Fearing God Means Obedience
1 Sam. 14-16 The fear of man emerges in spades in these chapters. First, God tells Samuel to tell Saul to go and exterminate ALL…
Category: OT Exposition
Ruth 1-4 God Directs Our Steps Do we trust God in the hardest of times, or do we follow the example of Abraham and Elimelech…
Pray for Discernment
Judges 1 and Judges 19-21 We remember that the author of Judges opened his diary to show us the ugliness of sin and the contrast…
Humility receives its reward.
Joshua 19-21 Joshua mentored, led, guided, and persuaded the tribes to the Promised Land after being anointed by Moses. He finally steps up just as…
You can be a hero for God!
Joshua 15 Today, we have Hollywood, which tries to show us brave men and women in movies like Braveheart, but nothing compares to the “movie”…
Instructions
Joshua 1-4 The man Joshua was born in Egypt. He followed Moses through the desert for over 40 years faithfully. When Moses went into the…
The Folly of Hypocrisy
Deut 29 God’s plan is pretty simple: obedience leads to blessing, and disobedience leads to curses. Ironically we are much like the Israelites, a stubborn…
The Wheels of Justice
Deut 17-20 Our US system of justice follows these patterns that Moses gave the Israelites. Just like then, so today, we must not judge a…
Vow is a Promise
Num 30 A vow is serious and one that if made must be kept. When we stand before the magistrate or the pastor who is…
Fear of Man or Fear of God?
Num 22 Recently, we have seen the revolution of the Spirit of God upon several who have repented of their sins. Some are fearing God,…