Malta, referred to in Scripture as "Melita," is the island where the Apostle Paul was shipwrecked while en route to Rome as a prisoner. The account is detailed in Acts 27 and 28.After enduring a violent storm at sea, the ship carrying Paul, along with other...

The Transfiguration of Jesus, recorded in Matthew 17:1–9, Mark 9:2–9, and Luke 9:28–36, revealed His divine glory and affirmed His identity as the Son of God to His closest disciples. It served as a powerful confirmation of who He is, what He came...

The ark of the covenant was taken by the Philistines because Israel treated it like a magical object rather than honoring it as the holy symbol of God's presence. Their disobedience, idolatry, and presumption led to a devastating defeat and the temporary loss of...

The Garden of Eden was the original paradise created by God, a place of beauty, peace, and direct fellowship between God and man. Genesis 2:8 says, “The Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed.” It was...

Boaz’s role as kinsman-redeemer in the book of Ruth (chapters 2–4) carries profound spiritual and theological significance. In Israelite law, the kinsman-redeemer (Hebrew: goel) was a close relative responsible for preserving the family’s name and...

The Passover was instituted by God as a memorial of His deliverance of Israel from slavery in Egypt. On the night of the tenth plague, God struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, but spared the homes of the Israelites who had obeyed His command to apply the blood...

The high priest bathed and changed garments after the atonement ritual to signify the transition from the holy service of entering God’s presence back to his regular priestly duties. This cleansing marked the conclusion of the most sacred duties of the year...

Jacob’s ladder is found in Genesis 28:10-17, during a moment of solitude and uncertainty in Jacob’s life. As he fled from Esau and journeyed toward Haran, Jacob stopped to rest for the night. Using a stone for a pillow, he dreamed of “a ladder set...

John records that early in His ministry, when Jesus went up to Jerusalem for the Passover, He found corruption in the temple courts: “And He found in the temple those who sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers doing business. When He had made a...

The second coming of Christ is a central promise in the New Testament. It will be a visible, bodily, and triumphant return of the Lord Jesus to earth. Unlike His first coming in humility, His second coming will be in power and glory to judge the nations and...