The Locusts From the Bottomless Pit: Revelation 9 Explained
The locusts in Revelation 9 are frightening enough without our inventing details about them. They emerge from the abyss, torment people for five months,…
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Are Christians Required to Tithe? What the Bible Teaches
Tithing is a significant topic in Scripture, rooted in the Old Testament and practiced by Israel as a part of their covenant relationship with…
Paul’s Letters to the Corinthians: What They Teach
The Corinthians argued over teachers, tolerated open sexual sin, and brought their divisions into worship. Some questioned Paul's authority, and some denied the resurrection…
The Death of Uzzah: Why Was He Struck Down?
Uzzah was helping Israel's King David move the ark of the covenant, the gold-covered chest God had set apart for Israel's worship. They were…
Enoch in the Bible: The Man Who Walked With God
Genesis gives Enoch only a few lines, yet records something extraordinary: he walked with God, and God took him so that he did not…
Ephesians 1:4: Chosen Before the Foundation of the World
When Paul says God chose us before the foundation of the world, he does not speak of election in isolation from Jesus. He says…
Nimrod in the Bible: What We Know and What We Don’t
Genesis records Nimrod’s unusual strength, the beginning of his kingdom, and its connection with Babel. It gives us much less about him than later…
Proverbs 27:19 Explained: What Your Heart Reveals
Proverbs 27:19 compares what a heart reveals about a person to a face reflected in water. What I love and believe will show itself…
Praise Music: How to Tell if a Song Is Biblically Sound
When I sing to God, I am saying something about who He is and what I believe He has done. I want those words…
Giants in the Bible: What Does Scripture Say?
The Bible names giant peoples, records an enormous bedstead, and describes warriors whose stature terrified Israel. I take those details seriously without filling the…
The Virgin Birth: What the Bible Teaches
When the angel Gabriel told Mary that she would bear Jesus, she asked how she could have a child when she had never had…
Adam and Eve: Creation, Sin, and the Promise of Christ
Genesis presents Adam and Eve as the first man and woman, and the rest of Scripture treats them as real people. Their creation tells…