Quail From Heaven: Why One Wilderness Meal Ended in Judgment
Why did God give Israel quail twice in the wilderness, yet one account ends in provision and the other ends beside graves? The answer…
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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…
David and the Showbread: What Really Happened?
Why did David eat bread that God had reserved for the priests, and why did Jesus bring up that troubling event when the Pharisees…
Solomon’s Temple: Why the First Temple Was Built
Solomon’s temple was magnificent, but what was God teaching Israel through it? Why did He permit Solomon to build that house, and how does…
Dumb Dogs That Don’t Bark: What Isaiah Means
What does Isaiah mean when he calls Israel's guardians "dumb dogs" that cannot bark? The older word means mute, but the silence is only…
Honor Your Father and Mother: What the Bible Means in Difficult Families
What does it actually mean to honor your father and mother when family life is complicated? A dependent child does not stand in the…
Ezekiel’s Valley of Dry Bones: What the Vision Means
What was God showing Ezekiel in the valley of dry bones? The vision is often applied to personal renewal, but God gives it a…
Satan in the Bible: What Scripture Says About His Power and Limits
Scripture calls us to take Satan seriously, but it never calls us to become fascinated or frightened by him. I want to understand what…
Jonathan in the Bible: Courage, Friendship, and Faith
Jonathan is usually introduced as David's friend, but Scripture gives us a much fuller man. Before David enters Saul's court, Jonathan is already a…
Shamgar and His Oxgoad: What the Bible Tells Us
We only meet Shamgar twice in Judges, and both references are brief. Even so, the details are hard to forget: he used an oxgoad,…
The God of Israel: The One True God
The Bible often calls the LORD the God of Israel. Does that title make Him one nation’s God, or does it tell us how…
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: Faith in the Fiery Furnace
Daniel 3 brings us to a moment when three men must decide whether they will obey God in full view of an empire. They…