Noah was righteous by faith
Noah and a global disaster: Genesis 6–10 By the time of the flood, Noah was the only righteous man on …
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God disciplines those He loves
A letter to Hebrews (Part 4): Hebrews 11–13 Tough times can be the result of God, our heavenly father, smoothing …
Right living
Paul’s letter to Titus: Titus 1–3 Paul’s aim in life was to always bring people to Christ. He also wanted …
Righteousness is the result of salvation
Paul’s letter to the believers in Philippi: Philippians 1–4 The point of behaving well is to show the results of …
Jesus the place of atonement
Paul’s letter to the believers in Rome (Part 1): Romans 1–4 What did Jesus do on the cross? He was …
Refuse to believe? That’s sin
Jesus tells the disciples they are going to be hated, and that He is about to go away and what …
Bad shepherds vs the good shepherd
God sets Ezekiel as a watchman for Israel; Ezekiel prophesies over Egypt, Edom, and the ‘bad’ shepherds of Israel, then he …
It’s not ‘just politics’: even kings should keep an oath
Two eagles: Israel was to stay loyal to Babylon, rather than turning to Egypt; God’s righteous justice; a funeral song …
Psalms: How do you want to be judged?
More psalms: Psalm 92–97 Many of the psalms have no author attributed to them, so we have a large group of …
Psalms: A prayer for protection
More psalms: Psalm 1, 10, 33, 71, 91 Many of the psalms have no author attributed to them, so we have …
The Temple: God’s promise and a warning
The Temple is dedicated to God, and He replies; Solomon hands over land to the King of Tyre: 1 Kings …
Asaph’s psalms: God holds the world together
The first of Asaph’s psalms: Psalm 75−76 Asaph was one of the musicians David appointed to lead the nation’s worship when he …
David’s psalms: The heavens declare the glory of God
David’s psalms: Psalm 12–17; Psalm 19–21 King David was a prolific poet and songwriter, and some of his work has been …
Life after atonement for sin
Day of atonement and ban on eating blood: Leviticus 16–17 It wasn’t a death threat; it was a warning: Leviticus …
Job vows to keep his innocence
Job’s final speech (part a): Job 26–28 Job valued his righteousness, and he vowed not to let it go: Job 27:2-6 “I vow …
Eliphaz had the wrong answer
Eliphaz and Job’s eighth speech: Job 22–25 Eliphaz had no way of knowing that there was an unexpected answer to his …
