Acts 7:55 Stephen had been preaching courageously. Because of his speech, the Jews became enraged and they ground their teeth at him. “But filled with the Holy Spirit, he gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God” (Acts 7:55). How important it is to gaze…
1 Ki. 11 We have seen the greatness of Solomon. He “loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh: Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women” (1 Ki.11:1). He had 700 wives and 300 concubines! The LORD had already warned the Israelites about these. In Exodus 34:16, the LORD said of the Canaanite…
Lk. 6:18 Many people followed Jesus during His ministry. They came to listen to Him and to be healed of their diseases. Even those troubled with unclean spirits were cured. The people tried to touch Him and those who did were healed, all of them. Today, we need no one else to heal us of…
John 7:1-9 As the Jews were looking for an opportunity to kill Jesus, He moved to Galilee and taught there. Then, his brothers told Him, “Leave here and go to Judea so that your disciples also may see the works you are doing; for no one who wants to be widely known acts in secret….
1 Kings 1:28-53 Yesterday, we talked about how Adonijah attempted to make himself the king without David’s knowledge and looked into how we have also made worldly things rule over us. Today we will continue the story. When David heard of this, he quickly made Solomon king, and Zadok the priest anointed Solomon. Then, the…
1 Kings 1:11 King David had become old and advanced in years. Meanwhile, Adonijah exalted himself and prepared himself to be the king. Joab and Abiathar also followed him. The Bible tells us that “He was also a very handsome man, and he was born next after Solomon” (1 Ki. 1:6). He sacrificed sheep, oxen…
Jonah 4 We have been following Jonah for quite a while now. Now, at this point, Jonah was filled with rage. He was sent to Nineveh to proclaim its destruction. But it did not happen. Jonah was furious and asked God to take his life (Jon. 4:3). He said, “O Lord! Is not this what I…
2 Sam.24:24 David had consolidated his position as king. He was now resting. As he rested, he wanted to know the strength of his army and he sent Joab (who was reluctant) to take a census of Israel and Judah. Spending nine months and twenty days, they returned and told the king that there were…
Jonah 3:5-10 As we follow Jonah, we see him entering Nineveh, the big city. He went into the city and proclaimed, “Fourty more days and Nineveh will be overthrown” (Jon. 3:4). Nineveh was such a big city that it took three days to go through. The king must have also been one great person. But,…
Jonah 3:1-4 Jonah had attempted to run away from God, but ended up inside a fish. When the fish vomited him out, the word of the LORD came to him once more. Now, Jonah did not attempt to run away anymore. Instead, he “obeyed the word of the LORD and went to Nineveh” (Jon. 3:3)….