Like most of the Old Testament, Rachel and the people around her were just examples for us; written for our admonition, as Paul informs us (1 Corinthians 10:11). To unravel this particular one is pretty simple, although to my knowledge…
Read moreLike most of the Old Testament, Rachel and the people around her were just examples for us; written for our admonition, as Paul informs us (1 Corinthians 10:11). To unravel this particular one is pretty simple, although to my knowledge…
Read moreIn a scripture that I have used to the point some might call it abuse, Paul told us that “…all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.”…
Read more[Abraham] introduced [the Egyptians] to arithmetic and transmitted to them the laws of astronomy. For before the coming of Abraham the Egyptians were ignorant of these sciences, which thus travelled from the Chaldeans into Egypt, whence they passed…
Read more“The most important thing is family.” “Family always comes first.” “My family is my whole world.” The entire world, Christian and otherwise, believes these statements to be self-evidently true, and self-evidently virtuous. That nothing…
Read more1 Corinthians 10:11 Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come. Paul had just gone through some things about Exodus and the rebellious Israelites…
Read moreI’ve often wondered where the tribe of Benjamin wound up – I mean, most of the tribes can be identified fairly easily – Reuben as France, Joseph as the US and the UK, etc. But where are the Benjamites today? There are a…
Read moreThe first 11 chapters in the Bible cover roughly 2,000 years of Earth’s early history. Almost half of that is about Noah. The remaining 1178 chapters of the Bible are about Abraham, his children, and the promises God made to him. And yet about…
Read moreFaith has been one of the most sought-after things in the history of God’s Church. Every member of God’s Church down through time has, at one time or another, longed to understand this truth. Many have claimed to have understood it – without…
Read moreLet’s explain something that has always bugged me. The mother of Jesus was named Mary. The elder sister of Moses was named Miriam. They sound alike because they are the same name – Miriam is the Hebrew form of Mary. Now two people with the…
Read moreMost people are afraid of God. No, let me rephrase that. They are not afraid OF God… they are afraid God is unfair! The FEAR of the LORD, the fear to DISOBEY the Lord, is a good thing. But that’s not what I mean. They fear that God is…
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