There’s an irony in our redemptive adoption as children of Abraham: we become part of the family God Himself chose to be chief among the nations, and yet our Messiah teaches us not to desire rulership, but service. Actually, Messiah’s instruction is consistent with what God has always taught in His Torah. So how well have we applied that lesson?
Genesis 21:1-22:24; 1 Samuel 1:1-2:10; Jeremiah 31:1-20; Galatians 3:29, 4:21-31
Music: “Stranger,” Solomon O. Lopez, The Born At Home Collections, The Hebraism Project 2014. To hear more of Solomon’s music, visit The Hebraism Project on YouTube.
Photo: Father and Son, ca. 1865. Photo by Alan Davey, July 27, 2021, via Flickr.
This coming week, 26 July-1 August 2026 (12-18 Av 5786), the Bible reading plan covers Eikev (Because). 26 Jul Deuteronomy 7:12-8:10 Jeremiah 52:1-34 Philippians
Ruling as a Slave, or Serving as a King?
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There’s an irony in our redemptive adoption as children of Abraham: we become part of the family God Himself chose to be chief among the nations, and yet our Messiah teaches us not to desire rulership, but service. Actually, Messiah’s instruction is consistent with what God has always taught in His Torah. So how well have we applied that lesson?
Genesis 21:1-22:24; 1 Samuel 1:1-2:10; Jeremiah 31:1-20; Galatians 3:29, 4:21-31
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Music: “Stranger,” Solomon O. Lopez, The Born At Home Collections, The Hebraism Project 2014. To hear more of Solomon’s music, visit The Hebraism Project on YouTube.
Photo: Father and Son, ca. 1865. Photo by Alan Davey, July 27, 2021, via Flickr.
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