Unraveling Revelation: Sinai, Mecca, and Petra
2023-11-20
THE SITE of the climactic scene in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade may be where Moses (and later, Muhammad) changed the course of human history.Continue Reading
Og and the Rephaim
2021-08-01
THE REPHAIM were remembered by Israel as giants, or at least as people who venerated the giants of the pre-Flood world. That’s why God marked them for destruction before Israel entered the Promised Land.Continue Reading
The red heifer
2021-04-25
WE HUMANS are blinded by sight. That is, our natural senses often prevent us from seeing what’s really going on around us in the spirit realm.Continue Reading
The evil report
2021-04-11
IT’S EASY to criticize the Hebrews of Moses’ day for their lack of faith. After all, hadn’t they seen the plagues that compelled Egypt to let them go, the parting of the Red Sea, and the manna that miraculously appeared six days a week?
Set apart
2021-03-21
THE NAZIRITES were men and women set apart for God by a vow so serious that not only were they forbidden to drink wine, they couldn’t even eat grapes or raisins.
Duties of the Levites
2021-03-14
GOD CLAIMED for Himself the tribe of Levi in lieu of the firstborn sons of all Israel. We discuss the duties of the clans of the Levite and why it was imperative that only the high priest entered the Holiest Place.
Ordering the Camp
2021-02-28
ISRAEL PREPARES for war: This week, we study the arrangement of the tribes around the tabernacle and their order as they organize for the march to Canaan.
Shadows of what is to come
2020-11-22
SINS OF omission are just as serious in the Lord’s eyes as those we commit intentionally.
Burn the liver!
2020-11-15
GOD GAVE very explicit instructions for the slaughter of animals required for the slaughter of animals for required offerings.
The Tabernacle of YHWH
2020-11-08
THE CONSTRUCTION of the tabernacle is the focus of this week’s study—although, as usual, we follow some rabbit trails that lead us to other parts of the Bible.