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  • Faith and Not Fear

    Faith and Not Fear
    2026/03/08
    The Old Testament story at Numbers chapters 13 and 14 stands as one of the most important stories of the entire Holy Bible alongside the story of the golden calf at Exodus chapters 32 through 34. These valuable stories teach the key principle of wholehearted faith in the living God with love and trust in Him. By way of background, the living Sovereign LORD God (Adonai) instructed the ancient Israelites at Mount Sinai (Horeb) for approximately one (1) year to teach them the importance of faith and obedience to Him. Israel would only be successful and prosper on their missions through faith and obedience along with Adonai’s grace and mercy and His mighty Angel with them. The Old Testament teachings from Exodus chapters 19 through 40, all of the book of Leviticus, and through Numbers chapter 10 gave the ancient Israelites’ sacred teachings and instructions from the living Sovereign LORD God (Adonai) through His faithful servant Moses at Mount Sinai (Horeb). Adonai wanted to teach the ancient Israelites the importance of faithfulness and obedience to Him as their living King, as well as to His holy teachings, instructions, and commandments. The ancient Israelites who left Egyptian slavery went to the mountain of God - Mount Sinai (Horeb), where the living Sovereign LORD God gave them His eternal covenant, and He also gave the Israelites various rituals, ceremonies, and other laws to follow so they would be His kingdom people as a holy nation with Him as their eternal King. After receiving His teaching at Mount Sinai, the living Sovereign LORD God commanded the people through His servant Moses to enter the good land He had promised to their ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Israel). The ancient Israelites, led by Moses, left Mount Sinai (Horeb) guided by Adonai’s Glory Cloud and the Ark of the LORD’s Covenant, leading them towards the Promised Land of God - Israel-Palestine. In the book of Deuteronomy, Moses stated it was only an eleven (11) day journey from Mount Sinai (Horeb) to the southern border of the Promised Land of God at Kadesh Barnea. The ancient Israelites came to Kadesh Barnea at the southern border of the Promised Land, which the living Sovereign LORD God had promised to give their ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. In the book of Genesis, Adonai promised Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob to multiply their descendants as the stars of the heavens and give their descendants the land of Canaan - the Promised Land of God, which is now Israel-Palestine. The ancient Israelites had grown and multiplied into a powerful nation, as the LORD had promised Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Israel) in the book of Genesis. Moses instructed the ancient Israelites to be strong and courageous, to obey the living LORD, and not live in fear and doubt, because the living LORD was with them and had given them the victory to possess the land He had promised their ancestors. Notably, the living Sovereign LORD God also gave lands to Edom (Esau), Moab, Ammon, and the Caphtorites as gifts. Although Adonai had chosen Israel as His special nation, Adonai is the living and sovereign King of all nations, and He loves the world He created. Before entering His Promised Land, the living Sovereign LORD God instructed Moses to send spies from the twelve tribes to explore, search, and survey His land. According to Adonai’s command, Moses selected twelve men from the head of each tribe of Israel to explore and scout out the Promised Land of God - Canaan. Moses ordered the twelve spies to thoroughly investigate the land, its produce, resources, and the people living there. Moses wanted to know and discover whether the people were strong or weak, few or many, and whether the land was good or bad, rich or poor. Also, Moses instructed the men to bring some fruit from the Promised Land (Canaan). The twelve spies traveled throughout the Promised Land of God for forty (40) days, from south to north, to explore, survey, and investigate the land, including its hills, valleys, and people. While surveying the land, the spies discovered the descendants of Anak were in the Promised Land of God. The descendants of Anakim were famous for their large size and strength. Also, the spies cut down a branch with a cluster of grapes, along with pomegranates and figs, so the people could see the abundance of good fruit in the Promised Land of God. After surveying the land for forty days, the twelve spies returned to Moses and the ancient Israelites at Kadesh Barnea. The spies announced to Moses, Aaron, and the Israelite congregation that the land was indeed beautiful, gracious, and good, with abundant fruits and flowing with milk and honey, just as Adonai had promised their ancestors as an inheritance. However, the spies frightened Moses and the ancient Israelite congregation with a discouraging, evil, and disheartening message of fear: that the land had many large fortified cities, powerful people from various ethnic groups,...
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  • Obeying Jesus

