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Proverbs 17

Proverbs 17 reminds me of the list of necessary qualities for a spouse that I developed long before I found Mrs. Right. Sadly, I learned

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Isaiah 17

Isaiah 17 reminds me of the old “spaghetti westerns”, where two groups battle for dominance in a once booming town, until a gunslinger rides in.

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Ezekiel 17

Ezekiel 17 reminds me of relocating to a new city. It can be a great maturing step because it forces us to change our whole

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Jeremiah 17

Jeremiah 17 reminds me how few things are “etched in stone” today.  Often our obligations are not even printed on paper.  Contracts are edited with

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Exodus 18

Exodus chapter 18 reminds us that our God is a God of order.  The chapter begins with Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, returning with Moses wife and

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Leviticus 18

Leviticus chapter 18 provides a very specific list of God’s commandments regarding sexual relations. Please note these are not guidelines, or suggestions, God says empathically,

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Numbers 18

Numbers chapter 18 provides greater detail into the separation of roles between the priests and the Levites. Remember Aaron was from the tribe of Levi,

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Deuteronomy 18

Deuteronomy chapter 18 reminds us again of the unique inheritance of the Levites and warns against listening to false prophets. The chapter begins, “The whole

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Judges 18

Judges chapter 18 reminds us of how easily corruption is spread. The chapter begins, “The tribe of the Danites was seeking a place of their

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1 Samuel 18

1 Samuel chapter 18 contrasts the shepherd-boy David and King Saul. Fresh from his victory over Goliath, David was brought to the king. Remember that

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