http://www.123rf.com/photo_13502276_green-atom-electron-llustration-on-black-background.html Judges 19 tells the story of a woman who dies after being gang-raped. Her grief-stricken husband cuts up her body and sends a piece to Israel’s 12 tribes (Judges 19:29). Outraged, the tribes assemble “as one body” to deal with the crime (Judges 20:1, HCSB). The woman’s dismemberment evokes the Last Supper and the…
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I Need Thee Every Hour
My mother-in-law posted an arrangement of this hymn on my Facebook page. I had never heard it before. Besides being a gorgeous arrangement, it struck a nerve (no pun intended) because I have been recovering from ankle surgery. The Holy Spirit reduced me to tears as I listened. That is saying something because I’m definitely…
Get Your Head on Straight
“But I want you to know that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of the woman, and God is the head of Christ” (1 Cor. 11:3). God is Head of all. No matter how many intermediate heads exist they lead in a chain to God. The woman is under…
Suggestion Box
A post with this same title appeared awhile back on The Voice of One. In it, I asked readers to suggest things they’d like me to post about. At that time, one person asked me to post about the supremacy of Jesus in Revelation, and I did. As a way to foster interaction, I’ve decided…
The Camp of Co-heirs (Tabernacles Part 2)
After leaving Egypt, God commanded that Israel’s tabernacles be arranged in a particular way (Num. 2). The Lord’s Tabernacle was in the center of the camp. Three tribes of Israel camped to the east of the Tent of Meeting (the most populous); three to the west (the least populous); three to the north and south…
Weeks/Pentecost (part 2)
Painting by Patrick Murphy http://www.inspiredsketch.blogspot.com In the last post, we looked at the fulfillment of Pentecost as recorded in Acts 2. Jesus was anointed with the fullness of God’s Spirit, and His anointing flowed down to the church. Sharing in Christ’s anointing means many things. First Corinthians 2:12 says, “We have not received the spirit…
Weeks/Pentecost (part 1)
Painting from http://theschoolofthetransferofenergy.com/tag/moses-and-aaron/ In the third month, the Israelites observed the Feast of Weeks, presumably named because it was held seven weeks and one day after Firstfruits. This span of time equals 50 days, so the feast also came to be known as Pentecost (=“fiftieth”) (Lev. 23:15, 16; Acts 2:1). During this 50 days, more of…
I’m All Ears…
Photo by “Chief Trent”: http://www.flickr.com/photos/texese/104281008/ First, just a shout-out to all those who regularly visit The Voice of One. THANK YOU! I so appreciate the opportunity to pass on what the Lord shares with me. Knowing that most people (myself included!) don’t have endless free-time, I know the time you spend here is a gift 🙂 Second,…
He Cannot Disown Himself
“After all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ does the church—for we are members of his body” (Ephesians 5:29, 30). It is a privileged position to be Jesus’s body. But what do we mean by saying we are…
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