No name is more wondrous, more amazing, more astounding, or more fascinating than the name “Jesus”! Recently I’ve been reacquainted with Jesus not as a brand new name announced in lowly Nazareth but as the rebirth of an ancient name, “Joshua,” for that is its meaning in Greek. The Greek Septuagint translation of “Joshua” sonContinue reading “Jesus Son of Multiplication”
Category Archives: Books of Moses
Leviticus 14’s Love Story Grand Finale: The Gospels’ Grand Reveal Pt. 2
The cleansed leper starring in Leviticus 14’s unexpected love story has a face. Mark expertly integrated the gospel-drenched symbols of this remarkable play to reveal a flesh and blood person. It’s Mary of Bethany, the one who broke her alabaster jar of precious nard upon the Lord Jesus. She epitomizes a bride who loves JesusContinue reading “Leviticus 14’s Love Story Grand Finale: The Gospels’ Grand Reveal Pt. 2”
Leviticus 14’s Love Story Grand Finale: The Gospels’ Grand Reveal Pt. 1
The grand finale of Leviticus 14’s surprising love story has arrived at last! With the blueprint of the šemen-anointed (olive oil christened) leper in hand, Mark’s Gospel constructs in striking literary artistry the bride that captivates the heart of Jesus! Mark has masterfully integrated the good news Leviticus play into the good news of JesusContinue reading “Leviticus 14’s Love Story Grand Finale: The Gospels’ Grand Reveal Pt. 1”
Leviticus 14’s Love Story: Act Two: Anointed with Abundance!
Can anything captivating come out of Leviticus? Yes! Amidst a litany of sacrifice specifics and priestly protocols, the law of the leper on the day of his cleansing ingeniously choreographs a dance of symbols performing a love story. This two-act play presents heaven’s Prince Charming sacrificing all, interlaced with His bride’s returning home motif! What’sContinue reading “Leviticus 14’s Love Story: Act Two: Anointed with Abundance!”
Leviticus 14’s Love Story: Act Two: A Homecoming’s Fresh Start
How startling to discover how so beautiful a romance could be tucked inside a book with such an off-putting reputation, Leviticus, filled with painstaking details of sacrifices and priestly protocols. Boring. Confusing. Irrelevant. Chapter 14, however, though equally meticulous in its priestly protocols for the leper on the day of his cleansing, when properly understood,Continue reading “Leviticus 14’s Love Story: Act Two: A Homecoming’s Fresh Start”
Leviticus 14’s Love Story: Act One: Tragedy and Triumph of Two Birds
One of the most enchanting love stories in the Bible is framed by Leviticus, of all books! Last time we characterized Leviticus 14, the priestly protocols for the leper on the day of his cleansing, as a play of two acts. This play, as all plays do, tells a story. The storyteller is none otherContinue reading “Leviticus 14’s Love Story: Act One: Tragedy and Triumph of Two Birds”
The Most Beautiful Love Story Ever Told…From Leviticus!
One of the most beautiful love stories in the Bible comes from the unlikely book of Leviticus. The aromatic fragrances of romance waft their way in and out of the biblical storyline. There’s Jacob’s romance with Rachel, Boaz’ with Ruth, David’s with Abigail, and a whole book of the Bible, Song of Songs, devoted toContinue reading “The Most Beautiful Love Story Ever Told…From Leviticus!”
The Heavenly Dove’s Eagle’s Wings
We’ve barely begun to explore the exquisite excellencies of the gift of the Holy Spirit to us! It will take eternity to plumb the depths of this vast cosmos of the Spirit, “who knows the deep things of God.” While our journey in 1 Peter is delayed by needful construction, I’m delighted to return toContinue reading “The Heavenly Dove’s Eagle’s Wings”
The Mystery of Marah’s Missing Sacrifice
At the iconic burning bush, I AM WHO I AM commissioned a trembling Moses to say to the king of Egypt: “The Lord God of the Hebrews has met with us; and now, please, let us go three days’ journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God” (Ex 3:18 NKJV). Continue reading “The Mystery of Marah’s Missing Sacrifice”
A Royal Priesthood: Attached to the Lord
Peter calls us a holy and royal priesthood (1Pe 2:5, 9). But what does this mean? Does a ceremonial animal slayer of the Old Testament or a collared Roman Catholic priest enter your mind? Me too. Last summer, though, the Lord unshackled my mind to see a priest expressing an intimate relationship with Him. OriginsContinue reading “A Royal Priesthood: Attached to the Lord”
Glory Unveiled: Discovering Jesus 