Genealogy and Legacy
1Chron 7-10 What would you want others to record about your life when you pass from this earth? We all want others to recall our…
Category: OT Exposition
Life may seem unfair, BUT God is not!
Psalm 73: Life is not fair, says Asaph. Like him, we often look at life through our natural eyes rather than with an eternal perspective.…
Clear insight or rash decisions?
1 Sam 29-31 David decided to go with Achish to fight with the Philistines but is rejected by them. Sometimes, even in our hastiness or…
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…
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…