The Samaritans and Jews had major political and religious differences. They did not like the Jews and Jews did not like them. The bitterness between the two peoples was deep, corrosive and encompassing. The people who became known as the Samaritans came from the Assyrian [...]
God established the office of elder in order to help Moses govern Israel while the nation was traveling in the wilderness: “The LORD therefore said to Moses, ‘Gather for me seventy men from the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders [...]
In Exodus chapter 3, God very clearly outlined how the deliverance from Egypt would take place. God commanded Moses to address Pharaoh with the following words: “and you with the elders of Israel will come to the king of Egypt and you will say [...]
When God made Adam and Eve, He created them in His own image. (Genesis 1:27). Therefore, mankind knows right from wrong. Romans 2:14-15 (NLT), “Even Gentiles, who do not have God’s written law, show that they know his law when they instinctively obey it, [...]
“For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in [...]
Moses’ first wife was a Black woman. When Miriam and Aaron spoke poorly of the marriage, God became very angry with them. Numbers 12:1-15, “And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian [...]
Summary: Jesus is the only begotten Son of God; the first and the last direct creation of God; God’s agent of all creation; mankind’s Savior from sin and death; the Head of the body of Christ; the life-giver to resurrected mankind; the Holy Son [...]
Summary: Jesus said obedient Christians will “receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life,” Luke 18:30. But “You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.” James [...]
Summary: Some Christians believe that Daniel 9:27 refers to a future 7 years of tribulation. This is a misinterpretation of prophetic scripture. Instead, Daniel 9:27 refers to the end of meaningful sacrifices under the Jewish law and the desolation of Israel and Jerusalem after [...]
"Be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the Lord." Isaiah 52:11. The divine method seems to be to make a clear separation between the servants of God and the servants of the world. The privilege of testifying for God or being ambassadors for [...]
Imagine all the emotions going through Mary’s heart and mind after being told by the angel Gabriel that she would be carrying and giving birth to God’s son! Then realize that, instead of worrying about being unmarried and the resulting stigma, she praised God, [...]
Here are 12 things God cannot do. “It is impossible for God to lie.” Hebrews 6:18 “He cannot deny Himself.” 2 Timothy 2:13 “He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” Hebrews 13:5 (NKJV) “The sacrifice you desire is a broken [...]
The transfiguration can be found in Matthew 17:1-8 and Mark 9:2-8. To summarize, Jesus took his three closest disciples with him to a high mountain. He was transfigured before them: this means that his appearance changed. His face and clothes were shining brightly, and [...]
The mistake many make from this verse is in thinking that we should pursue earthly goods so that we can pass it on to our children… What we should be pursuing is wisdom, and how to pass that wisdom on to our children. Proverbs [...]
The Roman government gave their local rulers dictatorial powers to keep the status quo. The governors could do as they pleased to maintain order and to collect taxes. For example, it was well-known that Herod killed his former wife (didn't want her around any more) and [...]
The simplest answer to this question is “to test their faith.” God had personally made a promise to Abraham that he and Sarah would have a very special son, through whom the entire world would receive blessings. Genesis 17:19, “And God said, Sarah thy wife [...]
In Genesis 1:27, God said “Let us make man in our image…” God was talking to the Logos (Jesus’ name before he became a human) and the angelic family. God is the great architect of His plan and He used the Logos and the angels to [...]
Jesus explained the parable of the wheat and the tares in Matthew 13:37-43. Our Lord is the sower and he sowed the gospel message in the “field” of the world. The soil represents men’s hearts into which good or bad seed may take root. [...]
The book of Joel was written between 770 and 870 BC, about 50 years before the Assyrians captured the northern ten tribe kingdom of Israel. God directed Joel to prophesy of Israel’s coming captivity because the nation was practicing idol worship, sacrificing their babies [...]
God is not a god of revenge. When Paul accepted Jesus as his savior, his sins were completely forgiven. 1 John 1:9, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” Additionally, God [...]
