When we look at the crucifixion of Jesus, and the trial that led up to it, we see that Pilate did not really want to condemn Jesus. When the mob brought the Jesus to the govenor, Pilate questioned Jesus. "And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,…
In my opinion, one of the most beautiful verses in the entire Bible is Hosea 2:16 And it shall be at that day, saith the LORD, that thou shalt call me Ishi; and thou shalt call me no more Baali. This verse is amazing. But before we can understand it in all of its depth…
The name Jehovah is an important name of God in the Bible. Jehovah is a name that only God can claim (Psalm 83:18). God uniquely revealed himself to Israel by this name (Exodus 6:2-4). In fact, we are commanded to "extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH" (Psalm 68:4). (Jah is…
When the children of Israel had just come out of Egypt God commanded Moses to build a tabernacle. This tent was supposed to be a place where God's presence could come and live among his people. God told Moses, "let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them" (Exodus 25:8). This tabernacle…
I noticed something the other day as I was studying. One day Jesus' disciples tried to cast out a devil but couldn't. After Jesus had successfully cast the devil out, the disciples asked him why they were unable to. In Mark 9:29 Jesus gave them the answer: "And he said unto them, This kind can…
As a Christian young man, and as a minister of the gospel, I unashamedly admit that when I am married I want my wife to be a housewife. By saying this, I risk offending the sensitivities of quite a few people. When men say that they want their ladies to be stay-at-home wives, people tend…
After Adam and Eve fell into sin, they were driven out of the garden. "And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived" (Genesis 4:1), and gave birth to two sons: Cain and Abel. "And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground" (4:2). In the process of time…
And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said...Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hands of these mighty Gods? these are the Gods that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness (1 Samuel 4:7-8). The casual reader of these verses…
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