The King’s Door Is Always Open
Some people think that Christ-centered ministry is not very practical. But Christ is always presented as the only practical solution to our challenges, not just as a devotional escape from reality. […]
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August 26, 2024 — The Ark’s Journey Inter rupted
God’s ark “in the midst”? See Lk 2:46; Mt 18:20; Jn 19:18; 20:26; Heb 2:12; Rev 1:13; 5:6; 7:17. The placing of the Ark at the spatial center of Jewish worship pointed to the spiritual center the Lord was to have among His people. On their wilderness trek, the ark was placed at the epicenter, with the tabernacle, the court, […]
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Is This Man Your Brother?
If you’re a believer, you have millions of spiritual siblings you haven’t met yet. But you will! Next thing on God’s schedule: the mother of all family reunions (see Gal 4:26). […]
August 23, 2024 — “We Are Yours”
“All these men of war…came…with a loyal heart, to make David king” (1 Chron 12:38). We are introduced first to David the warrior when he’s fighting alone in Elah’s Vale. Only God was his companion in arms. In fact, after the Lord had delivered him from all his enemies, he would write, “He teaches my hands […]
I Got Stoned In Bethlehem
It’s not what you may think. I was, in fact, leading a tour of the Holy Land. We had just visited the Shepherds’ Fields on the outskirts of Bethlehem. The tour bus mistakenly traveled back up the same road, thus providing an ideal target for a frustrated young Palestinian. It was a piece of flint […]
August 22, 2024 — David Unites Israel
Gathering simply around the Lord is still the prime basis of unity among the people of God. The first nine chapters of 1 Chronicles contain the genealogies leading from Adam through Shem to Abram, and Abram’s line through Isaac and Israel to Judah. Chapter 10 recounts the ill-fated end of the rejected Saul and the fair beginnings […]
August 21, 2024 — Saul’s Ignominious End
God couldn’t have a king who went from seeking divine wisdom to seeking dinner with a witch! Although it may not seem so to us, we’ve come to a very sensitive place in the book, especially for its first readers. As the returned expatriates sought to reestablish themselves in the land, the monarchy had to […]
Episode 30: The Priests’ Clothing — The Robe All Blue & The Turban
August 20, 2024 — Jerusalem Dwellers
A questioner asked a street preacher, “If God is our Father, who is our mother?” Jerusalem (Gal 4:26)! In the original subdividing of the land, Jerusalem was allotted to Benjamin. But that area remained under the Jebusites. Saul reigned from his hometown of Gibeah, a few miles north, but, after David’s 7.5-year rulership in Hebron, […]