Rahab and the Scarlet Cord: What It Meant
Rahab’s scarlet cord is easy to remember, but what exactly did it mean? It hung from a window in a city under judgment, marking…
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The Levite’s Concubine: Understanding the Horror of Judges 19
Why would God preserve a chapter as terrible as Judges 19? The account of the Levite’s concubine is painful to read, and it should…
Saul’s Conversion on the Road to Damascus: What Happened?
Saul was not traveling to Damascus because he had questions about Jesus. He was going there with authority to arrest Jesus' disciples and bring…
Salt of the Earth: What Did Jesus Mean?
Jesus looked at ordinary disciples and said, “You are the salt of the earth.” He did not tell them they might become salt after…
Who Was Cain’s Wife? The Biblical Answer
Who did Cain marry? The question comes naturally when we read Genesis 4, because the chapter names Adam, Eve, Cain, and Abel before suddenly…
The Good Samaritan: What Jesus’ Parable Really Teaches
The Good Samaritan is familiar, but the question that led Jesus to tell it is easy to miss. A lawyer asked, “Who is my…
What Are Angels? What the Bible Really Says
Angels appear throughout the Bible, but Scripture speaks about them with a restraint that should keep us from guessing beyond what God has revealed.…
The Apostle Thomas: More Than ‘Doubting Thomas’
Thomas is usually remembered for one refusal to believe, but John gives us more than a nickname. He speaks with courage in one scene…
The Pentateuch: Why These Five Books Matter
What exactly is the Pentateuch, and why do we need these five ancient books to understand Jesus? I believe we need to follow their…
The Blood of Christ: Why It Is Essential for Salvation
Why does Scripture speak so often about the blood of Jesus instead of simply saying that He loved us or died for us? The…
What Did Moses Mean by ‘Uncircumcised Lips’?
Why would Moses call his own lips “uncircumcised”? The phrase sounds strange, especially because Exodus has already told us about a dangerous circumcision crisis…
Wormwood in Revelation: What Does the Bitter Star Mean?
Wormwood appears in Revelation as the name of a star whose fall turns water bitter and brings death. The severity of the image has…