Lot made it out of wicked Sodom by the skin of his teeth, and his dilly-dallying almost cost him his life. But to understand the source of his delay, we have to turn our attention back two generations to his grandfather, Terah. The Bible tells us that Terah came from...
One time when Sarah and I were travelling ministering, I had forgotten to bring a belt for my pants. I didn’t technically need the belt either, my pants were fitting just fine. But sometimes things in the natural world represent a spiritual reality, and...
In the Old Testament, God was very specific about where His people worshipped Him, and they were specifically forbidden from building altars anywhere else. It will then be surprising to most Bible readers to discover that God commanded His people to build an altar on...
Much more than just a lost sheep.... You encounter a lost sheep wandering aimlessly down the road. What do you do? In ancient Israel, God specifically commanded that His people not to ignore or turn a blind eye to its plight. Instead, followers of God should take...
One of my customers was terrified of Friday the 13th and practically begged me to change the due date of his invoice to any other date. But what does the Bible say about this number? The book of Esther recalls how the wicked Haman ordered the death of all the Jews in...
They were a generation of people who had seen miracles like none other. The Jews of the Exodus witnessed amazing miracles in Egypt, saw God’s glory revealed in a pillar of cloud and fire, and heard God’s voice at Mount Sinai, yet they failed to enter the promised...
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