From Genesis to Revelation, the Holy Spirit is described using rich, tangible imagery—fire, oil, water, and especially wind or breath. Yet Scripture is clear: the Holy Spirit is not a symbol, nor is He an energy. He is God, a distinct Person of the Trinity, who...
Hell is one of the most serious, sobering doctrines in Scripture. It is also one of the most debated—especially when it comes to the question of the nature and duration of punishment for the wicked. This study is not based on emotional reaction or tradition, but on...
Solomon, son of David and Bathsheba, was chosen by God to rule after his father’s death. He is perhaps most famously remembered for his extraordinary wisdom. But as we will see, this gift, though divine in origin, did not prevent him from making deeply foolish and...
This account spans 2 Samuel 13 and is deeply woven into the broader context of David’s household, especially after his own sin with Bathsheba. The seeds of lust, pride, and revenge grow within his children, and we see how personal sin breeds generational...
The phrase “Taste and see that the LORD is good” comes from Psalm 34:8, and it's more than poetic—it’s a call to experience the goodness of God firsthand. David, in the midst of personal crisis and danger, penned this psalm not as theory but as testimony. Oh, taste...
Ecclesiastes opens with this introduction: “The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem” (Ecclesiastes 1:1). The Hebrew word for Preacher is Qoheleth, meaning one who assembles or speaks before an assembly. The strongest internal and historical...
When Adam sinned, the entire created order fell under the curse of sin. Romans 5:12 says, “Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned.” The passage is clear—sin entered...
The setting for Elijah's showdown is laid out in 1 Kings 17–18. Israel is deep into apostasy under the rule of King Ahab and his Sidonian wife, Jezebel, who promoted the worship of Baal and Asherah. 1 Kings 16:33 says, "And Ahab made a wooden image. Ahab did more...
The book of Amos opens simply: "The words of Amos, who was among the sheepbreeders of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake." (Amos...
The first mention of Nimrod is found in Genesis 10:8-9, in the genealogy of Noah’s descendants after the Flood. The Scripture says, "Cush begot Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one on the earth. He was a mighty hunter before the Lord; therefore it is said, ‘Like...
