says Adonai, who has compassion on you.

This post is inspired by the song Grace Wins by Matthew West. One of my all time favorite Matthew West songs. I had the pleasure of hearing this live at Winter Jam in March. I was amazing to sit front row and have him sing this song directly to me and my family and friends. Words can't describe the way this song makes me feel. It really hits home for me. 

Below are some of the lyrics and the lyric video for Grace Wins. 

Thanks for reading today ya'll. See you tomorrow with H.

There's a war between guilt and grace
And they're fighting for a sacred space
But I'm living proof
Grace wins every time
No more lying down in death's defeat
Now I'm rising up in victory
Singing, hallelujah
Grace wins every time

Faith

James 1:6

6 But let him ask in trust, doubting nothing; for the doubter is like a wave in the sea being tossed and driven by the wind.

1 Corinthians 13:2
2 I may have the gift of prophecy, I may fathom all mysteries, know all things, have all faith — enough to move mountains; but if I lack love, I am nothing.

Matthew 17:20
20 He said to them, “Because you have such little trust! Yes! I tell you that if you have trust as tiny as a mustard seed, you will be able to say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there!’ and it will move; indeed, nothing will be impossible for you!”

1 Corinthians 13:13
13 But for now, three things last — trust, hope, love; and the greatest of these is love.

Faith is a "NERB". Faith isn't a noun or a verb it's both. Faith without works is dead and works without faith is nothing. Yahweh want us to have faith with works and works with faith. Have faith in a NERB sense, not a noun or a verb sense.

Thanks for reading today ya'll! See ya tomorrow. Until then, watch the video. 

Ark of the Covenant

Hey ya'll for this year's a-z challenge I will be doing Bible verses for each letter. So here we go with the first letter A.

Ark of the Covenant
Exodus 25:10-22
10 “They are to make an ark of acacia-wood three-and-three-quarters feet long, two-and-a-quarter feet wide and two-and-a-quarter feet high.11 You are to overlay it with pure gold — overlay it both inside and outside — and put a molding of gold around the top of it. 12 Cast four gold rings for it, and attach them to its four feet, two rings on each side. 13 Make poles of acacia-wood, and overlay them with gold. 14 Put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark; you will use them to carry the ark. 15 The poles are to remain in the rings of the ark; they are not to be removed from it. 16 Into the ark you are to put the testimony which I am about to give you.
17 “You are to make a cover for the ark out of pure gold; it is to be three-and-three-quarters feet long and two-and-a-quarter feet high.18 You are to make two k’ruvim of gold. Make them of hammered work for the two ends of the ark-cover. 19 Make one keruv for one end and one keruv for the other end; make the k’ruvim of one piece with the ark-cover at its two ends. 20 The k’ruvim will have their wings spread out above, so that their wings cover the ark, and their faces are toward each other and toward the ark-cover. 21 You are to put the ark-cover on top of the ark.
“Inside the ark you will put the testimony that I am about to give you. 22 There I will meet with you. I will speak with you from above the ark-cover, from between the two k’ruvim which are on the ark for the testimony, about all the orders I am giving you for the people of Isra’el.

Ok, now that you have read the verses about the making of the Ark, lets talk some more about it.

Placed inside the Ark were: a jar of manna, the tablets of the covenant (10 commandments), and Aharon's staff. Now, the Ark was very important to Yahweh and the children of Israel. But, why?

Well, think about it. The Ark was where Yahweh sat to be in the presence of his people, his children. I would think that would be very important to him. Ok, so no one was aloud to touch the Ark directly or else they would die. Not, even the High Priest could touch it or carry it. The only ones allowed to carry it were the Levites themselves. And, they had to use the poles that were attached to it. They could NOT touch the Ark itself.  

Alright enough on what I have to say about it, I want to see what you have to say.

Please comment with your opinions below.