https://odb.org/2024/09/23/no-longer-a-foreigner As ancient Israel was a religious state, the foreigner or Gentile did not have equal rights under the Covenant Law. The rationale is to maintain the purity of the Jewish race and faith. Thus, inter-marriages with the other communities in Canaan were not allowed. As history has shown, when the Israelites inter-marry, they tendContinue reading “No longer the foreigner”
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The return of the King
https://odb.org/2024/09/22/royal-return The one event every believer is looking forward to is the second coming of Christ, the return of the King of Kings, our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, the Messiah, and the Chosen One. It is an event that will certainly happen, but its timing, only Father God knows. The believers during the timeContinue reading “The return of the King”
Niniveh – God is slow to anger
https://odb.org/2024/09/20/gods-justice-and-grace Niniveh, a ruin located near the city of Mosul in present-day Iraq, has an interesting history as descrobed in the bible. In the book of Jonah, God asked Jonah to preach to them to warn them of the impending judgment if they do not repent. Instead, Jonah fled to the other direction as heContinue reading “Niniveh – God is slow to anger”
Finding our joy in the Lord
https://odb.org/2024/09/19/finding-wise-joy In living life and our redeemed life in the Lord, we go through the usual routine of waking up, having our quiet time, brushing our teeth, bathe, having breakfast, going through traffic to work (depending on our length of commune and mode of transportation, that can be an adventure by itself!), work, lunch, workContinue reading “Finding our joy in the Lord”
The bruised reed, He will not break
https://odb.org/2024/09/18/gods-patient-love I took a short break to chill and rejuvenate over the Malaysia Day weekend as we had a rare 4-day bank holiday (as they say in the UK), which ended today. Many actually took leave for the rest of the week, and thus, with just 3 days of annual leave, one can get aContinue reading “The bruised reed, He will not break”
Sabbath as a day of rest
https://odb.org/2024/09/12/retrieval-practice They say if you retire early, you risk dying early. This is probably because the lack of work pressure and motivation may lead to a lazy, sedentary, and unproductive lifestyle that may somehow bring us to an untimely demise. On the other hand, too much work pressure may lead to unnecessary stress, and thatContinue reading “Sabbath as a day of rest”
God and His rainbow
https://odb.org/2024/09/11/colors-of-hope Genesis 9:11-13 NKJV 11 Thus I establish My covenant with you: Never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood; never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.” 12 And God said: “This is the sign of the covenant which I make between Me and you,Continue reading “God and His rainbow”
Jesus Christ, the Word
https://odb.org/2024/09/10/royal-family John 1:9-13 NIV 9 The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. 11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. 12Continue reading “Jesus Christ, the Word”
The church
https://odb.org/2024/09/09/what-remains Matthew 16:17-19 – 17 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. 18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades willContinue reading “The church”
Jerusalem
https://odb.org/2024/09/08/united-at-last When you look at Jerusalem today, it is hard to imagine that the Temple of God (originally built by David) may be excavated and brought to life again. This is because when the Ottomans conquered Jerusalem, they built a mosque on top of its ruins (destroyed earlier by the Romans). It is an impossibilityContinue reading “Jerusalem”
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