The Book of Ruth: God’s Faithfulness in Ordinary Lives
The book of Ruth is often remembered as a love story, but when I open it, the first person I meet is a widow…
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Seraphim in the Bible: What Isaiah’s Vision Reveals
Seraphim have inspired a lot of pictures and theories, yet the Bible gives us only one passage that names them as heavenly beings. What…
Eternal Conscious Torment: What Does the Bible Really Teach?
What does the Bible say finally happens to a person who rejects Jesus Christ? This question is difficult because we often blend the conscious…
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…
Doors in Heaven: What Does the Bible Actually Mean?
What does the Bible mean when it speaks of heaven opening or calls a place the gate of heaven? These passages can stir our…
What Is the Word of the LORD in the Old Testament?
The phrase “the word of the LORD” appears so often in the Old Testament that it is easy to read right past it. Does…
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…
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…
Nadab and Abihu’s Strange Fire: Why Were They Judged?
Why did God judge Nadab and Abihu so quickly when they offered strange fire? Leviticus tells us what was wrong with their offering while…
Baal in the Bible: Why His Worship Was So Serious
When we hear the name Baal, it is easy to think of little more than a dead religion from the ancient world. Yet Scripture…
The Book of Ezekiel Explained: Visions, Judgment, and Hope
Ezekiel can feel overwhelming because the book moves from wheels and living creatures to a valley of bones, an invading army, and a temple…
The Names of Jehovah: What They Mean in the Bible
God’s names are often gathered into charts, but a chart can make very different biblical expressions look identical. Some passages give His covenant name,…