Author: Gene Slavit

Hope

Beating Covid

Have you ever read a book or watched a movie—and you skipped to the last chapter or watched the last five minutes? It just seems to take all of the tension and worry out of the adventure. Sometimes, that’s a good thing.

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Psalms

Psalms in Poetic Form: Psalm 92

Post author By Gene Slavit
Post date November 19, 2020
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Tags God provides, God's goodness, palms

Psalms

Psalms in Poetic Form: Psalm 91

Post author By Gene Slavit
Post date November 15, 2020
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Tags God's protection, Psalms, Son of God

God's Power

Glorify God Through Christ

One of my favorite sections of scripture is Philippians 2:9-11.

Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

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Psalms

Psalms in Poetic Form: Psalm 90

Post author By Gene Slavit
Post date November 9, 2020
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Background

Psalm 90 begins the Numbers Book of the Psalms, which goes to Psalm 106. God’s rest is a major theme of these 17 Psalms, and this specific Psalm shows the need for God’s rest.

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Psalms

Psalms in Poetic Form: Psalm 89

Post author By Gene Slavit
Post date November 4, 2020
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BD View 1 — His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.

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Tags God's faithfulness, God's mercy, son of David

Psalms

Psalms in Poetic Form: Psalm 88

Post author By Gene Slavit
Post date November 2, 2020
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empty tomb — **…in the morning shall my prayer prevent [come before] thee**.

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Tags He is risen, life and death

Psalms

Psalms in Poetic Form: Psalm 87

Post author By Gene Slavit
Post date October 20, 2020
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pool of siloam — The pool of Siloam in Zion

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Background

Psalm 87 is in the Leviticus book of the Psalms (73—89). The Old Testament book of Leviticus focuses on matters in the sanctuary: the priesthood, ceremonial laws, and feasts. Almost all of these 17 Psalms mention the sanctuary and God’s relation to it. Psalm 87 shows God’s blessings on those who dwell in Zion, the home of His sanctuary.

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Psalms

Psalms in Poetic Form: Psalm 86

Post author By Gene Slavit
Post date October 18, 2020
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Background

Psalm 86 is in the Leviticus book of the Psalms (73—89). The Old Testament book of Leviticus focuses on matters in the sanctuary: the priesthood, ceremonial laws, and feasts. Almost all of these 17 Psalms mention the sanctuary and God’s relation to it. Psalm 86 shows Jesus Christ as the humble Messiah who seeks God’s help in the sanctuary.

This Psalm has the title “A Prayer of David.” It is the only psalm in the Leviticus Book in Psalms with such a title. This specifically speaks of the Messiah, the “son of David.”

Tags God's help, mercy

Following the Lord Jesus Christ

Following the Lord Jesus Christ: #18 Heading Home

Post author By Gene Slavit
Post date October 11, 2020
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Have you ever had a family member in trouble and you wanted to help? Jesus’ cousin John (the baptizer) was put in prison by King Herod. When he heard of this, Jesus did not try to “spring John out of jail,” but returned to his home town and boldly proclaimed his ministry as the Messiah. In a place where others thought little of him as a local boy, Jesus declared a great prophecy from Isaiah about who he was, and what he would do!

Tags hometown, John the Baptist, rejected