In 1 Samuel 5, the Philistines took the ark of the covenant from Ebenezer to Ashdod and placed it in…
In 1 Samuel 4, Israel went to battle against the Philistines. They were defeated, losing about 4,000 men (1 Samuel…
In Judges 20, the 11 tribes of Israel gather at Mizpeh to address the murder of the Levite’s wife by…
Joshua 18 - Spiritually, Shiloh is an important landmark for worship during this time period. In both Judges and Samuel,…
Joshua 7 - Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is accomplished, it brings…
Joshua 6 - Joshua 6 is one of the most vivid demonstrations of God’s power in the Old Testament. The…
Joshua 4 - In Joshua 4, after the entire nation finished crossing the Jordan, the Lord instructed Joshua to choose…
Joshua 3 - In Joshua 3, the Israelites prepared to cross the Jordan River under Joshua's leadership. Early in the…
Deuteronomy 27 - F.B. Meyer paints a beautiful picture of the scene we find in Deuteronomy 27. "Mount Gerizim and…
Revelation 11 - I think a major issue with Revelation 11 is the fact that it relies heavily on Revelation…
Revelation 4 - The Throne We just recently studied the book of Ezekiel and Leviticus which have some strong ties…
2 Chronicles 1 - Solomon commanded the people to go to a high place of worship at Gibeon. This was…
1 Chronicles 23 - David appoints Solomon king, then numbers the Levites for their special work. He made arrangements to…
1 Chronicles 15 - Chapter 16 ends with an interesting and dramatic detail. And as the ark of the covenant…
1 Chronicles 13 - There is a strong theme of unity within the writings of Chronicles. Just as intensely as…
Exodus 37 - Let's take a moment to briefly summarize what makes this chapter so fruitful. We have the Holy…
Exodus 31 - At the end of the chapter, God reminds Israel of the third sign of their covenant -…
Exodus 30 - The ability to come before God is an opportunity, not a right. Aaron was given the duty…
Exodus 25 - The ark, and later the tabernacle, would be constructed from the wood of the acacia tree. It…
Ezra 3 - Yet many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers' households, the old men who had…
Matthew 7 - Judge not so you will not be judged. What was Jesus getting at here? This is a…
1 Peter 3 - It's in this chapter that Peter makes a strange statement about Jesus going to hell after…
2 Samuel 7 - We live in a society of bare minimums. What's the least I can pay and still…
2 Samuel 6 - Familiarity can often produce deadly results. It was Jesus who proclaimed he could do no miracles…
1 Samuel 13 - Here in 1 Samuel 13, we see the battle between the Philistines and the Israelites begin…
1 Samuel 7 - Coming off the heels of their defeat to the Philistines, Samuel would bring forth a challenge.…
1 Samuel 6 - 7 months. 7 months of terror, suffering, and death. The Philistines experienced the white-hot flame of…
1 Kings 8 - We really cannot understand the massive celebration that took place here until we look deep into…
Genesis 9 - Noah was unique in the sense that his life spanned two different worlds. He saw the corruption…
Genesis 8 - Mount Ararat and the Araratian plain, seen early morning from near the city of Artashat in Armenia.…
Genesis 7 - The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master's feeding trough, but Israel does not know;…
Genesis 6 - What does the text mean when it says the "sons of God" saw the "daughters of men"…
Psalm 145 - “Observe that David is firmly resolved to praise God. My text has four ‘I wills’ in it.…
Psalm 137 - How do we worship in a foreign land? Being completely cut off from their native land, and…
Psalm 131 - “Here we find the description of a humble, a broken and contrite spirit. It has well been…
Psalm 24 - Psalm 24 was written to be chanted/recited and comes with two choruses. It would have been sung…
Psalm 3 - When studying the Psalms, you can generally classify them into three different categories of petition, thanksgiving, and…
Numbers 17 - But the LORD said to Moses, "Put back the rod of Aaron before the testimony to be…
Numbers 7 - This chapter is a bit repetitive and long. OK, let's just be honest - it's boring. Each of…
Ezekiel 41 - The previous chapters of condemnation were hard to swallow. They were, however, necessary. Now, we have entered…