Abimelech in Judges: A Ruler Who Was Not a Deliverer
What should we make of Abimelech, a man who ruled over Israel but never delivered Israel from anyone? His story sits in the book…
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The Book of Obadiah: Edom, Pride, and the Day of the Lord
Obadiah has only twenty-one verses, yet it raises a question much larger than the nation of Edom. Why does the Lord judge this people…
Codex Vaticanus: What It Is and Why Textual Tradition Matters
Codex Vaticanus is one of the first manuscripts people mention when the wording of the New Testament is debated. Its age deserves attention, but…
The Feast of Unleavened Bread: What It Means for Christians
Why did God tell Israel to remove leaven and eat unleavened bread for seven days? The feast began with a real night of deliverance,…
Nimrod in the Bible: What We Know and What We Don’t
Who was Nimrod, and why does Genesis pause over him so early in the world after the Flood? Scripture gives us only a short…
King David: His Life, Failures, Faith, and God’s Promise
David’s life is hard to fit into one simple picture. The shepherd who trusted God before Goliath later became a king who abused his…
Giants in the Bible: What Does Scripture Say?
What are we supposed to make of the Bible's accounts of giants? Some readers explain them away, while others chase every strange claim, but…
The Tribe of Levi: From Violence to Priestly Service
What turned Levi from a tribe marked by fierce violence into the tribe appointed to serve around God's sanctuary? The answer does not erase…
Lot in the Bible: A Righteous Man With a Troubled Legacy
Lot’s story makes me stop and think because the Bible calls him righteous while Genesis records some terrible choices. How do those truths fit…
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…
The Priestly Breastplate: What It Meant
What was the priestly breastplate, and why did Aaron carry Israel’s names over his heart? It can be tempting to begin with theories about…
The Root of Jesse: What Isaiah’s Prophecy Reveals About Jesus
Why does Isaiah call Jesus the Root of Jesse instead of simply calling Him the Son of David? The title reaches back to an…