Isaiah 45:22,23. Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else. I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, that unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.
there is none else. This affirmation is repeatedly stressed in Isaiah. There is only one God and Creator. There is no other Savior, and the day will come when every knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess to Him (Isaiah 45:23; Philippians 2:10).
Psalm 47:7. For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.
Psalm 86:10. For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone.
Psalm 99:9. Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at his holy hill: for the Lord our God is holy.
Psalm 102:27. But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.
Ecclesiastes 5:2. Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
Isaiah 12:2. Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.
1 John 4:8. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
God is love. Some cults and even some evangelicals misuse this verse, making God essentially synonymous with “love,” denying, in effect, His other attributes. God is, indeed, a loving God, as attested in a multitude of Scriptures, but also “our God is a consuming fire” (Hebrews 12:29). Furthermore, “God is light, and in him is no darkness at all” (1 John1:5).
Matthew 3:16,17. And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him; and lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
out of the water. The wording here shows clearly that Jesus was immersed in the waters of the river, going up “out of the water,” not out of the river.
like a dove. The dove is only a symbol of the Holy Spirit, or course, but it was vital that the people should get some confirmation here at the start of Christ’s public ministry that John’s promise of the coming of the Holy Spirit would surely be fulfilled. The voice from Heaven would provide this assurance from God Himself.
a voice from Heaven. With the Father’s voice from Heaven testifying of the Son, and the Spirit testifying through the dove, all three Persons of the Trinity are portrayed at Jesus’ baptism.
My beloved son. Jesus here is proclaimed as the Son of God for the benefit of the world in which He had come to dwell for a time. He did not become the Son at His baptism, however, as some have assumed, for the Father had loved the Son “before the foundation of the world” (John 17:24). This heavenly testimony reflected that of Psalm 2:7: ‘the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son.” Similarly, His anointing by the Spirit reflected the testimony of Isaiah 42:1: “Behold my servant, whom I uphold…I have put my spirit upon him.” He had eternally been the beloved Son, but had now come to be also the suffering Servant.
Matthew 26:39. And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.
this cup. This “cup” was nothing less than the cup of God’s wrath against all the sin and rebellion of all the men and women through all the ages (compare Revelation 14:10; 16:19). Note also Psalm 16:5; in fact, the entire 16thPsalm seems to suggest the very prayer that Christ may have prayed that night in the garden of Gethsemane.
not as I will. The Lord Jesus not only has taught us how to pray (Matthew 6:9) but also has set us an example. Our prayer must always be that God’s will – not ours – be done (1 John 5:14), no matter how difficult that may prove to be. Some have suggested that Satan was here trying to slay Jesus before He could go to the cross, and that the Lord was beseeching the Father to let that cup be removed, but this is highly speculative at best. Jesus was fully human and would suffer as a man on the cross as no man had ever suffered before, bearing the full weight of the sin of the whole world in His body, and even suffering for the first time the loss of His Father’s presence and approval. In His humanity, never calling on the resources of His own deity at all (Philippians 2:5-8), it would be inhuman not to shrink from such a prospect. It was this cup that He would have removed. Nevertheless, “not as I will, but as thou wilt,” He said.
1 John 4:8. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
God is love. Some cults and even some evangelicals misuse this verse, making God essentially synonymous with “love,” denying, in effect, His other attributes. God is, indeed, a loving God, as attested in a multitude of Scriptures, but also “our God is a consuming fire” (Hebrews 12:29). Furthermore, “God is light, and in him is no darkness at all” (1 John1:5).
Matthew 6:9-15. After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father who established Yeshuah in the heavens, exalted is Your name. Your Kingdom come. Your will be done in earth, as in the heavens. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our transgressions, as we forgive those who transgress against us. And lead us away from the evil inclination but deliver us from the outer darkness: For Yours is the Kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amein. For if ye forgive men their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their transgressions, neither will your Father forgive your transgressions.
After this manner. This prayer is not technically the Lord’s Prayer as it is commonly called, for He never prayed it Himself (Matthew 6:12). Rather it serves as a model prayer for His followers. It was not intended as a ritualistic prayer for regular recital, but rather a guide for praying “after this manner.” The Lord Jesus gave many other commands to pray (Matthew 7:7-11; 9:38; 17:20; 18:19,20; 21:21,22; 26:41; Luke 18:1,7; John 14:13,14; 15:7,16; 16:23,24) – all of which give further instruction on the vital subject of how believers should pray.
