Peter reiterates and summarizes the main exhortation themes of his epistle in this section. Those who took to heart this epistle would not have been shocked, disillusioned, or broken by…
Sound familiar? The circumstances recorded in Genesis 20 involving Abimelech, King of Gerar are virtually identical to the situation in Egypt when Abraham and Sarah encountered Pharaoh (12:10-20). There was…
Genesis 19:24-25 records in just three sentences, the destructive judgements of God executed upon the wicked societies of Sodom and Gomorrah. Nevertheless, this moment is referenced time and again through…
Amos was a shepherd, a herdsman, and a dresser of sycamore figs (7:14) before God called him to prophesy to the nation of Israel. Amos was an unlikely vessel to…
Psalm 111 is one of 9 songs in a unique and distinguished subset called “acrostic psalms”. These poems in their original language are structured in a alphabetic sequence. Each new…
Elect exiles will endure as they live in light of absolutes and ultimates. The unchanging truths of the gospel serving to bring the Lord maximal glory will provide ballast stones…
Ruth was not the only unlikely bride in the line of Christ. Our last message on Lot's legacy was titled: “A Bitter End?”. The answer by all immediate indications is…
Let us note, first of all, the providence of God in placing Psalms 109 and 110 back to back in our Bibles. The prior song is a lament addressing the…
It is easy to imagine how the life of an exile might be marked with frequent suffering. The scriptures record the woeful plight of Israel in hardship of this sort…
The scriptures are never shy when relaying the truth of sin and its consequences. As such, Lot's life appears as the anti-fairy tale... “they lived tragically ever after”. However, the…