Seven Times Seven
Most readers will be familiar with this story of developing faith. 1 Kings 18 begins with God coming to Elijah during a severe drought and famine in Samaria. The Lord tells Elijah to present himself before the wicked King, Ahab, after which He will send rain. We’ll fast forward in this chapter, through the altar […]
The Loved One
The disciple John repeatedly referred to himself as the disciple who Jesus loved. This is the same Gospel writer who wrote that the world could not contain all the books needed to write all that Jesus said and did. Yet, John did not spare the words to let us all know he was the “disciple […]
D’Vorah (דבורה): A Bee
It is estimated that around 188 women are mentioned in the Bible, compared to approximately 3,000 named men. These women were matriarchs, leaders, prophets, queens, caregivers, and poets. They were ordinary women, whose lives tell stories in the Bible of faith, courage, compassion, and strength. Deborah (Hebrew origin that means “bee”) was called upon by […]
The Woman at the Well of Life
There was a woman of Samaria. Her people so scorned her that she was forced to come alone at the hottest part of the day to get water. The other women enjoyed the protection and friendship of one another. (John 4) She meets a Jewish man, named Jesus, who asks her to give Him a […]
Don’t Forget
The unusual Hebrew word “tzitzit” describes the tassels on the Jewish prayer shawl. They were God’s remedy for a forgetful people, intended as a tactile reminder of God’s law or Torah. In Joshua 4:9, Joshua assembled a pile of twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan River where the priests stood as they carried […]