Monday Musings – The Gearreald's Journal

Yahweh Roi, the Lord is my Shepherd

Growing up under the influence of parents who like to read and read widely, it was inevitable that I would fall prey to their eclectic tastes. One example is a favorite quote that I most definitely inherited from my father: There is a God-shaped vacuum in the heart of each man which cannot be

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Into the Unknown

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Yahweh Tsuri, the Lord is my Rock

When I read the “Lord is my Rock,” I tend to think of a piece of gravel, since those are the rocks I encounter most often. On a good day, I might think of a boulder. However, that’s not the meaning the term carries in Hebrew. In Hebrew, the idea of God being a rock

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Psalm 26

I wait quietly before God, for my victory comes from him.He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will never be shaken.So many enemies against one man— all of them trying to kill me.To them I’m just a broken-down wall or a tottering fence.They plan

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Yahweh Tsebaoth, the Lord of Hosts

In 2 Kings 19, the Assyrian army is besieging Jerusalem. King Hezekiah decides that rather than giving in to their demands, he will give the situation to God. And, since King Hezekiah asks, God does intervene. More accurately, God sends a single angel who proceeds to wipe out the Assyrian army in a

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2 Kings 6:14-17

One night, the king of Syria sent a great army with many chariots and horses to surround the city. When the servant got up early the next morning and went outside, there were troops, horses, and chariots everywhere. “Alas, my master, what shall we do now?” he cried out to Elisha. “Don’t

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Yahweh Shalom, the Lord is Peace

In English, peace is often taken to mean the absence of war and chaos. Rather than being positive, it’s neutral. Like zero, it is perceived as nothingness. An empty void, but one that is preferable to the never-ending heartaches of living life. However, that isn’t the peace of Yahweh

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Isaiah 11:6-9

The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat,the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little child will lead them.The cow will feed with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox.The

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Qedosh Yisrael, the Holy One of Israel

The Hebrew word for holy, qades, describes something or someone. However, it is not a purely abstract concept, as in the holiest person. Instead, it is both descriptive and static. It is a quality, but it is also telling you how the person acts. As such, God being holy means that his actions are

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1 Peter 1:15-16

But now you must be holy in everything you do, just as God who chose you is holy. For the Scriptures say, “You must be holy because I am holy.” NLT, referencing Leviticus