The Twelve Tribes and Twelve Apostles: What Is the Link?
Why does Scripture keep bringing the twelve tribes and the twelve apostles together? There is a real pattern here, especially when we reach the…
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King Cyrus: Why Did God Call Him His Anointed?
Cyrus is one of those Bible figures who can surprise you. God called this foreign king His shepherd and His anointed even though Cyrus…
Solomon’s Temple: Why the First Temple Was Built
Solomon’s temple was magnificent, but what was God teaching Israel through it? Why did He permit Solomon to build that house, and how does…
Halloween and Christianity: What Does the Bible Say?
People can mean very different things when they talk about Halloween. One neighbor may picture children asking for candy, while another is thinking about…
Shamgar and His Oxgoad: What the Bible Tells Us
We only meet Shamgar twice in Judges, and both references are brief. Even so, the details are hard to forget: he used an oxgoad,…
Belshazzar: The Writing on the Wall Explained
Belshazzar's story takes place in a single night, but Daniel 5 is more than a curious tale about a mysterious hand that wrote on…
The Book of Amos: God’s Warning to a Comfortable Nation
Why would God send a prophet to warn Israel when the nation looked prosperous and strong? Amos shows us that comfort can hide deep…
The Book of Joel: Repentance, the Spirit, and the Day of the Lord
Joel opens on a land stripped bare. Worship has stopped because the harvest is gone, and even the animals are crying out for water.…
Tubal-Cain in the Bible: A Gift That Could Be Misused
Tubal-Cain gets only one verse in Genesis, yet that verse tells us a great deal about the world before the Flood. When I slow…
Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife: Why He Ran From Temptation
Why did Joseph run when Potiphar’s wife grabbed his garment, and what can his choice teach us about temptation? Genesis 39 does not present…
‘The Lord Said to My Lord’: Psalm 110 Explained
What did Jesus mean when He asked how the Messiah could be David’s Son if David called Him “my Lord”? Answering that question means…
King Herod’s Wickedness: A King Who Feared Jesus
When I read Matthew 2, I’m struck by the contrast between Herod and Jesus. This is more than a dark episode in the Christmas…