Ecclesiastes

29 May 2021 by admin

Chapter 1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. What profit has a man of all his labor which he takes under the sun? One generation passes away, and another generation comes: but the earth stays for ever. … Read moreEcclesiastes

You shall be the lord’s, regardless of where you come from or where you are sent
8 July 2022
After the doings of the land of Egypt, where you dwelled, you shall not do. And after the doings of the land of Canaan, where I bring you, you shall not do. Neither shall you walk in their ordinances.You shall do my judgments, and keep my ordinances, to walk in them. I am the lord your god. This is a very interesting commandment, if we take a closer look. It is obvious why the lord tells them to not act in the ways of the Egyptians or in the ways of the people of Canaan, for they are both wicked and far from the justice of the god. But more than that, it is phrased in an intriguing way, including both the land of their origin and the land of their destination. Egypt is the land they were ... [>>>]