Jerusalem by Matisyahu

A song praising the city where so much of Biblical History took place. Its main verse is taken from Psalm 137.... "If I forget you, Jerusalem, may my right hand forget." Enjoy!


Jerusalem, if I forget you,
fire not gonna come from me tongue.
Jerusalem, if I forget you,
let my right hand forget what it's supposed to do.

In the ancient days, we will return with no delay
Picking up the bounty and the spoils on our way
We've been traveling from state to state
And them don't understand what they say
3,000 years with no place to be
And they want me to give up my milk and honey
Don't you see, it's not about the land or the sea
Not the country but the dwelling of his majesty

[chorus]

Rebuild the temple and the crown of glory
Years gone by, about sixty
Burn in the oven in this century
And the gas tried to choke, but it couldn't choke me
I will not lie down, I will not fall asleep
They come overseas, yes they're trying to be free
Erase the demons out of our memory
Change your name and your identity
Afraid of the truth and our dark history
Why is everybody always chasing we
Cut off the roots of your family tree
Don't you know that's not the way to be

[chorus]

Caught up in these ways, and the worlds gone craze
Don't you know it's just a phase
Case of the Simon says
If I forget the truth then my words won't penetrate
Babylon burning in the place, can't see through the haze
Chop down all of them dirty ways,
That's the price that you pay for selling lies to the youth
No way, not ok, oh no way, not ok, hey
Aint no one gonna break my stride
Aint no one gonna pull me down
Oh no, I got to keep on moving
Stay alive

Illuminated 2012

Gentlemen, you really outdid yourselves on this project! Thanks for the attention to detail and the handwork on those difficult letters! It paid off. We learned that everyone has their own style and their own pace. And all along I pray the words you illuminated will illuminate you.


"Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path." 
- Psalm 119:105

Illuminated Scripture Project 2012

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Merry Christmas! Here's a page from tomorrow's test in advance!

26. The name of God was seen as so holy that the People of Israel used this instead
a. LORD
b. The tetragrammaton
c. YHWH
d. all of the above

27. There was a frog god in Egypt known as
a. Hapi
b. Heqt
c. Hathor
d. Pete

28. There was a god of the air in Egypt whom the gnats plagued known as
a. Ra
b. Sekhmet
c. Apis
d. Shu

29. The pharaohs thought themselves to be descended from the sun god called
a. Sekhmet
b. Ra
c. Apis
d. Shu

30. Pharaoh is best like a type of
a. baptism
b. the devil
c. the desert

31. The desert is best described as
a. a symbol of sin
b. a spiritual gym/period of purification
c. the savior

32. Moses is best described as a type of
a. Aaron
b. King David
c. Jesus
d. Abraham

33. There were basically ____ plagues against Egypt, counting the last one.
a. 8
b. 10
c. 3
d. 7

Moses is The Man

Moses is the Man. Why? Because of his mad skills with a staff? His expertise with sheep and goats? His knowledge of desert terrain? No. Because of his mad love for his Lord and his People. It was in his humility in believing God could make a way when there seemed to be none that Moses excels. Lord please grant us this faith. When we trust marvelous things happen. We can move mountains (or at least move hundreds of thousands of people TO the mountain).

Leaders lead because they have been led themselves. Trust this to be true! Ask God where He is leading you now!

Our next Chronicle will be following Moses. May he teach us all this humble surrender to great things!

PS - What does Moses mean again in Hebrew? And using the moral sense, what does it say to YOU?