There is so much more to names in the Bible than most of us realize. After all, we don’t speak Hebrew. Elijah’s name gives insight into the ancient near east and its religions. It points to a loving God and reveals the truth about God the Father and God the Son.
Is this what God expects of us, to Forgive and Forget? Is it possible? How do you forget some hurts that are so painful? Discover what theBible really says about forgiving and forgetting.
Faith, Believe, Trust ... all mean different things to us, but do we understand how they are used in the Bible? Is faith enough? Discover how we live by faith, but we are saved by grace.
When something goes wrong, we tend to try and make or enforce laws to make sure it doesn’t happen again. What can possibly go wrong? Find out what Job has to say about not only the nation of Israel, but about us and this amazing God who is crazy about His kids.
God gets a bad rap in the book of Job. How could he cause or allow so much hurt to Job? Satan never gets accused of anything and yet ... it’s Satan’s nature to hurt God’s kids and then get them to blame God for the pain.
The Book of Esther turns our understanding of scripture upside down. God isn’t mentioned, prayer isn’t mentioned ... Is there even a God watching over the Jews in Persia? Back home, yes, for sure, but here in a foreign land? Discover the good news found in this paradoxical book.
Nehemiah means Comforter. There are so many parallels to the New Testament it’s hard to keep track. But Nehemiah also acts in very uncomforting ways. His great leadership devolves to leadership by violence and enforcing of civil laws. What can this possibly tell us about grace?
It’s the story of Israel sandwiched between two periods of exile. The first is a return from bondage in Egypt. The second is a return from captivity in Babylon. Discover what these two major events have in common and what amazing message of grace they have for us today.
You are to be excused if you had not noticed the Prayer of Jabez before Wilkinson came out with the book. It’s very easy to overlook. Not only is it a one verse prayer, but it is also stuck in the middle of a bunch of names. One of the longest genealogies in the Bible. It’s boring. ... And maybe it isn’t really about what it is made out to be.
There is so much more to names in the Bible than most of us realize. After all, we don’t speak Hebrew. Elijah’s name gives insight into the ancient near east and its religions. It points to a loving God and reveals the truth about God the Father and God the Son.
Ahab was a bad guy, no doubt about it. But did you know that for all his faults and in spite of all the horrible things he did, he humbled himself before God and God blessed him forit. It’s an amazing story.
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