The Bible was recorded by many authors over a period of a few thousand years. For instance, the first five books of the Bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy) are believed to have been written by Moses. David wrote the many of the Psalms. King Solomon wrote Ecclesiastes, most of the Proverbs and [...]
Romans 8:28 is a favorite of many Christians and a proper understanding is essential for a proper Christian faith structure. First, it is important to know who this applies to. We don’t need to guess at this because the verse mentions “To those who [...]
The Old Testament is filled with prophecies pointing to a coming Messiah ("the Anointed"). Some are vague and obscure, others direct and easier to understand. Please see the Additional Resources cited below for specific details.After Adam and Eve sinned, the first clue there would [...]
This account is covered in Luke 10:38 through Luke 10:42. Martha had invited Jesus to her home and she was distracted with all her preparations in serving Jesus. While Martha was worrying about all the details and doing all the work, Mary sat at [...]
We read in Genesis 32 that Jacob was going to meet his brother Esau in the country of Edom. When Jacob had last seen Esau, Esau had been very angry and stated that he would kill Jacob once their father Isaac was dead (Genesis 27:41). [...]
1 Timothy 3:15: " But if I tarry long, that you may know how you ought to behave yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth." In verses 1-14 of chapter 3, [...]
Galatians 6 it is a beautiful chapter in which the Apostle Paul tells the Christians in Galatia that they are free from the bondage of the Law of Moses, and that freedom in Christ implies new responsibilities. Paul looks at the law of Christ which [...]
We offer a good booklet that gives principles helpful for Bible study, with an explanation of how to use Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance. Other Bible study techniques are illustrated, and examples given. You will be given a short overview of God’s purpose in creating mankind and [...]
The first nine chapters of Proverbs is a beautiful poem about wisdom personified. Solomon wrote most of Proverbs, while some chapters 25-29 were collected and later incorporated into the book by King Hezekiah. Chapter 30 was written by Agur the son of Jakeh and chapter 31 by King Lemuel [...]
This is a great question because it has such a powerful answer as we will see. Yes! The gospel was preached in the Old Testament. First let’s examine the word “gospel”. The Greek word “euaggelion” means “a good message”, while the verb form “euaggelizo” [...]
Genesis 9:1-7 (NIV), “Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, ‘Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth. The fear and dread of you will fall on all the beasts of the earth, and on all the birds in [...]
Job suffered the loss of his temporal things, his children, and his health, in that order. His experiences involved extreme suffering during which his wife and his friends condemned him. He was alone in his agony. His temptation was to demand of God a reason for his experiences. [...]
The recognition of the sacred texts comprising our Bible was a process that was centuries long, and the Bible makes reference to books which were not preserved as part of the Old Testament (see for example Joshua 10:13; 2 Samuel 1:18) and some epistles [...]
Matt. 27:5, "…and went and hanged himself (Judas)." Judas died. What happens at death? In the Old Testament, all people, both good and bad, go to 'sheol' (Hebrew Strong's H7592). Job prayed that he might be sent to sheol in Job14:13, "O that thou [...]
Eve was the first one to eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Genesis 3 informs us that Satan, personified as a serpent, lied to Eve saying, "You will not certainly die, God knows that when you eat from it your [...]
“Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.” (Genesis 5:24) The Apostle Paul confirms this thought in Hebrews 11:5, “By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him.” [...]
The scriptures do not actually tell us if Goliath had six fingers and six toes. We learn much later in another war the Philistines had with Israel (2 Samuel 21:15-22 and 1 Chronicles 20:4-8) that there was “a man of great stature, that had [...]
Acts 16:6-10: “Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been kept by the holy spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia. When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit [...]
The idea that God initiated war in the Old Testament, especially with all its gore and sometimes even the slaughter of innocent women and children is a difficult concept for Christians to grasp. After all, Jesus taught us that God is love and that [...]
Why was Joseph not at Jesus’ crucifixion? The last biblical reference to Joseph, the adoptive father of Jesus, is found in Luke 2:41-52. In the account we learn that Jesus was twelve years old when Joseph and his family went to Jerusalem for the [...]
