From 1 Chronicles 28-29 Attaining old age is regarded as a blessing from God, often as a reward for obedience. The physical weakness brought by old age is recognised; so too is God’s ability to [ Read More … ]
From 1 Samuel 21-24 David continues to flee from Saul. On his way he happens upon a priestly city called Nob. Nob was where the tabernacle resided. In the tabernacle he asks for bread and anything else [ Read More … ]
From Numbers 14-15 The Sabbath was put in place to get forgetful people to remember the LORD. The Sabbath rest is intended to enjoy the finished work of the LORD (creation,salvation) and live in it. No [ Read More … ]
From Acts 1-3 The apostles know what the gospel is and they use it when they tell their audiences about Jesus. For us, whether we want to share the gospel with our family or friends, [ Read More … ]
From Mark 15-16 They call him the Christ, the King of Israel. They don’t believe this, rather they say it to ridicule Jesus as he dies. The irony is, Jesus is the Christ, the king of [ Read More … ]
From Mark 1-3 The gospel is about Jesus. He is the one who is named ‘Son of God’. The expression ‘Son of God’ can mean several things. They may overlap as well. It could refer [ Read More … ]
From Micah 1-7 Set during the time when Israel is sent into exile and Judah is progressing towards their own. Micah delivers another series of judgments, exhortations and predictions of future restoration and hope. The [ Read More … ]
From Daniel 7-9 Daniel now experiences a series of visions. The first is quite interesting. Daniel in his vision describes four beasts. Who is the ‘Son of Man’ coming on the clouds? This post is [ Read More … ]
From Jeremiah 23-25 Jeremiah continues to pound out judgement upon judgement. But as before, there are still small glimmers of hope among his predictions of impending doom and destruction. This post is part of my [ Read More … ]
From Isaiah 42-44 There are four passages in the Book of Isaiah that are usually referred to as the “Servant Passages” or ‘Servant Songs”. These are Is 42.1-7; 49.1-12; 50.4-11, and 52.13-53:12. Today we will [ Read More … ]