In Judges 10, Tola from the tribe of Issachar led Israel for 23 years and was buried at Shamir. Jair…
Leviticus 23 - There are several of these celebrations that were brought into modern-day by Christianity. Passover = Good Friday.…
Leviticus 12 - After bearing a child, a woman was considered contagiously unclean for one to two weeks. One day…
Leviticus 4 - While the peace offering in Leviticus 3 was optional, the sin offering was mandatory. The sin offering,…
Leviticus 1 - The book of Leviticus picks up right where Exodus left off. The opening verse begins with "Then…
Revelation 22 - Tree of Life The final chapter of the Bible bookends the story that God started in the…
Revelation 21 - There is a lot of crossover between what Isaiah writes in chapter 65 and the 21st chapter…
Revelation 19 - After this I heard what seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven,…
Revelation 18 - Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is…
Revelation 17 - We have already reiterated it over many chapters, but Rome stood proudly as a pagan symbol against…
Revelation 16 - The continuity of the seals and the trumpets is broken up with the bowls as they move…
Revelation 15 - The divine judgment which was revealed by the seals and proclaimed by the trumpets will now be…
Revelation 14 - First question I asked myself... who is Babylon? John, again, is writing symbolically here. Literal Babylon was…
Revelation 13 - The First Beast At the end of Revelation 12, we read of Satan's rage. He sets out…
Revelation 12 - The Woman It is out of Israel that the Messiah will come, therefore, it makes sense that…
Revelation 9 - The 5th Trumpet The 5th trumpet releases a key to open the abyss. Many scholars believe this…
Revelation 8 - Continuing on the theme from Chapter 7, John either heard or saw something with every seal that…
Revelation 7 - God’s primary motive in our hearts has always been this: transformation. I think it's important to understand…
Revelation 6 - I grew up in Berne, Indiana which sits directly on top of the continental divide. If you…
Revelation 5 - The Scroll In ancient times, the Romans would seal their wills seven times. Each wax seal usually…
Revelation 4 - The Throne We just recently studied the book of Ezekiel and Leviticus which have some strong ties…
Isaiah 60 - Isaiah 60 begins a new section that looks ahead Christ's Kingdom and rule. Remember, Isaiah was a…
Isaiah 53 - The opening verse grabs my attention. "Who has believed our message?" It's a rhetorical question but one…
Isaiah 25 - Following a chapter on the destruction and judgment of God, we read a deeply personal appeal to…
Exodus 12 - The Passover is a powerful event in both Jewish tradition as well as Christianity. One major difference,…
Matthew 22 - The Sadducees and Pharisees were always playing games with Jesus. They, like some today, thought they could…
Matthew 21 - During the Passover festival, scores of Jews came from all over Israel and the Roman Empire to…
1 Peter 3 - It's in this chapter that Peter makes a strange statement about Jesus going to hell after…
Romans 12 - Starting in verse 9 of Romans 12, Paul rattles off a disjointed list of Christian principles. On…
Genesis 11 - Josephus wrote of how the Tower of Babel originated from the heart and mind of Nimrod. "Now…
John 19 - One of the unique aspects of John's Gospel is the theme of Jesus as the Lamb of…
Hebrews 5 - First, let's just point out that this chapter is deep! Here in Hebrews 5, we see two…
Zechariah 12 - Zechariah's name means "The Lord Remembers" and in this chapter, we get a striking image of God…
Nahum 1 - The book of Jonah was God's grace to Ninevah, and Nahum is His truth. God would judge…
Psalm 150 - The number 10 is used 242 times in Scripture. The title of "10th" is found 79 times.…
Psalm 148 - It is a word that has become obsolete in many Christian circles. Sin. The rebellion of man…
Psalm 98 - Do we actually praise and worship God for His judgment? Let the sea and all that fills…
Psalm 87 - "I shall mention Rahab and Babylon among those who know Me; Behold, Philistia and Tyre with Ethiopia:…
Psalm 78 - Coming off the heels of Psalm 77 where we are to remember God's faithfulness, we now move…
Psalm 45 - Psalms 45:3-5 describes our Savior Jesus Christ returning as a Warrior Gird your sword on your thigh,…
Psalm 23 - Psalm 23 is known as the shepherd's psalm. Composed by David as a youth, he was keeping…
Mark 15 - More than 1/3 of Mark's narrative is focused on passion week. He includes many details that other…
Mark 14 - In Mark 14, Jesus sat down with his disciples during the Last Supper and broke the bread…
Deuteronomy 16 - Favoritism. Bribes. Bias. Corruption. Does this not describe our current political climate? God gave specific laws regarding…
Numbers 28 - God was teaching the Israelites what it meant to have a heart full of love for Him.…
Numbers 8 - The cleansing of the Levites was an important step in helping the people understand and respond accordingly…
Numbers 3 - We understand the substitutionary atonement of Jesus very well. He died so that we could live. Here…
Luke 23 Commentary by Brad Boyles He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He did not open His mouth;…
Luke 22 Commentary by Brad Boyles A hotly debated topic from Luke 22 is the notorious "two swords" passage. A…
Luke 14 Commentary by Brad Boyles In Luke 14, Jesus visits a house of a chief Pharisee on the Sabbath.…
Ezekiel 47 - If we read this chapter as a future prophecy of the end times, we get a picture…
Ezekiel 43 - In chapters 8-11 of Ezekiel, we find the presence of the Lord leaving the temple. This was…