    Obeying Jesus
    2026/02/22
    The living Sovereign LORD God of the heavens and earth commands everyone to listen to His Son, Christ Jesus, and obey Christ Jesus’s holy teaching and commands. Christ Jesus is the living and incarnate Word of God (Logos), and the fullness of the living God lived in Christ Jesus our Lord. From the beginning and foundation of creation, Christ Jesus as the living Word of God was the glorious light and life with the Sovereign LORD God and His Holy Spirit to create, govern, and sustain the heavens and earth. The living Sovereign LORD God and His Son Christ Jesus as one are the glorious light and life of the world, and believers of God share and shine that same glorious light and life when we walk in obedience to Christ Jesus’s teachings and commandments. Since the Old Testament, the living Sovereign LORD God has always commanded the people to walk by faith and love with Him, and to follow and obey His holy ways, commandments, and teachings, so they can find life, wisdom, salvation (healing), peace (shalom), and blessings from heaven. The living Sovereign LORD God’s mercy and love are from everlasting to everlasting to those who faithfully love Him and obey His commandments. Without obedience to the living God, heaven brings destruction, disease, distress, depression, and death. There is no peace (shalom) and blessings for the wicked, rebellious, and evildoer. However, the living God promises to be with and tabernacle with His people, bringing them peace (shalom) when they love and obey Him and His holy ways and commandments, and humbly turn from following Satan’s evil and dark deeds with repentance. The living Sovereign LORD God loves the world, and He wants everyone to also walk in His love, goodness, mercy, and kindness towards others in the world for His glory and honor. Because of His love for the world, the living Sovereign LORD God sent His Son, Christ Jesus, to teach the world His holy ways and save them from Satan’s sinful living. The teaching, commandments, and words of Christ Jesus come directly from His Holy Father, because Christ Jesus’s teaching is the very words of His Holy Father that He has placed in His Son’s mouth. Christ Jesus has received all power, authority, and dominion from His Holy Father, and Christ Jesus is our Teacher and Lord. The teachings and words of Christ Jesus are life and truth because Christ Jesus is the Author of Life and the Lifegiver from heaven. Also, the teachings of Christ Jesus are authoritative, wise, and powerful because His teachings come directly from heaven. The prophet Moses predicted in the Old Testament that the living Sovereign LORD God would raise up a Prophet who would speak His words, and that prophecy was fulfilled in His Son, Christ Jesus, who speaks God’s words and commandments without limit. Christ Jesus and His teaching are life and light that give new spiritual life and righteousness from heaven when we, by faith, trust and obey Christ Jesus and His teaching. The teaching of Christ Jesus is His Holy Father’s teaching on repentance and Kingdom living to live holy and godly lives. Everyone who truly loves Christ Jesus also obeys and trusts His commandments and teachings that come from His Holy Father. Love and obedience to Christ Jesus and His teachings lead to God’s abundant grace, answered prayers, right living, and divine blessings from heaven. As we love and obey Him, Christ Jesus sends from His Holy Father the Holy Spirit of God (Helper, Counselor, Advocate) to breathe upon you a rebirth with new life and truth from heaven to live inside our hearts and minds to lead, guide, and empower us into God’s righteousness, goodness, and holy living. In other words, faithful believers of Jesus become united and reconciled as one in body and spirit with Christ Jesus and His Holy Father by the Holy Spirit of God, enabling and empowering us to obey and love Christ Jesus and His teaching. The Holy Spirit is the Promise of heaven, bringing everyone peace, a new spiritual life, and fullness of joy from the Holy Father when we repent of Satan’s dark living and turn with love and obedience to Christ Jesus and His commandments with our whole hearts. Learning and obeying Christ Jesus’s teaching brings rest, salvation (healing), and lasting inner peace (shalom) to our hearts, minds, and souls from heaven. Christ Jesus’ teachings come in many ways, including His parables in the New Testament, His faithful disciples who spread His Gospel message, and through the Holy Spirit of God, who gives a spiritual anointing from within our hearts to teach us the truthful and holy ways of God. During His public ministry, Christ Jesus taught that some people will accept His holy teachings of obedience with goodness and mercy towards others, which lead to finding heaven’s blessings and hope, while others refuse to repent and reject His teachings, only to find destruction, despair, and eternal death. Christ Jesus is the way, the ...
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  • Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

    Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
    2025/12/25

    Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

    • Lola Richey with Church Minute
    • God blessings and peace to you
    • Christmas celebrates the birth of Christ Jesus our Lord and Savior of the World
    • New Year with new beginnings

    • Prophets predictions
    • Isaiah 9:1-2, 6-7
      • Great light
      • Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, and Prince of Peace
    • Isaiah 7:14; Isaiah 8:8, 10; Matthew 28:20; John 1:1-3, 14
      • Immanuel - God with us not only at Christmas but throughout the year
    • Matthew 1:1, 6, 16, 21, 23; Matthew 2:2, Luke 1:31-35; Luke 2:10-11; John 1:45, 49; John 4:42; 1 John 4:14
      • Messiah (Christ, Anointed One of God) predicted by the Old Testament prophets
      • Promised King of the World promised to King David
      • Lord of All
      • Savior of the World
    • Luke 4:18-19; John 1:12-13, 16-17; John 3:15-18, 36; John 10:10; John 14:27; John 16:33; John 17:11, 21-26; Romans 5:1-2; Romans 8:14-17; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21; Ephesians 1:13-14; Ephesians 2:14, 17-18; Ephesians 3:12; cf. Isaiah 61:1-2; Lamentations 3:22-23
      • Gives everyone adoption as sons and daughters into God’s Kingdom family forever
      • Freely gives grace upon grace and blessings upon blessings
      • Abundant life now and for eternity
      • Fresh start and a new heart and we are declared righteous
      • New heart
      • Peace with God
      • Joy - lasting joy
      • Salvation (healing and forgiveness)
      • Holy Spirit of God
      • One with God - God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit
      • Freely receive God’s glory - gift of glory from heaven
    • John 1:29, 36; 1 Corinthians 5:7
      • Save us and release us from Satan’s sin and bondage
      • Passover Lamb of God
      • Turn from
      • Repentance and Obedience
    • Matthew 3:2, 8; Matthew 4:17; Matthew 7:15-20; Matthew 22:37-40; Luke 3:3, 8-14; Galatians 5:22-23; cf. Ezekiel 18:30-32
      • Blessings of Jesus
      • Repentance
      • Calling everyone turn Satan’s sinful, wicked, and dark living so we can walk and live in the glorious light and goodness of God
      • obedience to Christ Jesus and His teaching that comes from His Holy Father - the living Sovereign LORD God of heaven and earth
      • Loving Christ Jesus’s Holy and Righteous Father - the living Sovereign LORD God of heaven and earth
      • Loving and also liking one another
      • walking with humility and forgiveness towards others
      • Holy of Spirit produces in us good fruit of righteousness
    • Matthew 7:12; Luke 8:20-21; Luke 24:25-27, 44-47; John 1:41, 45; John 4:25-26, 29, 42; John 13:34-35; John 14:1, 15-17, 21, 23-24, 31; John 13:10; John 15:1-17; Romans 1:16-17
      • Blessings of Jesus requires
        • Loving His Holy Father
        • Loving and forgiving one another
        • Treating others like you would want to be treated
        • Staying close and loving Christ Jesus with faith and obeying His and His Holy Father’s teaching with our whole hearts
        • Messiah and Righteous Servant of the Old Testament prophecies and the Son of the living God who came to earth to save us and deliver us from our sins
        • Summary of the all the Law, Psalms, and Prophets - Old Testament
    • Conclusion
      • Joy
      • Peace
      • Divine life
      • Oneness with God
      • Loving Christ Jesus by faith and trust and obeying His teachings
    • Merry Christmas - Christ Jesus our Lord and Savior of the world
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  • Great Sin of the Golden Idol

