One of the most well-known accounts in the Word of God is also one of the most perplexing when read in sequence. For the serious reader of Scripture, the progression of events in 1 Samuel 16–18 raises significant questions. Attempt to consult multiple commentaries,...
THE TEXT 1 Chronicles 16:22 (KJV) — 22 Saying, Touch not mine anointed, And do my prophets no harm The Context 1 Chronicles 16:17–21 (KJV) — 17 And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, And to Israel for an everlasting covenant, 18 Saying, Unto thee will I give...
We have all heard the phrase, “God robed Himself in the flesh,” but I want to take a quick moment and explain succinctly why we should avoid this phrase and why this phrase is theologically inaccurate. John 1:14 — 14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt...
9 And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we: 10 Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our...
In a postlapsarian world, it is difficult to imagine life in the Garden. First, much of what we hear on life in the Garden is laden with misinformation and/or oral tradition within hermeneutic communities. Take, for example, the commonly held idea that Adam daily...
Three stories that are central to the Book of Genesis; namely, 12:10-20, 20:1-18, and 26:6-11, all tell a similar story that has stood out as a source of consternation for many readers. Essentially, the stories involve a patriarch that is visiting (passing through) a...
