Rebekah in the Bible: Faith, Favoritism, and God’s Promise
Rebekah's story has always struck me because Genesis lets us see both great courage and painful failure in the same woman. She left home…
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The Woman in the Ephah: What Zechariah 5 Means
Zechariah's vision of a woman in an ephah is striking, and I understand why it stirs so much curiosity. But its main point is…
Lot in the Bible: Mercy, Compromise, and a Sobering Warning
Lot’s story has often made me pause because Scripture will not let us make him a simple example of either faithfulness or unbelief. Peter…
Jehovah-Nissi: What Does ‘The Lord Is My Banner’ Mean?
What was Moses saying when he named an altar Jehovah-Nissi, “The LORD Is My Banner”? The name came after a real battle, where Israel…
Elisha in the Bible: The Prophet Who Followed Elijah
Elisha first appears in Scripture behind a plow. How did that working man become Elijah's successor, and what are we meant to learn from…
The Mosaic Covenant: Why God Gave Israel the Law
Why did God give Israel the Law if no one can be saved by keeping it? The order in Exodus helps me answer that…
The Abrahamic Covenant: What God Promised Abraham
What did God actually promise when He called Abraham? The answer reaches from the land of Canaan and the nation of Israel all the…
Giants in the Bible: What Does Scripture Say?
What are we supposed to make of the Bible's accounts of giants? Some readers explain them away, while others chase every strange claim, but…
Bathsheba in the Bible: Her Story Beyond David’s Sin
Bathsheba is often introduced as though her whole life can be summed up by David's worst sin. But what does Scripture actually tell us…
Jacob’s Ladder Explained: The Dream That Points to Jesus
What did Jacob actually see when he dreamed of a ladder reaching into heaven? He was running from home with the consequences of his…
King David: His Life, Failures, Faith, and God’s Promise
David’s life is hard to fit into one simple picture. The shepherd who trusted God before Goliath later became a king who abused his…
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,…