Gog and Magog: Are Ezekiel and Revelation the Same Battle?
Gog and Magog appear in both Ezekiel and Revelation, but are those passages describing the same battle? This subject can quickly turn into guesses…
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Why Israel’s Kings Had to Read God’s Word
Why did God require Israel’s king to write his own copy of the Law and keep reading it throughout his life? Even the man…
Why Did God Rename Abram and Sarai?
Why did God change Abram’s name to Abraham and Sarai’s name to Sarah? I want to let Genesis answer that before reading a secret…
The Abrahamic Covenant: What God Promised Abraham
What did God actually promise when He called Abraham? The answer reaches from the land of Canaan and the nation of Israel all the…
The Jebusites in the Bible: Jerusalem Before David
Who were the Jebusites, and why do they keep appearing in the Bible’s account of Jerusalem? Their story reaches from the descendants of Canaan…
The Divisions of Priests in the Old Testament
Why did Israel need divisions of priests instead of letting any available priest serve whenever he wished? It may sound like a question about…
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…
The Nazirite Vow: What the Bible Teaches
The Nazirite vow can sound mysterious when we first meet it in Scripture. Was it a special path for unusually devoted people, and should…
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 Hellenists in the New Testament: Who Were They?
Who were the Hellenists we meet in Acts, and why does Luke keep bringing them into the story? They were Jews who spoke Greek…
The Kings of Israel: What Their Reigns Teach Us
Keeping Israel's kings straight can be difficult. Names repeat, the nation divides, and some rulers begin better than they end. As I work through…
The Book of Isaiah Explained: Judgment, Salvation, and the Messiah
Isaiah moves through judgment, comfort, history, and prophecy on a scale that can feel overwhelming. Who was this prophet, and how do his messages…