    Great Sin of the Golden Idol
    2025/12/20
    The great sin of the golden idol is taught throughout the Holy Bible because this great sin violated the heart of the eternal covenant. The living Sovereign LORD God of heaven and earth (the “LORD”, also known as Yahweh, Jehovah, and God Almighty) gave Moses and the Israelites the eternal covenant atop of Mount Sinai (Horeb) to live by and obey. Then Moses alone met with the living Sovereign LORD God atop Mount Sinai, where Moses entered God’s Glory Cloud resting on the mountain, while Moses’ assistant Joshua stayed on Mount Sinai. Moses stayed on Mount Sinai with the LORD for forty days and forty nights (approximately six weeks), where he received the LORD God’s holy instructions for building the Tabernacle (Tent of Meeting) and also where the living LORD spoke and then wrote with His finger the eternal covenant on stone tablets for everyone to love and obey. Some biblical scholars refer to the LORD’s eternal covenant as the Mosaic covenant. In fact, the living Sovereign LORD God wrote and spoke this great eternal covenant - the Book of the Covenant, and then later He wrote His eternal covenant on our hearts and minds by the Holy Spirit through faithful obedience to His Son, Christ Jesus, as Lord and Savior. While Moses was with the LORD for many days, the Israelites at the foot of Mount Sinai panicked with fear and impatience, and they believed that Moses had abandoned them or possibly died. So, the Israelites’ hearts turned from the living LORD, and they went to Aaron and requested that Aaron make gods to go before and lead them, instead of the living Sovereign LORD God of heaven and earth. The Israelites had seen and heard the living LORD, who spoke the eternal covenant from Mount Sinai, and they agreed to obey and follow the LORD; yet they became unfaithful and turned their hearts from the LORD. Aaron instructed the Israelites to take off the golden earrings they had plundered while leaving Egyptian slavery, and he fashioned the gods of gold with engraving tools into a golden calf (bull). After molding their idol, the Israelites announced the golden calf was the god who brought them out of Egyptian slavery, instead of the living and gracious God Almighty - El Shaddai. Then, Aaron built an altar to the golden calf and declared a feast to the LORD. However, the people did utter wickedness and idolatry by worshipping and dancing before the golden calf with various offerings, drunkenness, and sexual immorality. Many biblical scholars believe the Israelites fashioned the golden calf after the Egyptian bull-god Apis; thereby combining the gods of the nations with the living Sovereign LORD God of heaven and earth, who is the only true God. Sadly, years later, the Israelites in the Northern Kingdom, led by King Jeroboam, erected two golden calves to worship in Dan and Bethel as an alternative to worshipping the true and living God in Jerusalem after Israel split into two nations (Israel in the north and Judah in the south) following King Solomon’s death. The living Sovereign LORD God saw and heard the Israelites’ idolatry and apostasy by worshiping and dancing before the golden calf. The LORD became angry at the people for acting corruptly and abandoning Him as their only God after providing and delivering the people by His grace from Egyptian slavery. Significantly, the LORD wanted to destroy and blot out Israel under heaven and make Moses into a great and mighty nation, because He no longer considered Israel His people since they broke His eternal covenant by worshiping other gods. The living Sovereign LORD God saw the Israelites' great sin of idolatry, and He called them rebellious, stubborn, and stiff-necked people. From atop Mount Sinai, Moses pleaded with the living LORD through intercessory prayer, as a mediator, not to be angry and abandon Aaron and the Israelites, whom He brought out of Egyptian slavery with His great power and mighty hand. Moses reminded the living LORD God of His eternal promises He gave to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Israel), as recorded in the book of Genesis, to bless and multiply Israel as the stars of heaven and to give the Israelites His Promised Land of Israel-Palestine (Canaan). So, the gracious LORD God relented from His harm to destroy the Israelites because of Moses’ intercessory prayer and His eternal promises given to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Moses came down Mount Sinai (Horeb) with the two stone tablets of the eternal covenant law (Testimony) in His hands that were written and inscribed by the finger of the living Sovereign LORD God. Then Moses came to the camp and saw the great sin of the golden calf, with the people dancing, drinking, and worshiping the idol through sacrifices. Joshua, who accompanied Moses as his faithful assistant, heard the singing and idolatry that sounded like the noise of war in the camp. When seeing such great sin and wickedness, Moses became angry and he threw the stone tablets with the LORD’...
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  • Glory of Christmas

