Psalm 119: The Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus

My interest in Psalm 119 is bound up in the person Jesus, the Messiah, who said:

“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.” Matthew 5:17

John began his gospel account by saying this of Jesus:

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”

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My heart is stirred by a noble theme: Psalm 119

October 7, 2007 Added the beginnings of a page on Psalm 119. I have asked the Lord to give me tunes to the words of this Psalm so that I might meditate on His Word more effectively. It remains to be seen if this work shall be used for anything more than that, but even if that remains the extent of…

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How God Used Art Katz in My Life

(This has turned out to be longer and more about me than I originally anticipated. I apologize in advance.) “Honor your father and mother” which is the first commandment with a promise” “that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.” Ephesians 6:2-3 “Give everyone what you owe him… if honor, then…

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Mothers in Israel

“The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.” Judges 5:7 Deborah is the only instance in all of Scripture where we see a woman in authority over Israel (unless you count Jezebel). And here, in Deborah’s song, do we not find how she sees herself? That…

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First Fruits unto God

June 2, 2007 Added a printable greeting card for Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) or as Christians may know it, Pentecost. Hopefully, this will be the first of several such cards for sending to friends and acquaintances at various times of the year.

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“An Appeal to the Jewish People”

May 16, 2007 Added An Appeal to the Jewish People by Isaac Lichtenstein. This is Rabbi Lichtenstein’s impassioned plea to his people to consider Jesus of Nazareth. Written in the late 19th or very early 20th century. May 20, 2007 Added printable version of An Appeal to the Jewish People mentioned above. Also available 2-up for pocket sized booklets.

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The insults to You fall on me.

May 5, 2007 Added a Sermon by Joseph Rabinowitz, a 19th Century Russian Jew who turned to Jesus of Nazareth late in life, and bore the reproach among his people for over a decade after that. May 6, 2007 Added the Autobiography of Joseph Rabinowitz, mostly of his life before acknowledging Jesus. May 19, 2007 Added another Sermon by Joseph Rabinowitz. The first sermon…

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The testimony of Jesus

April 2007 Added short biography of Rabbi Isaac Lichtenstein. Rabbi Lichtenstein was a Hungarian Jew of the 19th Century who professed Jesus as Lord while in his office as Rabbi. He maintained that testimony and that office for many years after at great personal cost. Read more here…

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