Elisha in the Bible: The Prophet Who Followed Elijah
Elisha was plowing a field when Elijah, a prophet who spoke God's word to Israel, came to him and placed his cloak over him.…
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Samson in the Bible: Strength, Sin, and a Sobering Life
Samson was a man God appointed to begin freeing Israel from the Philistines, the people ruling over them. God gave him extraordinary strength for…
Deborah the Judge: What Judges 4 and 5 Teach
Deborah was a prophetess and judge in Israel during a time when a Canaanite king had oppressed the people for twenty years. When she…
Taste and See That the Lord Is Good: Psalm 34:8 Explained
Psalm 34:8 invites us, “Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good.” David calls us to know that goodness by trusting God ourselves.…
Who Was Cain’s Wife? The Biblical Answer
Cain was a son of Adam and Eve, the first man and woman God created. His wife belonged to that same family, although Genesis…
Abimelech in Judges: A Ruler Who Was Not a Deliverer
Abimelech ruled over Israel, yet he never delivered Israel from anyone. Judges 9 follows a man who murdered his brothers to gain power, then…
Lilith in the Bible: What Does Isaiah 34:14 Mean?
Genesis identifies Eve as the woman God formed and brought to Adam, the first man. It does not give him an earlier wife named…
Waiting on the Lord: What Does It Really Mean?
Waiting becomes harder when we do not know whether God will give the answer we want. I need to trust Him without treating the…
Abraham’s Life: Faith, Failure, and God’s Promise
Abraham trusted God enough to leave his home, live as a foreigner in Canaan, and follow God's command when it seemed to put the…
The God of Israel: The One True God
The Bible often calls the LORD the God of Israel. Does that mean He belongs to one nation, or does the title tell us…
Psalm 22 Explained: The Messiah’s Cry and the Cross
Psalm 22 begins with a man asking why God has forsaken him, yet later he declares that God heard him and did not hide…
The Woman in the Ephah: What Zechariah 5 Means
In Zechariah 5, God shows His prophet a woman confined inside a basket used for measuring grain, and an angel explains that she represents…