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Women of the Bible – The Woman of Samaria
The Woman of Samaria Her character: Looked down upon by the Jews because she was a Samaritan and disdained because of her many romantic liaisons, she would not have been most people’s first choice to advance the gospel in a region where it had not yet been heard. Her sorrow:Read More …
Men of the Bible – Joseph
Joseph His name means: “May He [God] Add” His work: Joseph was a working man who supported his family through the trade of carpentry. His character: A man who traced his ancestry back to David, Joseph was just, compassionate, and obedient to God. Though poor, he was a good husbandRead More …
A Sense of God’s Timing
A Sense of God’s Timing 1 Samuel 24 Two leaders locked in a death struggle—with one refusing to fight 1 Samuel 24:11–12 “I have not wronged you, but you are hunting me down to take my life. May the LORD judge between you and me.” In the winter of 1777,Read More …
Women of the Bible – Anna
Anna Her name means: “Favor” or “Grace” Her character: Married for only seven years, she spent the long years of her widowhood fasting and praying in the temple, abandoning herself entirely to God. A prophetess, she was one of the first to bear witness to Jesus. Her sorrow: As aRead More …
Men of the Bible – Jonah
Jonah His name means: “A Dove” His work: He was a northern kingdom prophet. His character: Jonah must have been a gifted communicator. Why else would God choose him to preach repentance and grace to the pagan city of Nineveh? But Jonah was a proud man, a rebellious prophet, andRead More …
Mixed Results: Paul stirs up acclaim, scorn or riots
Mixed Results: Paul stirs up acclaim, scorn or riots Acts 17 Acts 17:18 Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Jesus told a parable about a farmer sowing seed (Matthew 13:3–9)). Some seed falls on rocky places, some among thorns and some on fertile ground. ThisRead More …
Women of the Bible – Mary, The Mother of Jesus
Mary, The Mother of Jesus Her name means: “Bitterness” Her character: She was a virgin from a poor family in an obscure village in Galilee. Her response to Gabriel reveals a young woman of unusual faith and humility. Her unqualified yes to God’s plan for her life entailed great personalRead More …
Men of the Bible – Hosea
Hosea His name means: “Yahweh Has Delivered” His work: Hosea was a prophet in Israel. Like other prophets, his charge was to call the people to repentance. However, he was also called to show them by his own life what it felt like to be a forgotten and yet mercifulRead More …
Immediate Impact: Unsolicited fame finds Jesus
Immediate Impact: Unsolicited fame finds Jesus Mark 1 Mark 1:28 News about him spread quickly over the whole region of Galilee. Although the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John all cover basically the same ground, each one looks at Jesus’ life from a unique angle. For example, Matthew andRead More …
Women of the Bible – Elizabeth
Elizabeth Her name means: “God is my oath” Her character: A descendant of Aaron, Elizabeth was a woman the Bible calls “upright in the sight of God.” Like few others, male or female, she is praised for observing all the Lord’s commandments and regulations without blame. She is the firstRead More …
D5 Creation