"they made reconciliation with their blood upon the altar". The old hymn goes, "What can wash away my stain? Nothing but the blood of Jesus!" There is no reason to ... Read more
"none might enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth". Was this edict designed to keep grief and mourning away from the palace area? If so, it failed. Rather than ... Read more
"there was a division among the people because of him". Some accept while others reject: Jesus said He would divide those of a household. He came and lived and died ... Read more
"the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried to Elisha". I have always been attracted to this widow's behaviour. She was not too proud to ask for ... Read more
"Accept the one whose faith is weak". The weak brother needs supporting. It may be for this very reason that he crosses your path. Weak faith is infinitely greater than ... Read more
"Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God". Natural birth only carries a lease for duration of life on earth. No one born into this ... Read more
"Seek the Lord while he may be found, Call upon him while he is near". Now is the accepted time. A day may come when God cannot be found. Remember ... Read more
"she said,The glory is departed from Israel". These last words of Phinehas' wife as she died in childbirth were prophetic. God through her pronounced judgment upon Israel and Ichabod, the ... Read more
"when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out". Three factors contributed to his startling behaviour. First, he believed that Jesus could do something for ... Read more
"the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power". This is vastly different from the Temple area on earth when Jesus visited it and ... Read more