The Bible uses the word law in a few different ways. If we do not sort that out, we will slide into one of two ditches: either we try to earn salvation, or we shrug off God’s commands like they do not matter. Psalm 19:7 is a good doorway into the subject because it...
Exodus brings us to a moment where Pharaoh has refused every warning, and the Lord is about to finish what He started: He will bring Israel out, not by negotiation, but by judgment and redemption. Exodus 11:4-6 sets the stage for the last plague, the death of the...
Fear of God gets twisted in a lot of minds. Some people turn it into a nervous feeling. Others treat it like something from the Old Testament that the New Testament replaced. Deuteronomy 10:12-22 will not let us do either. Moses talks about fear of the LORD as a...
Proverbs does not treat wisdom like a hobby for thoughtful people. It treats wisdom like survival, and it starts by putting God where He belongs. Proverbs 1:7 says the fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, and it sets that against the fool who despises...
Proverbs does not start by talking about your mouth, your money, or your work ethic. It starts by telling you what kind of book you are holding, what it is meant to do in you, and what posture you need if you want it to help you. Proverbs 1:1-7 is the front porch...
Jude drops one short verse into his letter that can stir up a lot of questions if we let curiosity take the wheel. Open your Bible to Jude 1:9. Jude mentions a real dispute in the unseen realm over the body of Moses, and he puts the spotlight on Michael’s response....
Genesis does not treat Sodom and Gomorrah like a legend or a cautionary tale. It records a real moment when the Lord made His intentions known, listened to Abraham’s pleading, and then acted in judgment while also rescuing the ones He meant to spare. This study...
Jerusalem fell hard in 586 B.C. Babylon tore down the walls, burned the temple, and hauled survivors away. Lamentations gives God’s people words to say when life is wrecked, and it does it without pretending the ruin was random. This study centers on Lamentations...
God does not call His people to follow a vague, unknown deity. He speaks, He acts in real history, and He tells us who He is. In Exodus 3:13-15, Moses asks what he should say when Israel wants to know the name of the God who sent him. The Lord answers by giving His...
Jehovah Nissi, the LORD is my banner, is not a cute phrase for hard days. God made that name known in a real fight, when Israel was weak, threatened, and still learning to trust Him. In Exodus 17:8-16 the lesson is clear: the battle is real, Israel must act, but...
