Tag: haSatan – the Adversary/Devil – Strong’s H7854

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Spiritual freedom: How to let go of grudges before they destroy you (Genesis 27; Genesis 4; Leviticus 19)

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This study explores the destructive power of resentment by examining Esau’s grudge against Jacob (Genesis 27) and Cain’s anger toward Abel (Genesis 4). Unchecked emotions can lead to hatred and potential violence. However, God’s Word (particularly, the Golden Rule) offers a transformative path: choose love over vengeance, seek reconciliation and allow God’s Spirit to heal wounds. By mastering our impulses and embracing forgiveness, we can break cycles of bitterness and experience divine restoration.

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Discussions Prophets and Writings

Job 1-4: Be slow to judge others

An image of an elderly man with a long white beard kneeling at an intricately designed stone altar with a large flame emanating from its center. The setting is a serene outdoor landscape with trees and mountains under a twilight sky. The text on the left reads, "Be slow to judge others" in bold, golden letters, with "Job 1-4" written in a cursive style above. The logo "hallel.info" is visible in the bottom right corner. The image conveys themes of wisdom, humility, and reflection, inspired by the biblical story of Job.

Given an outside view of what the Adversary was allowed to do to ’Iyyob (Job), we can look down on the spiritual ignorance of his three friends and even of ’Iyyob’s statements in his defense. Rather, this is a powerful lesson on proverbially removing the “log” from one’s eye before looking for the “sawdust” in someone else’s.

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Discussions Prophets and Writings

Angel of 2nd Samuel 24

Daniel Agee

We have this idea that God in the Torah is different than Yeshua in the New Testament but this is not true. God doesn’t change and neither does human nature. God has the same toolkit to deal with defiant and unrepentant hearts now that He did when He confronted King David’s defiant census. Have our hearts and ears become hardened because of our false impression of Yeshua’s character?