Not all who marched on dry land in deliverance out of slavery in Egypt would be part of the ongoing remnant. It’s not just heritage, remember? There’s something called faith, seeing the signs and wonders of God and taking them to heart. Faith? Some just wouldn’t keep it. Numbers 14:10 Then the glory of the […]
The remnant of faith always arises from within the larger culture. Oftentimes, the remnant is persecuted or maligned, ridiculed or insulted, or in this case, enslaved. The Hebrews, as a remnant people, were enslaved and mistreated for 400 years (as God had previously spoken). “Then the LORD said to him, ‘Know for certain that for […]
The Passover is oddly ranked last among the seven Jewish holidays according to a website called JourneyZ. Historically or as secular Jews, maybe it makes sense, but seriously? Passover comes in dead last out of 7 Jewish holidays? 1. Shabbat; 2. Rosh Hashanah; 3. Yom Kippur; 4. Sukkot; 5. Shemini (Sh’mini Atzeret) Atzeret; 6. Hanukkah; […]
Acts 7:17 “As the time drew near for God to fulfill his promise to Abraham, the number of our people in Egypt had greatly increased. 18 Then ‘a new king, to whom Joseph meant nothing, came to power in Egypt.’ 19 He dealt treacherously with our people and oppressed our ancestors by forcing them to […]
In Stephen’s speech before the Sanhedrin recorded in Acts 7, all twelve sons are called patriarchs. He reminds the Sanhedrin that Abraham was called out of Mesopotamia (outside the Promised Land), and they all ended up in Egypt (also outside the Promised Land) where generations later—four hundred years to be exact—they would come out after […]
The patriarch Jacob had twelve sons. Exodus 1:1 “These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt with Jacob, each with his family: Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah; Issachar, Zebulun and Benjamin; Dan and Naphtali; Gad and Asher.” But let’s not forget Joseph who had been sold into slavery before redemption […]
This brings us to the final of the three patriarchs of the Jewish faith that was practiced by our Lord Jesus. This is important and ought to give us every reason to be thankful for the faithful Jews who carried this faith and its traditions all the way to Christ. Of course, God had a […]
Scripture says that Abraham went down the mountain to his servants (but oddly no mention of Isaac) and went to stay in Beersheba (Genesis 22:19). About his wife Sarah, “She died at Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep over her” (Genesis […]
Of all the stories in the Bible, this is probably one that makes Christians cringe the most. Asking WHAT? I cannot believe God would test Abraham this way! I cannot believe Abraham would go there to do that. I can’t believe that! Well, believe it. Put yourself in the sandals of Isaac for a moment. […]
Noah and the Flood are widely known and remade for the children’s nursery instead of a horror story, but Sodom and Gomorrah don’t get the sanitized or woke treatment. They remain widely known for their obliteration. In both cases, the Bible stories involve destruction because sin had gotten beyond the point of God’s willingness to […]
