Alexander the Great in Bible Prophecy
Alexander the Great is never named directly in Daniel, so why do Bible students connect him with Daniel’s prophecies? To answer that, I want…
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The Book of Job Explained: Suffering, Faith, and the Living Redeemer
Why did Job suffer so terribly when God Himself called him blameless and upright? The book gives us facts that Job never receives, then…
The Mountain of God: Why God Meets People on Mountains
Why does God keep meeting people on mountains throughout Scripture? The rock and soil have no power of their own, yet God repeatedly chooses…
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…
Jeremiah: The Prophet Who Spoke God’s Word to a Rebellious Nation
Jeremiah spent years speaking God's word to people who did not want to hear it. Judah still had the temple and used religious language,…
Proverbs 31 Explained: A Portrait of a Godly Woman
Proverbs 31 is often handed to women as a list of everything they should accomplish, but the chapter begins with a mother teaching her…
Psalm 8: What It Reveals About God and Humanity
When I read Psalm 8, I want to slow down and follow David's thought from beginning to end. He looks at the heavens and…
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…
The Book of Hosea: Judgment, Mercy, and Restored Love
Hosea is sometimes remembered only as the story of a faithful prophet and an unfaithful wife, but the book reaches much further than that.…
Jeroboam’s Sin: How False Worship Led Israel Astray
Why does Scripture keep returning to “the sins of Jeroboam” long after Jeroboam himself is dead? He received a kingdom because God opened the…
Hell: What Does the Bible Actually Teach?
What does the Bible actually teach about hell? I do not want to soften Jesus' warnings, but I also do not want tradition to…
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…