    Glory of Christmas
    2025/12/06
    The Christmas season is filled with joy, laughter, and, even more importantly, God’s glory! Christmas celebrates Christ Jesus, who is the glorious God and King of the Universe, coming to earth as a Baby in a manger and living a fully human life filled with God’s abundant grace and truth. To celebrate Christ Jesus’s arrival, the living Sovereign LORD God of heaven and earth placed a bright morning star in the skies, as predicted by Old Testament prophecies, so the world would know that a King had been born. Then, the living Sovereign LORD God brought a wonderful gospel choir - the armies of heaven - to celebrate the birth of Christ Jesus. The heavenly choir sang of God’s glory and peace found in the newborn Baby - Christ Jesus, because the Savior and long-awaited Messiah (Christ, Anointed One) promised from the Old Testament prophecies had arrived. Christ Jesus was Immanuel - God with us, predicted by the Old Testament. The glory of God shone all around in the city of David at Christ Jesus’s birth. God’s glory was originally seen in the Old Testament book of Exodus inside the Tabernacle. The second half of the Old Testament book of Exodus, chapters 25 through 40, focused on instructions for building and assembling the Tabernacle (also known as the Tent of Meeting or Sanctuary) so the living Sovereign LORD God could come and dwell with His people. The Tabernacle was literally the Tent of Meeting where the King of the Universe met and dwelt with His people. The Tabernacle and its furnishings were holy and made of beautiful offerings of gold, silver, and bronze, along with the finest blue, purple, and scarlet linen thread to reflect the pattern of the heavenly Tabernacle. The Tabernacle and all its furnishings were to be patterned and constructed like the pattern the LORD gave to Moses and the Israelites. Moses was faithful, and he built the Tabernacle as instructed and commanded by the divine King of the Universe so His Holy Presence could teach them and dwell with His people. Also, the living Sovereign LORD God empowered and equipped the workers and artisans with skill, wisdom, and knowledge by His Holy Spirit to construct and assemble the Tabernacle and all its furnishings. The Tabernacle and later the Temple included the sacred chest called the Ark of the Covenant, which contained the stone tablets of the eternal covenant law (also known as the Book of the Covenant, or the Testimony of God) that were written by God’s finger. The living Sovereign LORD God of heaven and earth came and spoke to the people about His instructions and commandments above the mercy seat between the two winged cherubim on top of the Ark of the Covenant, and also provided atonement for the sins of the people. The Ark of the Covenant was the only item in the Most Holy Place of the Tabernacle. After Moses and the Israelites completed the Tabernacle, the living Sovereign LORD God of heaven and earth and His glory moved into the Tabernacle, and His fiery Glory Cloud filled the Tabernacle and later the Temple with His Holy Presence. The presence of God’s glory signaled the Holy Presence of God. The Glory of God that led the Israelites from Egyptian slavery, parted the Red Sea, miraculously provided manna and quail from heaven, and appeared on Mount Sinai with the giving of the eternal Law of God was now inside the Tabernacle. The LORD came to live with His people! Wherever the Israelites marched or camped, the Tabernacle with the Glory Cloud went ahead of the people, with the Ark of the Covenant leading the way. The Tabernacle was like a portable cathedral and became the focal point of worship until King Solomon built the Temple of God. Unlike a church or synagogue, the Tabernacle was not a gathering place for public meetings and worship but rather served as the residence or palace for the King of the Universe! Worshippers entered a large, open courtyard area to present their offerings and sacrifices. After receiving the offerings, the priests approached the Holy Place, which contained some sacred furniture. Only the high priest could go further, into the Most Holy Place where the Ark of the Covenant stayed, and he did so only once a year, on the Day of Atonement. The priests dressed in glorious and beautiful garments, and the LORD set the priests apart as holy to the LORD. The high priest’s role was to bring the people to the LORD God and to teach them God’s holy Word. Notably, a massive, thick curtain (veil) in the Tabernacle (later the Temple) separated and shielded the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place, where the King of the Universe resided in His throne room above the Ark of the Covenant. The Holy of Holies (Most Holy Place) was a perfect cube, with its length, width, and height all being equal - 15 feet on each side. The description of the Tabernacle and the offering system took up much of the Old Testament books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. Yet, the New Testament ...
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  • Only Worship God

