RR - Psalm 34:16,17 Part 13
Shalom,
Psalm 34:16 The eyes of Adonai are on the righteous, and His ears are attentive to their cry. 17 The face of Adonai is against evildoers, to cut off the memory of them from the earth.
These two verses present two sides of the same coin. What is common to both sides is the assurance that no matter who you are, whether you are among the righteous (Tzadikim), or among the evildoers (Oh’say Ra), you’re going to get the Lord’s attention. As we will see in detail, and you already know for sure, the righteous will receive God’s blessing, while evildoers will be “cut off.”
Rabbi Trail: In Hebrew “cut off” is “L’Hach’rit,” literally “to cut.” God uses this word to describe His act of covenant making (or covenant keeping). With the righteous, God cuts a covenant of blessing and honor. Not so with the workers of iniquity (evil and sin). With them, God cuts a covenant of eternal damnation, suffering, and separation from His presence. Psalm 16:11 You make known to me the path of life. Abundance of joys are in Your presence, eternal pleasures at Your right hand. However; with the wicked… Psalm 5:5 For You are not a God who rejoices in evil. No wickedness dwells with you. 6 Braggarts will not stand before your eyes. You hate all wrongdoers. End RT.
So, my friends, what will you have? It is as if you were sitting in God’s restaurant, examining the menu, about to declare your own eternal choice. Yes, you choose your own eternity, and it is not about what you say, because if you say and do not, then you’re a hypocrite and a liar.
Rabbi’s Note: You can say the sinner’s prayer as often as you like, but saying it doesn’t make you righteous. Jacob 1:22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding yourselves. There were many who didn’t want the book of Jacob(James) to be in the canon of Scripture because of the emphasis on works. However; it is in the Bible, and we can’t just wish it away. End RN.
Jacob 1:25 But the one who looks intently into the perfect Torah, the Torah that gives freedom, and continues in it, not becoming a hearer who forgets but a doer who acts—he shall be blessed in what he does.
Choose wisely and enjoy the benefits of God’s blessing for all eternity. Shalom shalom.
Daily Bread, reading plan by Lars Enarson (https://www.thewatchman.org/)
Wed20-Aug 202526th of Av, 5785
De 14:1-21Hos 1-21 Ch 27Tit 1 (Jn 13)
Psalm 34:16 The eyes of Adonai are on the righteous, and His ears are attentive to their cry. 17 The face of Adonai is against evildoers, to cut off the memory of them from the earth.
These two verses present two sides of the same coin. What is common to both sides is the assurance that no matter who you are, whether you are among the righteous (Tzadikim), or among the evildoers (Oh’say Ra), you’re going to get the Lord’s attention. As we will see in detail, and you already know for sure, the righteous will receive God’s blessing, while evildoers will be “cut off.”
Rabbi Trail: In Hebrew “cut off” is “L’Hach’rit,” literally “to cut.” God uses this word to describe His act of covenant making (or covenant keeping). With the righteous, God cuts a covenant of blessing and honor. Not so with the workers of iniquity (evil and sin). With them, God cuts a covenant of eternal damnation, suffering, and separation from His presence. Psalm 16:11 You make known to me the path of life. Abundance of joys are in Your presence, eternal pleasures at Your right hand. However; with the wicked… Psalm 5:5 For You are not a God who rejoices in evil. No wickedness dwells with you. 6 Braggarts will not stand before your eyes. You hate all wrongdoers. End RT.
So, my friends, what will you have? It is as if you were sitting in God’s restaurant, examining the menu, about to declare your own eternal choice. Yes, you choose your own eternity, and it is not about what you say, because if you say and do not, then you’re a hypocrite and a liar.
Rabbi’s Note: You can say the sinner’s prayer as often as you like, but saying it doesn’t make you righteous. Jacob 1:22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding yourselves. There were many who didn’t want the book of Jacob(James) to be in the canon of Scripture because of the emphasis on works. However; it is in the Bible, and we can’t just wish it away. End RN.
Jacob 1:25 But the one who looks intently into the perfect Torah, the Torah that gives freedom, and continues in it, not becoming a hearer who forgets but a doer who acts—he shall be blessed in what he does.
Choose wisely and enjoy the benefits of God’s blessing for all eternity. Shalom shalom.
Daily Bread, reading plan by Lars Enarson (https://www.thewatchman.org/)
Wed20-Aug 202526th of Av, 5785
De 14:1-21Hos 1-21 Ch 27Tit 1 (Jn 13)
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