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Most of us skip the genealogies in the Bible. We see a long list of ancient names and think of them as a "black hole" of information-redundant and dry. But in the Kingdom, there is no such thing as a...
In the days of King David, a strange anomaly existed in Israel. There were two tabernacles standing at the same time, just six miles apart. At Gibeon stood the Tabernacle of Moses. It was impressive....
There is a myth that to be a leader, you must be loud. We confuse aggression with strength and silence with weakness. We see the heroes in movies breaking things to save the day, and we think that is...
In AD 70, the Roman General Titus commanded his army to spare the great temple in Jerusalem. He possessed the military power of a vast empire. However, forty years earlier, Jesus stood on a mountain a...
There is a word in the Hebrew Bible that no single English word can translate. Translators have tried "mercy," "lovingkindness," "steadfast love," "loyalty," and "faithfulness." Every attempt captures...
Agur, the writer of Proverbs 30, was a wise man. Yet he admitted there were four things that were too wonderful for him to comprehend. "There are three things which are too wonderful for me, Yes, four...
There is a struggle for your identity, and it often happens right at the moment of your birthing. In the book of Genesis, as Rachel was dying in childbirth, she looked at her newborn son through the l...
It is one of the strangest contradictions in the Bible. In one moment, Elijah stands on Mount Carmel, calls down fire from heaven, and defeats an entire nation's false prophets. He is fearless. He dec...