    Only Worship God
    2025/11/04

    The first and most important rule of the Law of God explained the eternal commandment to exclusive worship and honor with wholehearted love and faithful obedience to the living Sovereign LORD God (Yahweh, also known as Jehovah). Also, the living LORD is our everlasting Covenant God and Savior, and He reigns forever as our only faithful King and Good Shepherd. The LORD’s Name must be eternally honored and respected as holy forever and never used with lies, falsehood, magic, disrespect, or vulgar profanity. The eternal Law of God commanded the people never to make, bow down to, or worship any gods or idols, whether gods of silver or gods of gold, because these idols are worthless and cannot bring salvation like the LORD Almighty. Worshiping other gods is idolatry and leads to God’s wrath. Only the LORD is our praise, and we must worship, honor, and call upon Him with our whole hearts, souls, minds, and strength. In fact, the Law of God commanded the people never to worship nor call on the name of any other gods, and not to even speak of their names. The LORD is a jealous God and a consuming fire, and He will not tolerate anyone worshiping, honoring, or serving any other gods, heroes, or idols. Cursed is anyone who carves or worships an idol or god, which is idolatry and covetousness. The LORD deserves FIRST PLACE in our hearts, minds, souls, and desires, and He condemns covetousness (greed, materialism). As the one and true living God of heaven and earth, the LORD (Yahweh) must be worshiped alone because He will not tolerate the worship or dependence upon any other gods, humans, governments, or idols. Only the living Sovereign LORD God has all power over every aspect of creation because the whole earth belongs to Him. The LORD is transcendent, which means the Creator and King of the Universe is distinct from His creation, and the Holy Bible teaches everyone to worship the LORD and not the things of creation. The eternal Law of God declared that the LORD Almighty, who is the Covenant God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, is the only true and living God and Creator of heaven and earth.

    Even more important, the Holy Bible explains that Christ Jesus is also God and Lord (Yahweh), and that He is One with His Holy Father—the living Sovereign LORD God. The living Sovereign LORD God with His Son Christ Jesus as One is to receive our exclusive worship as God. The living Sovereign LORD God honors and loves those who love and obey His only begotten Son, Christ Jesus our Lord. Christ Jesus graciously gave His life and shed His blood so that everyone who believes and obeys Him as Lord and Savior receives salvation, redemption, divine peace, righteousness, and new spiritual life from heaven. Jesus is Lord!
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  • Names of God

    Names of God
    2025/10/26

    The Holy Bible includes many names for the living Sovereign LORD God of heaven and earth. God is known as Elohim, which means He is the transcendent (supreme) Creator and true King, with His Son, Christ Jesus, and the Holy Spirit of all that exists, both visible and invisible. Also, the living Sovereign LORD God is the Most High God (El-Elyon), and He is above all other gods, rulers, kings, and nations from everlasting to everlasting. Moses received the covenant Name of the Most High God at the burning bush as LORD, which translates as “Yahweh,” “Jehovah”, or “I AM,” that Name is eternal. In addition, the LORD is the God of the Hebrews—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Furthermore, the living Sovereign LORD God is known as Adoni because He is the owner and master of all creation. Even more, the living Sovereign LORD God is God Almighty - El Shaddai because He is all-powerful (omnipotent) and nothing is too hard for God. The LORD is called El-Olam because He reigns from everlasting, and He gives us strength and salvation. Also, the living Sovereign LORD God is El-Roeh because He is omniscient, seeing the needs of His people and caring to respond with help, deliverance, and compassion. Moreover, the God of Israel is Jehovah Jireh or Yahweh-Yireh because He always provides for His people who look to Him in faith and dependence. Even further, the living Sovereign LORD God is the LORD of Hosts—Yahweh Sabaoth —who leads the angelic armies of heaven and fights for and protects His people. In the New Testament, Christ Jesus our Savior, embodied in God (Yahweh) in human flesh and He is also the Great I AM who is One with His Holy Father—the living Sovereign LORD God. Christ Jesus our Savior is God with us—Immanuel, and He will never leave us nor forsake us. Jesus is the LORD—worship Him!

