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Happy New Year to you and those you love! May the Lord richly bless you with peace and the joy of His salvation. I have a “trivia” question for you: “When did the calendar we use begin?” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_calendar will help you appear smarter than most people you know. Try it. When did the Jewish calendar begin? You may have noticed that while holidays such as Hanukkah and Passover have been added to our calendar, they originated in the Jewish calendar. We celebrate the New Year on January 1, but this was […]

Today, we continue exploring The Christmas Promise by answering the last two questions I raised in last week’s blog. https://www.cosdavis.com/the-christmas-promise/.  One of the many good qualities of my parents was their dependability. I could trust them to be honest with me and tell me the truth, even if I didn’t appreciate it at the time. This, of course, implied that I could expect to get a pony if they promised to fulfill my fantasy. I never got the pony, but I was never disappointed by them making a promise they couldn’t […]

Several months ago, we began a biblical journey to discover more about God by examining some of His promises. The primary purpose of the Bible is to help us understand who God is, who we are, and His plan for us and His creation. A significant way to understand God and His character is to investigate His promises and whether He has kept them. We began in the Garden of Eden with God’s promise of a redeemer, and from there, thrilled at the stories of God’s grace and provision with […]

In last week’s post, I emphasized two ways in which God’s name is sacred to devout Jews and Christians. His name is a covenant name and a memorial name. Today, I want to explore a couple of questions about how we “handle” or use God’s name. My questions are based on God’s commandment to the Israelite nation in the second of the “Ten Commandments.” I know I am “jumping ahead,” knowing  Moses has not yet led the Israelites out of bondage, but since we have been focusing on God’s name, […]

Today, we continue to consider some implications of God’s name for those of us who want to honor it. If you missed last week’s post, here’s a link that will help you connect it to what we’re discussing today. https://www.cosdavis.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=5486&action=edit&classic-editor&classic-editor__forget God’s Name is a Covenant Name Remember, God made a covenant with Abraham, a promise that was passed on to Isaac, Jacob, and ultimately to the Jewish people. Yahweh was the name of the God of Israel, not that of other countries or cultures. This was a special name for […]

In the last post, we learned that God’s name, Yahweh, means “I will continue to be what I have always been.” Remember that God said this to Moses after introducing Himself to Moses, saying, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.”  What is Moses supposed to conclude about God from what God has said to him? Moses was so busy arguing his position that he didn’t fully grasp the impact of what he was hearing. It’s impossible […]