Partial Knowledge Until . . .
There is coming a time for Israel when God will comfort those who mourn in Zion and give beauty for ashes (Isa. 61:3). It appears that Israel, God’s chosen people, have been left on the ash pit of history (Deut. 7:6-10). Not so! The Jews will once again be at the...
Don’t Forget the Jews
We dare not forget the men and women who gave their lives that we may enjoy freedom in America. In like manner, we dare not forget the Jewish race. No people in all of human history have been hated like the Jews. They have become the scourge of the world. They...
God is Faithful
It has been years since God made the original promise to David to give him a house and a kingdom (2 Sam. 7:12-13). Kings have come and gone, and Israel today is in rebellion against God. Many Davidic kings became apostate. Rehoboam, son of Solomon and king of Judah...
A Cosmic Chess Match
Some five thousand years had passed since God had pronounced His judgments upon Satan and Eve for their part in the Fall. God said that the seed of the woman would one day kill Satan (Genesis 3:15). This motivated a cosmic chess match. Satan immediately began to make...
The Curse of Coniah
David’s throne, but not his seed, would pass through Solomon. Something happened that disqualified Solomon’s bloodline from reigning in Israel. None of his family could reign, but his royal right as firstborn son would continue. Two places in scripture, and only two,...
God’s Promise to David
God’s promise to Abraham is the spring from which all His other promises flow. One of these amazing promises involves the fascinating story of the shepherd boy who became a king. As a young boy, David tended his father’s sheep on a hillside near the little Judean town...
God’s Promise to Abraham
Let’s ponder on some heavy thoughts today. God said to Abraham, “I am the Lord, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to inherit it” (Genesis 15:7). It is as though God was saying, “Listen carefully, Abraham. I’m not going back on this.”...
The Land of Promise
A seemingly small addendum to God’s original promise to bless Abraham is “I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you” (Gen. 12:3). It is no small addendum, and it is not to be taken lightly or, perish the thought, forgotten. Hebrew is a picture...
Abraham’s Fear; God’s Faithfulness
The word that clearly defines Christ’s identity and the value of His work on the cross is the word grace. Grace is the good news that God in the person of Jesus Christ became our once-and-forever sin substitute on the cross of Calvary. How is it possible for sinful...
Father of the Faithful
Abraham was destined to become the father of the faithful. His life began millennia ago with God’s sovereign call. During Noah’s day, the Flood destroyed the earth and a sin-infected, genetically corrupt civilization. God’s plan to bring His promised Seed into the...
Do Business Till I Come (part 5)
Closing out this critical parable in Luke 19 is both revealing and regrettable. It is revealing in that the nobleman gave unmistakable commands to his servants anticipating his return and his coming kingdom. The servants that obeyed were resplendently rewarded. In...
Do Business Till I Come (part 4)
In the parable in Luke 19, the nobleman (the Lord Jesus has returned) called each servant to give an accounting of the use of his money. In like manner, believers in this age will one day be judged for the way that we have invested the grace gifts given to us for the...