October 8, 2013
Rehoboam, the successor of Solomon had an impossible task. His father Solomon was a great spender and what he built required an enormous amount of income just to keep things working. Yet the people had already given to the limit.…
October 4, 2013
Jeroboam, son of deceased Nebat and the widow Zeruah Ephraimites (descendants of Joseph) was leaving Jerusalem to escape Solomon and ran into the prophet Ahijah form Shiloh. Jeroboam had a new overcoat and without saying anything, the prophet took a…
September 24, 2013
It was after Saul’s first act of disobedience that Samuel was sent to sacrifice at Bethlehem and to anoint Jesse’s son David as king over Israel. David was of the tribe of Judah, Leah’s fourth son and the royal heir…
September 19, 2013
Samuel’s god-fearing ministry came to an end when his sons perverted the religious office into personal gain. Israel began to cry out for a king. The elders said to Samuel, “You are old, and your sons do not walk in…
September 14, 2013
Joshua’s prediction that it would be hard to serve the Lord dawned quickly. For eighty years, Israel had leaned on two domineering central figures namely Moses and Joshua. Without constant reminders by a strong leader, God became more remote and…
September 9, 2013
The editor of the Pentateuch and the Book of Joshua was enamored with Moses, Israel’s greatest leader and servant of Yahweh; nevertheless, he could not help himself but carve a notch into Israel’s history for Joshua the impeccable servant of…
September 6, 2013
It is a happy day, so they say when you reach seventy-five one day. The things I hoped that I could see did not exactly pen out for me. I did not strike gold, but metal wheels that keep me…
September 4, 2013
Jesus gave this answer to his opposition: “But do not think I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses, on whom your hopes are set. If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about…
August 30, 2013
The mission or orders from heaven were to forge Israel into a theocratic nation. In a sense, Moses was the architect and engineer to implement the design and the rules that would govern the political and religious life of the…
August 29, 2013
“So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong” (I Kin. 3:9). King David’s dream was to build a house for the Lord – a permanent place where the Law was…