The Sabbath
- “For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he abstained from work and rested.” (P81:EXODUS 32:15)
- “For six days work is to be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of rest, holy to the Lord.
📜 The 10 Commandments of God
- I am the Lord your God. You shall not have strange gods before me. You shall not make to thyself any graven thing; nor the likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, nor of those things that are in the waters under the earth. You shall not adore them nor serve them.
- You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
- Remember to keep holy the Sabbath day.
- Honour your father and your mother.
- You shall not kill.
- You shall not commit adultery.
- You shall not steal.
- You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour.
- You shall not covet your neighbour’s wife.
- You shall not covet your neighbour’s goods.
Note: The 10 commandments have been instilled in our hearts by God, we know what is right and what is wrong with moral thinking and that gut feeling you get when something is not okay.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BGO9Mmd_cU (Interesting Video on God’s Law)
When the Lord finished speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai, he gave him the two tablets of the Testimony, the tablets of stone inscribed by the finger of God.
Why The Israelites Are Forbidden to Eat Yeast During Passover
🥖 To Remember Their Freedom
Per the Torah Old Testament, the newly emancipated Israelites had to leave Egypt in such a
hurry that they could not so much as spare time for their breads to rise; as such, bread which
Before it can rise is eaten as a reminder.hurry that they could not so much as spare time for
their breads to rise; as such, bread which before it can rise is eaten as a reminder.
🖍 Highlights
Galatians 5:19–21: “The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: … drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.”
Ephesians 5:18: “Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery.”
Laws That Stood Out to Me
- “Do not hold back the wages of a hired man overnight”.
- “Rise in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your God”.
Top Quotes
- “Have I not commanded you? Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” – Joshua 1:9.
🦉 A Wise Ruling | 1 KINGS 4:8
Now two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him. One of them said, “My Lord, this woman and I live in the same house. I had a baby while she was there with me. The third day after my child was born, this woman also had a baby. We were alone; there was no one in the house but the two of us. “During the night this woman’s son died because she lay on him. So she got up in the middle of the night and took my son from my side while i your servant was asleep. She pit him by her breast and put her dead son by my breast. The next morning, I got up to nurse my son-and he was dead! But when I looked at him closely in the morning light, I saw that it wasn’t the son I had borne.”?The other woman said, “No! The living one is my son; the dead one is yours.” But the first one insisted, “No! The dead one is yours; the living on is mine.” And they argued before the king. The king said, “This one says, ‘My son is alive and your son is dead,’ while this one says, ‘No! Your son is dead and mine is alive.’” The the king said, “Bring me a sword.” So they brought a sword for the king. He then gave an order: “Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other.” The woman whose son was alive was filled with compassion for her son and said to the king, “Please, my lord, give her the living baby! Don’t kill him!” But the other said, “Neither I nor you shall have him. Cut him in two!” The the king gave his ruling: “Give the living baby to the first woman. Do bot kill him; she is his mother.” When all Israel heard the verdict the king had given, they held the king in awe, because they saw that he had wisdom from God to administer justice.
Haman’s Hatred for Mordecai the Jew 🪝
– 🔥 Haman’s Rage Against Mordecai
Haman – an official of the Persian empire under King Ahasuerus. Known to be anti-Semitic.
When he saw Mordecai at the king’s gate and observed that he neither rose nor showed fear in his presence, he was filled with rage against Mordecai. Nevertheless, Haman restrained himself and went home. Later when he called together his friends and Zeresh, his wife, Haman boasted to them about his vast wealth, his many sons, and all the ways the king had honoured him and how he had elevated him above the other nobles and officials.
“And that’s not all,” Haman added. “I’m the only person Queen Esther invited to accompany the king to the banquet she gave. And she has invited me along with the king tomorrow. But all this gives me no satisfaction as long as I see that Jew Mordecai sitting at the king’s gate.”
His wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, “Have a gallows built, seventy-five feet high, and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai hanged on it. Then go with the king to the dinner and be happy.” This suggestion delighted Haman, and he had the gallows built.
Mordecai Honoured 🏅
That night the king could not sleep; so he ordered the book of the chronicles, the record of his reign, to be brought in and read to him.
It was found recorded there that Mordecai had exposed Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s officers who guarded the doorway, who had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.
“What honour and recognition has Mordecai received for this?” the king asked.
“Nothing has been done for him,” his attendants answered.
That night the king could not sleep; so he ordered the book of the chronicles, the record of his reign, to be brought in and read to him. It was found recorded there that Mordecai had exposed Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s officers who guarded the doorway, who had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.
“What honour and recognition has Mordecai received for this?” the king asked.
“Nothing has been done for him,” his attendants answered.
The king said, “Who is in the court?” Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the palace to speak to the king about impaling Mordecai on the pole he had set up for him.
His attendants answered, “Haman is standing in the court.”
“Bring him in,” the king ordered.
When Haman entered, the king asked him, “What should be done for the man the king delights to honour?”
Now Haman thought to himself, “Who is there that the king would rather honour than me?” So he answered the king, “For the man the king delights to honour, ****have them bring a royal robe the king has worn and a horse the king has ridden, one with a royal crest placed on its head. Then let the robe and horse be entrusted to one of the king’s most noble princes. Let them robe the man the king delights to honour, and lead him on the horse through the city streets, proclaiming before him, ‘This is what is done for the man the king delights to honour!’”
“Go at once,” the king commanded Haman. “Get the robe and the horse and do just as you have suggested for Mordecai the Jew, who sits at the king’s gate. Do not neglect anything you have recommended.”
So Haman got the robe and the horse. He robed Mordecai, and led him on horseback through the city streets, proclaiming before him, “This is what is done for the man the king delights to honour!”
Afterward Mordecai returned to the king’s gate. But Haman rushed home, with his head covered in grief.
Later on in the Bible, Haman ended up getting hanged on the gallows he had built for Mordecai.
💡 Lesson Learned – Karma and Justice
- Karma has a way of coming back to you and no good deed nor bad deed goes unnoticed.
Book of Jeremiah Highlights
Trust In The Lord
Jeremiah 17:5-8
Do Not Gain Riches Through Unjust Means
Jeremiah 17:9-11
The Lord Almighty Is My Weapon
Jeremiah 51:20-23
Jeremiah 51:56 – For the Lord is a God of retribution; he will repay in full.
Mastering Our Mind
Useful quotes from The Bible for cultivating a Warrior’s Mindset that is just in God’s eyes.
Philippians 4:8 –
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if anything is excellent or praiseworthy – think about such things.
What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? – Matthew 16:26.
Interlinked with God 🔗
Revelation came about in John 14:10-21.
I believe that God, Jesus, Moses, we’re all connected with one another, interlinked by the divine contract fulfilled by the blood of Jesus Christ which has allowed us the gift of grace. The gift of being able to be interlinked with God in spirit, that our blood be transformed to Jesus’ blood.
We are sanctified by the blood of Jesus Christ which allows us even in our sinful nature to be amongst the likeness of God by transforming our blood through the divine covenant allowed to us as a result of Jesus Christ’s crucification, the gift of grace! Grace allows us to be with God!
Blessings from God
John 15:5-8 – Ask and thee shall receive, be obedient in honouring and glorifying God and ask for abundance and you will receive.
Work to Honour God
Colossians 3:22-25
It talks about how we should honour our earthly masters and do our work well, but to do our work to honour and please God.
This gives the work much better purpose, I’d rather serve the Almighty, and I will be rewarded for my labour by God himself if I do it with a sincere and reverent heart for God.
God-breathed Scripture
2 Timothy 3:16-17
“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work”.
Young Believers Devotion to God
Timothy 4:12-16.
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