GOD HAS a council that carries out His commands, and this week we get one of the few glimpses into its workings recorded in the Bible. It’s the story of Ahab’s demise in battle against the Syrians at Ramoth-Gilead, where the king of Israel is enticed by lying spirits to go to his doom.Continue Reading

IT IS appropriate (and unplanned — by us, anyway), but appropriate — that our last New Testament study before the U.S. presidential election includes Romans 13:1-7. It is a command to Christians to “be subject to the governing authorities.”Continue Reading

WE REACH the end of the life of Moses in this week’s Bible study.  We focus on Deuteronomy 32:8-9, which describes the division of nations after the Tower of Babel incident, and why it’s so important to understanding the rest of the Bible. Click here for the notes and the mp3 files.Continue Reading

The supernatural realm is real, but it’s probably nothing like what you heard about in church. Dr. Michael Heiser discusses his excellent new book The Unseen Realm, which shows, from scripture, why “[t]he God of the Old Testament was part of an assembly–a pantheon–of other gods.” Click here for the show notes and to hear the interview.Continue Reading