The king of Syria (Aram) had a highly respected captain in his army. This man Naaman, was a valiant warrior. What was the problem? He had dreaded leprosy. Leprosy has the power to kill over time. Naaman’s life was in danger. Simple Faith The armies of Aram took a girl from Israel as a captive. […]
David wanted to show kindness for Jonathan’s sake after Jonathan was killed in battle. King David asked if there was anyone in the house of Saul to whom David could show the kindness of God? He was told of a son of Jonathan’s who was crippled in both feet. David sent for his dead friend’s […]
Joshua and Eleazar’s (the high priest) allocated land to the twelve tribes after they entered the Promised Land by God’s decree. The LORD set the boundaries for the new nation which was never fully taken. The people who were living there resisted and some pockets of resistance were never overcome. Numbers 34:1-15 Do you live […]
Moses was to go to the top of mount Abarim where the LORD showed him the Promised Land from a distance. Because Moses rebelled against the LORD by hitting a rock instead of speaking to it to bring needed water to the people, Moses was not allowed to enter the Promised Land. Moses was an […]
The people of Israel were ready to go into the Promised Land. They wandered in the wilderness 40 years and now a new generation was poised to take their landed inheritance which the LORD promised to their fathers. Numbers 13:17 A twelve man contingent went to scout out the land, to see what the people […]
In the Old Testament the high priest offered a sin offering for the people. This was after he offered a sin offering for himself. Leviticus 16:6, 11-14 The sin offering for the people were two goats counted as one offering. One goat was chosen to be killed. The goat’s blood was taken by the high […]
Jesus Christ is “pictured” throughout the Old Testament. One of the “pictures” is that of a sacrificial bull and/or a calf used as sin offerings. Jesus was the sin offering for your sins and mine. Leviticus 9:1-7 Both offerings were to be without defect – Jesus had no sin when He walked this earth in […]
Hebrews 4:14-16 paraphrased prayer Lord God of the Bible, all those who know You as Savior; we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, It is You, Lord Jesus, You are the Son of God. Help us to hold fast to our confession that You are our Lord and Savior. Lord […]
Exodus 30:1-16 The LORD God gave Moses and the Israelites a picture of the Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ. The LORD God gave the pattern of what was to be done to worship Him through the sacrificial system performed by the priests of Israel. The LORD God gave Moses and the Israelites a picture of […]
Moses saw God’s judgments on Egypt through the Nile River becoming blood, frogs throughout Egypt, gnats and insects swarming. Now came more judgments on the gods of Egypt. Distinction between Egyptians and the slaves of the sons of Israel. Pestilence on the livestock of the Egyptians without harm to the Hebrew slaves’ livestock. Exodus 9:1-6 […]