    Then the Lord came down in the Glory Cloud and stood there with Moses and proclaimed His Name, the Lord. And He passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet He does not leave the guilty unpunished; ….” Exodus 34:5-7

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  • Holy Living - The Ten Commandments

    Holy Living - The Ten Commandments
    2025/10/15
    Moses and the Israelites arrived at Mount Sinai (the mountain of God, Mount Horeb) in the desert wilderness in the third month after leaving Egyptian slavery. Moses and the Israelites encamped in the desert at Mount Sinai for almost one year with the LORD (Yahweh, also known as Jehovah) instructing and teaching them (giving of the Torah or the Law of God) through His servant Moses for the rest of the book of Exodus, all of the book of Leviticus, and up to Numbers chapter 10. Moses first met the LORD at the flaming fiery bush at Mount Sinai (Horeb) while living in Midian with his father-in-law, Jethro. The LORD promised Moses that he would return to Mount Sinai with the Israelites after He delivered Israel from Egyptian slavery. From Mount Sinai, the living Sovereign LORD God, who is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, came and descended on top of Mount Sinai to speak His Ten Commandments and proclaim the Sinaitic covenant through His servant Moses from His Glory Cloud. The Ten Commandments are also known as “two tablets of the covenant law,” “tablets of stone,” “ark of the covenant law,” “the ten words,” and “Decalogue,” and they are the heart of the LORD’s moral Law written by the LORD’s finger for all generations to obey. This great covenant was renewed at Exodus chapter 34, the entire book of Deuteronomy, Joshua chapter 24, and became the new covenant implanted inside our hearts by the Holy Spirit through faith in Christ Jesus. The essence of the Mount Sinai covenant commanded our wholehearted love with allegiance, faithfulness, and obedience to the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as our only true God and King and also commanded love and mercy with kindness towards one another. The entire earth belongs to the living Sovereign LORD God of heaven and earth. Notably, the Mount Sinai covenant was not about salvation because the LORD had already saved and redeemed Israel by His grace from evil Egyptian slavery according to His previous covenant promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The Mount Sinai covenant was the LORD’s instructions for holy living and living a wise life pleasing to Him. The LORD commanded Israel, as His firstborn son, how to humbly live and also to instruct the world about His commandments as a holy nation and kingdom of priests. The Ten Commandments are the most important obligations of the LORD’s eternal covenant because they express the LORD’s core spiritual and ethical principles. In the Mount Sinai desert, the living Sovereign LORD God called Moses to come to Him, and He instructed Moses to declare to the Israelites (the house of Jacob) that He had providentially cared for and carried the Israelites on eagles’ wings by His grace and brought them to Himself after defeating evil Pharaoh and the Egyptians. Then, the LORD declared to Moses and the Israelites that if they obeyed His voice and kept His eternal covenant, then they would be “a special treasure” to Him above all the people of the earth, and they would become to Him “a kingdom of priests and a holy nation” to the world. The living Sovereign LORD God is holy, and He commanded Israel and the nations to faithfully obey Him and follow His holy and honest ways, which lead to His blessings and a holy life. Amazingly, the living Sovereign LORD God through His Son Christ Jesus has now commanded the new Israel (the church with Jews and Gentiles united) to continue His message by living holy lives and also proclaiming His moral message as His holy priests to the world. Christ Jesus is the Ruler of the world, who loved us and washed us clean from our sins by His precious blood, making believers in Him (the church) also kings and priests to His Holy Father, to obey and proclaim God’s holy message to the world. So, Moses called the people of Israel and the Israelite elders together and presented them with words commanded from the LORD, and the people agreed to obey the LORD’s words. The LORD told Moses that He would come and speak to him face to face from His Glory Cloud, so the people would hear Him speak to Moses and trust in Moses’ teaching as a covenant mediator. Next, the LORD commanded Moses to instruct the people and the priests to consecrate (sanctify) themselves and wash their clothes because He would be appearing at Mount Sinai on the third day. Ultimately, the living Sovereign LORD God is the One who sanctifies us and makes us holy. Also, the LORD instructed Moses to place boundaries around Mount Sinai and warn the people not to touch or come up the mountain because He would be appearing from His Glory Cloud. On the third day, the living Sovereign LORD God Almighty visibly appeared in His Glory Cloud above Mount Sinai with roars of great thunder, lightning flashes, fiery black smoke, and loud trumpet blasts. In the Holy Bible, flames of fire symbolize the presence of God and His glorious power. From Mount Sinai, the living Sovereign LORD God spoke to the ...
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