The last chapters of the book Judges are downright disturbing, especially chapters 19-21. They show the complete unraveling of the morality and faithfulness of Israel in the generations immediately following the grand success of Joshua (listen to last week's lesson). The chapters in this lesson are not as physically unsettling but nonetheless still show the systemic lack of consideration for God's laws in those times.
One of Moses' very last speeches was to dictate to the nation that once they entered Canaan, they were to do a theatrical exercise of shouting commands from opposing mountainsides. And they did, in Joshua's day. But would their commitment last?
Instructions to husbands. They are told to love their wives as Christ loved the church. Part of a year-long series in Ephesians chapters 5 and 6.
Looking at two short poems that have opposite themes: how to be bad and how to be good.
The story of Jonah that most people are familiar with ends at chapter 3. But the true climax is in chapter 4, where Jonah is bitter about God's mercy.
In the last six verses of chapter 3 (13-18), we see the dangers of our own jealousy, but in chapter 4, we see the gain in being faithful only to a God who is very jealous.
Instructions to wives in this passage, which specifically relates to submission to husbands. Part of a year-long series in Ephesians chapters 5 and 6.
We consider the context of this verse (starting at the end of chapter 9) and what it means for someone to be saved.
A chapter that takes a deep dive into the faith of Abraham
There are only a whopping two times in the gospels when Jesus takes note of a living person's remarkable faith, and it is in these two stories of the centurion and a Canaanite woman. She is certainly a Gentile and the Roman soldier is quite possibly a Gentile also, which sticks out like a sore thumb, since it was the Jews that should be the examples of faith.