Jacob's household continues to be marked by covenant dysfunction and infidelity. Now in the second generation, his 4th son – Judah - through whom the genealogy of hope would continue,…
Each verse of the 12th stanza of Psalm 119 begins with the 12th letter in the Hebrew alphabet in the original text. In this collection of 8 verses the psalmist…
f deliverance via messianic ascension summarizes Joseph's legacy, it makes sense that the opening chapters of his story would reference low points in his life. Joseph eventually arises to rule…
The 11th stanza of the greatest song in literature marks the half way point in the Hebrew alphabet and this acrostic poem. The presenting trial is persecution and the 91st…
The urgency of Peter's 2nd letter is compelled by two factors we learn in context. The first is Peter's sense of his own approaching death. The second is the presence…