So the tribe of Benjamin got what they deserved for this heinous crime. But not without a couple of false starts. Why did God allow the Benjaminites to win the first couple of battles? Well, when we look closely at the narrative here, we see that in the first case, the men of Israel did…
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I’m sure you noticed Solomon’s comments about living with a disagreeable woman. In some circles this is fodder for the fallacy that the Bible is anti-woman. I disagree, and here’s why. This book is written by a man who was a king with not only great wisdom and great wealth, but a large amount of…
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Do you remember the first issue that Paul talked to the Corinthians about in the last letter? There was a man in the church who was in the midst of sexual sin. In fact, it was incest. He told them that they must discipline the person and not let the sin continue or condone it….
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Today, we’re going to read Judges 19. It’s a story that starts off badly, and then gets exponentially worse. It’a a story of betrayal, and then ultimately a heinous crime. I told you it was bad. A few points I’d like to touch on. Just a reminder, this took place when there was no king,…
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Pretty much each verse we read in this book of wisdom really deserves to be meditated on. Proverbs really isn’t a book that is meant to be just read through. It’s better when taken a bit at a time and then revisited again and again. Just a few comments today. Most of the verses, or…
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As Paul closed his letter to the church in Corinth, he found several ways to gently try to move them in the direction of unity within their ranks. As he opened, he mentioned that they should give in the same way as he had encouraged the Galatian church to give, in a way challenging them…
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This chapter records a very sorry episode in Israel’s history. It had been a long time since Israel had entered the Promised Land, and yet this portion of the tribe of Dan had not yet taken possession of their inheritance. The reason? Likely a lack of initiative and also being satisfied with the status quo….
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Have you ever considered how powerful your words can be? For some people, words come so easily that they don’t think about the impact even a casual word can have. There were some good things to remember from today’s reading. Verse 4 of chapter 18 said, “Words from wise people are like water bubbling up…
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In this chapter Paul addressed the most important aspect of the Christian faith. Jesus was raised from the dead. All other major religions have a founder who is dead. But the tomb of Jesus is empty. The unthinkable happened. Jesus’ tomb only held its occupant for three days. The reason that this is important is…
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