The Bible treats refugees as vulnerable people who are to be protected and cared for. Throughout Scripture, God expresses His concern for the foreigner and the oppressed. Deuteronomy 10:18-19 says, “He administers justice for the fatherless and the widow, and...

The Day of Atonement, known in Hebrew as Yom Kippur, is the most solemn and sacred day in Israel’s calendar. It is described in detail in Leviticus 16 and Leviticus 23:26–32. Observed on the tenth day of the seventh month (Tishri), it was the one day...

The Ten Commandments summarize God’s moral law by expressing His holy standards for how people are to relate to Him and to one another. They form the foundation of all biblical ethics, revealing what is pleasing to God and what it means to live in...

Zechariah’s vision of the flying scroll is found in Zechariah 5:1–4. In this sixth vision, the prophet sees a large scroll flying through the air. Zechariah says, “I see a flying scroll. Its length is twenty cubits and its width ten cubits”...

Gossip is condemned throughout Scripture as destructive, divisive, and sinful. It tears down others and spreads strife. Proverbs 16:28 says, “A perverse man sows strife, and a whisperer separates the best of friends.” Gossip harms relationships and...

Jesus ascended to heaven from the Mount of Olives to fulfill prophecy, signify the completion of His earthly mission, and mark the beginning of His present ministry as our High Priest and Advocate. The account is recorded in Acts 1:9–12:"Now when He had...

Moses set apart three cities of refuge east of the Jordan to provide protection for those who committed unintentional manslaughter, ensuring justice without vengeance. These cities were a part of God’s legal provision for mercy within the law. Though the...

The piercing of Jesus’ side with a spear is recorded in John 19:31–37. After Jesus had died on the cross, the Jewish leaders asked Pilate to have the legs of the crucified men broken and their bodies removed before the Sabbath. This was to hasten their...

The Bible does not use the word “pornography,” but it clearly addresses the heart of the matter: lust, sexual immorality, and the defilement of the eyes and heart. Jesus says in Matthew 5:28, “But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust...

The widow’s mite is a powerful lesson on true giving and heartfelt worship. It is recorded in Mark 12:41-44 and Luke 21:1-4, where Jesus observed people putting money into the treasury. Many rich men gave much, but a poor widow came and put in two small...