In 1 Samuel 2, Hannah offers a heartfelt prayer of praise while rejoicing in God's salvation, justice, and power over…
In Proverbs 1, the author identifies himself as Solomon, son of David and king of Israel. The Proverbs of Solomon…
In Ruth 2, Naomi had a relative on her husband’s side who was a noble man named Boaz (Ruth 2:1).…
In Judges 19, a Levite's concubine was unfaithful to him and left for her father’s house in Bethlehem. After four…
Joshua 11 - Let's set the backdrop. Joshua has just led Israel in defeating the cities in the south. News…
Joshua 9 - The Gibeonites, fearing Israel's conquests, deceive Joshua and the Israelites by pretending to be from a distant…
Deuteronomy 26 - Once again we enter into an Old Testament story which has significant implications for how we understand…
Ezekiel 5 - Each person in Jerusalem was predicted by God to suffer one of three fates. Each of these…
Leviticus 27 - The New International Commentary (Old Testament) gives a clear summary of this chapter... The custom of making…
Leviticus 26 - First off, this is a crazy awesome chapter that raises many significant questions. In the most direct…
Leviticus 25 - After 7 cycles of the sabbatical years came the 50th, or, Year of Jubilee. It was a…
Leviticus 24 - When I read the "eye for an eye" passage, I immediately think of the Sermon on the…
Leviticus 23 - There are several of these celebrations that were brought into modern-day by Christianity. Passover = Good Friday.…
Leviticus 22 - As do many of the chapters in Leviticus, there is a background painted in order to better…
Leviticus 21 - This chapter primarily deals with the holiness of the religious leaders. We read that higher standards were…
Leviticus 20 - In Chapter 18, we read that the laws of the OT are still applicable in the NT…
Leviticus 19 - We read some strange laws in this chapter that are not easily understood by our culture. Skeptics…
Leviticus 18 - We see consistency in the NT with all of these laws found in Leviticus 18. Incest, idolatry,…
Leviticus 17 - The people of Israel must no longer be unfaithful to the LORD by killing their animals in…
Leviticus 16 - The goat chosen for Azazel shall be presented alive to the LORD and sent off into the…
Leviticus 15 - The verses here in Leviticus 15 are not directly discussed in the NT but they are alluded…
Leviticus 14 - The book of Leviticus deals with holiness in terms of wholeness. It was extremely important for the…
Leviticus 13 - "The symptoms that led to a verdict of uncleanness were as follows. The “skin disease” had to…
Leviticus 12 - After bearing a child, a woman was considered contagiously unclean for one to two weeks. One day…
Leviticus 11 - In Leviticus 11, God outlines both the clean and unclean animals. A general rule which was given…
Leviticus 10 - By the end of Leviticus 9, everything seems to be going great... until we turn the page…
Leviticus 9 - All of these offerings can get confusing! There is a cool resource I stumbled upon that makes…
Leviticus 8 - The comprehensive and infectious consequences of sin have no limit. Why did Aaron and his family need…
Leviticus 7 - If any of it is eaten on the third day, God will not accept your offering. The…
Leviticus 6 - In Leviticus 6, we get a picture of the reparation offering. There were many offenses that constituted…
Leviticus 5 - In Leviticus 5, there are some deep theological principles that begin to come to life. We've heard…
Leviticus 4 - While the peace offering in Leviticus 3 was optional, the sin offering was mandatory. The sin offering,…
Leviticus 3 - In Leviticus 1, we explored the burnt offering. In Leviticus 2, it was the grain offering. Now,…
Leviticus 2 - The grain or cereal offering of the OT symbolized man's work for God. The offering would be…
Leviticus 1 - The book of Leviticus picks up right where Exodus left off. The opening verse begins with "Then…
Revelation 21 - There is a lot of crossover between what Isaiah writes in chapter 65 and the 21st chapter…
Revelation 4 - The Throne We just recently studied the book of Ezekiel and Leviticus which have some strong ties…
1 Chronicles 9 - Psalms 99:5-6 ESV Exalt the LORD our God; worship at his footstool! Holy is he! 6…
Philippians 3 - Have you ever met someone who always tries to one-up you? No matter how the story goes,…
1 Samuel 21 - David has lost so much. He has gone from the beloved and admired son-in-law of King…
1 Kings 8 - We really cannot understand the massive celebration that took place here until we look deep into…
Genesis 30 - Jacob married sisters... just think about that. Rachel had her husband's love but could not produce sons.…
Nehemiah 5 - In Nehemiah 4, we looked at how the enemy engages us when we step out in faith…
Psalm 53 - When God looks down from heaven at humanity, He's not looking at innocent people. He's looking at…
Deuteronomy 5 - False teachers love to cherry-pick verses and twist the context to their liking. A perfect example of…
Numbers 1 - Lists of names... census figures... what is this all about? The Book of Numbers takes place just…
Ezekiel 47 - If we read this chapter as a future prophecy of the end times, we get a picture…