Category Archives: Sin

Messing with a Man of God

Posted on December 22, 2014 by wamplerp

By the word of the Lord a man of God came from Judah to Bethel, as Jeroboam was standing by the altar to make an offering.  By the word of the Lord he cried out against the altar: “Altar, altar! … Continue reading →

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Will God Really Dwell on the Earth?

Posted on December 19, 2014 by wamplerp

“But will God really dwell on earth? The heavens, even the highest heaven, cannot contain you. How much less this temple I have built! Yet give attention to your servant’s prayer and his plea for mercy, Lord my God. Hear … Continue reading →

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Sprinkling Bowls

Posted on December 15, 2014 by wamplerp

He then made ten bronze basins, each holding forty baths and measuring four cubits across, one basin to go on each of the ten stands. He placed five of the stands on the south side of the temple and five … Continue reading →

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Eddying Out – Purchased People

Posted on December 5, 2014 by wamplerp

It is crunch time for professors and students alike at my university.  I had to choose this evening whether I would devote time to my continued walk with water and the bible or attend a panel discussion on human trafficking.  I … Continue reading →

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Mea Culpa Crossings

Posted on December 3, 2014 by wamplerp

King David sent this message to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests: “Ask the elders of Judah, ‘Why should you be the last to bring the king back to his palace, since what is being said throughout Israel has reached the … Continue reading →

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Washed for Worship?

Posted on November 26, 2014 by wamplerp

After Nathan had gone home, the Lord struck the child that Uriah’s wife had borne to David, and he became ill. David pleaded with God for the child. He fasted and spent the nights lying in sackcloth on the ground. … Continue reading →

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View from the Top

Posted on November 25, 2014 by wamplerp

In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joab out with the king’s men and the whole Israelite army. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained in Jerusalem.   One evening David … Continue reading →

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Gatekeepers

Posted on October 30, 2014 by wamplerp

The Ephraimite forces were called out, and they crossed over to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why did you go to fight the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We’re going to burn down your house over your … Continue reading →

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Weasels, Rats, and Geckos Oh My!

Posted on August 17, 2014 by wamplerp

Of the animals that move along the ground, these are unclean for you: the weasel, the rat, any kind of great lizard, the gecko, the monitor lizard, the wall lizard, the skink and the chameleon. Of all those that move … Continue reading →

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Hold the Eels

Posted on August 16, 2014 by wamplerp

Of all the creatures living in the water of the seas and the streams you may eat any that have fins and scales.  But all creatures in the seas or streams that do not have fins and scales—whether among all … Continue reading →

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