The Mark of Cain: What Was It and Why Did God Give It?
People have offered all kinds of ideas about the mark of Cain, but Genesis never tells us what it looked like. So what does…
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The Number 3 in the Bible: Does It Have a Meaning?
Why does Scripture use the number three so often, and are all those uses meant to carry the same message? Some are simple counts,…
How Did Jesus Know Scripture So Well?
How did Jesus know Scripture so well while He was still growing through a real human childhood? The Gospels do not describe every lesson…
The Book of Nehemiah Explained: Rebuilding Walls and Restoring Worship
The book of Nehemiah is about much more than finishing a wall in fifty-two days. How did God use one man's burden to restore…
YHWH: The Name of God and What It Reveals
God did not leave us to guess who He is. When I read the passages about His Name, I see Him telling us who…
Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel 4: Humiliation and Restoration
Daniel 4 lets us hear Nebuchadnezzar tell the story of his own humiliation. I find that unusual and deeply sobering: the king who once…
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,…
King Cyrus: Why Did God Call Him His Anointed?
Cyrus is one of those Bible figures who can surprise you. God called this foreign king His shepherd and His anointed even though Cyrus…
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…
Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit: Can It Be Forgiven?
What did Jesus mean when He warned that blasphemy against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven? That question can frighten someone who remembers…
Hezekiah’s Sign: Why Did the Shadow Move Backward?
What happened when the shadow moved backward for Hezekiah? Scripture gives us enough to affirm a real miracle, but it does not explain the…
The Sin of Achan: What His Story Teaches Us Today
Achan's story is hard to read. A sin hidden beneath one tent brought defeat and death to the whole camp of Israel, so what…