Introduction Moses, Elijah, and Christ all have something in common in the Biblical narrative. They all fasted for 40 days and 40 nights. Scripture records these events for us. Moses: “So he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights. He neither ate bread nor drank water. And he wrote on the tablets … Read More “The Zeal of Moses, Elijah, and Christ” »
Category: Theology
Articles Dealing with Theological Questions
As part of our reading for today, we read 1 Samuel, chapters 1-3. We hear of the miraculous conception of Samuel who is dedicated from before his birth to serve the Lord by his mother: “And she vowed a vow and said, “O LORD of hosts, if you will indeed look on the affliction of … Read More “The wonder, and blessing of knowing God in spirit and in truth.” »
As Israel approach canna for the first time, they sent spies into the land. Not a lot of time had passed between the wilderness of Sinai and these events. The Spies traveled the full length of the land of Canaan. Map of The Route the Spies Took Israel’s Rejection and Wandering After Israel’s rejection and … Read More “Numbers: They Spied Out the Land” »
In our reading this week we see the mighty hand of God working signs and wonders for the redemption of His people from slavery in Egypt. One consideration for us this week is that in sending the plagues God established himself as the one true God by defeating the gods of the Egyptians. Let’s walk … Read More “Gleanings from Exodus: God’s Judgement on the gods of Egypt.” »
One of the attributes of God is His omniscience, meaning God is all knowing. Scripture speaks to this reality in many places. God, exhorting the people of Israel for their idolatry says to them “remember the former things of old; for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is … Read More “Exodus 3 (Pastor’s thoughts): The Omniscience of God” »