Hosea

Romans 9

Chapters nine through eleven form the second of three major sections in Romans. After reading Paul’s series of promises at the end of chapter eight, some Jews may have been inclined to doubt the veracity of Paul’s claims. “After all,” they could say, “God has made many promises to us that have never been fulfilled.” […]

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Psalm 45

Psalm 45 is unique in several ways, beginning with the title. It is the first of only four psalms to use have been written with the style or tune of “Lilies” (Psalms 60 and 69 by David and Psalm 80 by Asaph are the others). Outside of these psalms, the term “lilies” has limited use

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Are you satisfied?

As I did my Bible reading this morning, I was challenged by this thought: Am I satisfied? Now usually, we say that being satisfied is a good thing, because it is a synonym for content, and God is very clear that we are to be content when it comes to stuff (1 Timothy 6:6-8; Philippians

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