Solomon’s Temple: Why the First Temple Was Built
Solomon's temple was magnificent, but its gold and workmanship do not fully explain why it was built. God gave Israel a place for covenant…
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Israel’s 40 Years in the Wilderness: Why Did They Wander?
At Kadesh Barnea, the Israelites refused to enter the land God had promised them. These were the people He had freed from Egypt, yet…
The Abyss or Bottomless Pit: What Does the Bible Say?
The demons in Luke 8 begged Jesus not to send them into the abyss. Revelation later describes powers emerging from it and Satan being…
The Hypostatic Union: How Jesus Is Fully God and Man
When Scripture describes Jesus sleeping in a boat and then commanding the storm to cease, it is speaking about the same Person. His weariness…
Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel 4: Humiliation and Restoration
In Daniel 4, Nebuchadnezzar told his subjects how God had taken away his reason and his kingdom, then restored both. A king who had…
The Parable of the Mustard Seed: What Does It Mean?
Jesus used a mustard seed both to describe the kingdom and to teach His disciples about faith. Those sayings are related, but they do…
What Is True Love? A Biblical Definition of Love
In 1 John 3:17, the apostle John asks what it says about my love if I see a fellow believer in need, have the…
Thanksgiving in the Bible: A Deeper Way to Give Thanks
In his first letter to the church in the city of Thessalonica, Paul told believers to give thanks in everything, even though he knew…
What Is the Word of the LORD in the Old Testament?
When Samuel heard his name called during the night, he went to Eli because he thought the priest wanted him. But Eli had not…
Abimelech in Judges: A Ruler Who Was Not a Deliverer
Abimelech ruled over Israel, yet he never delivered Israel from anyone. Judges 9 follows a man who murdered his brothers to gain power, then…
Elijah at Mount Carmel: Why God Answered With Fire
Elijah’s confrontation on Mount Carmel came after years without rain, when Israel had already suffered the consequences of following Baal. The people needed rain,…
What Is the Shekinah Glory? God’s Presence in Scripture
Moses had led Israel out of Egypt, and God had instructed him to build a portable sanctuary called the tabernacle so He could dwell…