As Jesus Himself proclaimed to Nathaniel, heaven's staircase touching ground would be signaled by divine revelation and angelic activity. We were introduced to one of the these emissaries of glory…
Genesis 28:12 “...behold there was a ladder set up on the earth, & the top of it reached to heaven, and behold angels of God were ascending and descending on…
This chapter signals a change in Jacob's life. He begins to trust the Lord, returning to the God of his fathers. Life circumstances are instruments in the hands of Yahweh,…
Identity and self worth are issues that have plagued the human race since the fall. Women of scripture have wrestled with the cultural pressures of their day which discouraged them…
We have noted how rich the context of the first stanza (Aleph) in this singular acrostic song becomes as we consider it in the context of the giving of the…
Recently we have studied and expounded upon the faith supplements Peter prescribes to fortify the church from verses 5-7 of I Peter 1. Among these, there is one quality for…
The origin story of the family history and national identity of the future nation of Israel continues to unfold in our text. The children born of Jacob’s wives will be…
Jacob continues his own journey of faith, retracing the steps of his grandfather back to Haran in search of a bride. What little he had to his name, he has…
A partial purpose statement for expository preaching might read: The purpose of sound preaching is to discover and disclose the glories of redemption woven in thematic harmony throughout the scriptures…
Johannes Palanterius wrote of Ps 119 in the year 1600.... “The psalm is called the alphabet of divine love, the paradise of all the doctrines, the storehouse of the Holy…