Tag: Yahweh
Biblical Principle #122: God Sent Plagues Upon Egypt
Biblical Principles List Principle God sent the plagues upon Egypt so that He could show His great might and superiority over all creation. Explanation Because Pharaoh resisted Moses’ and Aaron’s message from GOD to allow the Israelites to go into the wilderness and worship Him, GOD sent a sequence of plagues upon Egypt. The plagues…
Biblical Principle #121: God Hardened Pharaoh’s Heart
Biblical Principles List Principle God hardened Pharaoh’s heart. Explanation One of the more challenging things that the Bible discusses is how GOD could harden someone’s heart without: Such is the case for Pharaoh in the book of Exodus. When GOD spoke with Moses at the burning bush, He foretold what would happen and what Pharaoh…
Biblical Principle #120: God’s Personal Name
Biblical Principles List Principle God revealed His personal name to Moses. Explanation When GOD spoke with Moses at the burning bush, Moses asked GOD an important question: 13 So Moses said to God, “Indeed, when I go to the children of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers sent me to you,’…
Biblical Principle #5: God is Love
Biblical Principles List Principle GOD is love. Explanation The Bible asserts, quite directly, that GOD is love: 7 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. … …
Biblical Principle #4: God Designed Proper Order
Biblical Principles List Principle Because GOD created all things, He has the right to decide how His creation should function. Explanation We previously observed that GOD created all things. Design implies a designer, always. We would never look at a beautiful building and think, “Oh what an amazing accident that was! An explosion happened and…
Biblical Principle #3: God Created all Things
Biblical Principles List Principle God created everything that exists. Explanation The Bible asserts that GOD created all things which exist, on earth and beyond. According to the Bible, GOD alone existed before creating everything. He alone is the source from which all life flows. Two simple truths which flow naturally from this principle: Here are…
Biblical Principle #2: God is Eternal
Biblical Principles List Principle God is eternal. Explanation The Bible asserts that GOD has always existed and will always exist. GOD has always been alive and GOD cannot die. Here are a few of numerous Scriptures that speak to the claim that GOD lives forever. 1 In that day they shall sing this song in…
Biblical Principle #1: God Exists
Biblical Principles List Principle God exists. Explanation The Bible asserts that there exists a supreme Being. In the Bible, this supreme Being is given the title of God. (Out of reverence, I choose to fully capitalize the title as GOD. This serves as a personal reminder to elevate God in my thinking.) Certain Scriptures, such…
September 30 – Praise GOD for His Goodness
Reading Psalm 107; 116; 118; 125 Devotional For today’s devotional we will consider the great truths revealed in Psalm 116. Psalm 116 is a psalm of praise to GOD because of His great goodness, and it is certainly fitting for this time period in history. Israel had sinned, was punished severely, and is now in…
August 26 – Ezekiel’s Theme: Jehovah is the Sovereign LORD
Reading Eze. 26:1-21; 27:1-36; 28:1-26 Devotional In today’s reading GOD pronounces judgment upon the cities of Tyre and Sidon. The majority of the reading focuses upon the sins of Tyre and the details of what will occur to the city and its inhabitants as a result. Throughout today’s reading and throughout the book of Ezekiel…