Thy kingdom come. Note the principle of beginning our prayers neither with personal thanksgiving or personal requests, but rather of acknowledging our Creator’s purposes for His creation. Focus on God’s will is of primary importance (far more than our personal needs).
Thy will. This is the first occurrence of the word “will” in the New Testament, and it is noteworthy that it refers to God’s will – not man’s. The last occurrence is in Revelation 4:11, there translated as “pleasure,” but again referring to God’s will.
daily bread. This is the only occurrence in the New Testament of the Greek word here translated “daily” (except for the same sentence in Luke 11:3). The Lord notes here that we should ask for our physical needs one day at a time.
Deuteronomy 5:6-21. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
I AM YAHUAH ELOHAYKA, WHICH BROUGHT YOU OUT OF THE LAND OF MITSRAYIM, FROM THE HOUSE OF BONDAGE. YOU SHALL HAVE NO OTHER ELOHIYM BEFORE ME.
YOU SHALL NOT MAKE YOU ANY GRAVEN IMAGE, OR ANY LIKENESS OF ANYTHING THAT IS IN HEAVEN ABOVE, OR THAT IS IN THE EARTH BENEATH, OR THAT IS IN THE WATERS BENEATH THE EARTH: YOU SHALL NOT BOW DOWN YOURSELF UNTO THEM, NOR SERVE THEM: FOR I YAHUAH ELOHAYKA AM A JEALOUS EL, VISITING THE INIQUITY OF THE FATHERS UPON THE CHILDREN UNTO THE THIRD AND FOURTH GENERATION OF THEM THAT HATE ME, AND SHOWING MERCY UNTO THOUSANDS OF THEM THAT LOVE ME AND GUARD MY COMMANDMENTS.
YOU SHALL NOT BRING THE NAME OF YAHUAH ELOHAYKA TO NAUGHT: FOR YAHUAH WILL NOT HOLD HIM GUILTLESS THAT TAKES HIS NAME TO NAUGHT.
GUARD THE DAY OF THE SHABBATH; TO SANCTIFY IT AS YAHUAH ELOHAYKA HAS COMMANDED YOU. SIX DAYS YOU SHALL LABOR AND DO ALL YOUR WORK: BUT THE SEVENTH DAY IS THE SHABBATH OF YAHUAH ELOHAYKA: IN IT YOU SHALL NOT DO ANY WORK, YOU, NOR YOUR SON, NOR YOUR DAUGHTER, NOR YOUR MANSERVANT, NOR YOUR MAIDSERVANT, NOR YOUR OX, NOR YOUR ASS, NOR ANY OF YOUR CATTLE, NOR YOUR STRANGER THAT IS WITHIN YOUR GATES; THAT YOUR MANSERVANT AND YOUR MAIDSERVANT MAY REST AS WELL AS YOU. AND REMEMBER THAT YOU WERE A SERVANT IN THE LAND OF MITSRAYIM, AND THAT YAHUAH ELOHAYKA BROUGHT YOU OUT THENCE THROUGH A MIGHTY HAND AND BY A STRETCHED-OUT ARM: THEREFORE YAHUAH ELOHAYKA COMMANDED YOU TO KEEP THE DAY OF THE SHABBATH.
HONOR YOUR FATHER AND YOUR MOTHER, AS YAHUAH ELOHAYKA HAS COMMANDED YOU; THAT YOUR DAYS MAY BE PROLONGED, AND THAT IT MAY GO WELL WITH YOU, IN THE LAND WHICH YAHUAH ELOHAYKA GIVES YOU.
YOU SHALL NOT KILL.
NEITHER SHALL YOU BREAK WEDLOCK.
NEITHER SHALL YOU STEAL.
NEITHER SHALL YOU BEAR FALSE WITNESS AGAINST YOUR NEIGHBOR.
NEITHER SHALL YOU LUST AFTER YOUR NEIGHBOR’S WOMAN, NEITHER SHALL YOU LUST AFTER YOUR NEIGHBOR’S HOUSE, HIS FIELD, OR HIS MANSERVANT, OR HIS MAIDSERVANT, HIS OX, OR HIS ASS, OR ANYTHING THAT IS YOUR NEIGHBOR’S.
Commentary by Dr. Henry M. Morris
The Survivors Guide To Hell
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