I Samuel 7:4 “So the sons of Israel removed the Baals and the Ashtaroth and served the LORD alone.” One of the commandments is about not having other gods (Exodus 20:2). Israel struggled with this all throughout their history. It […]
II Thessalonians 3:5 “May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the steadfastness of Christ.” The phrase, ” the steadfastness of Christ” is a curios one. Ellicott describes it as such in his commentary, ‘This […]
I Samuel 7:3 ‘Then Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “If you return to the LORD with all your heart, remove the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you and direct your hearts to the LORD […]
II Thessalonians 3:5 “May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the steadfastness of Christ.” “May the Lord direct” are wonderful and hopeful words. In terms of all of humanity, each of us is insignificant. […]
I Samuel 7:1,2 “From the day that the ark remained at Kiriath-jearim, the time was long, for it was twenty years; and all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD.” Israel missed the Lord. They had fallen from Him. […]
II Thessalonians 3:4 “We have confidence in the Lord concerning you, that you are doing and will continue to do what we command.” We can have fears that we won’t make it until the end. However, today’s passage provides some […]
I Samuel 6:19 “He struck down some of the men of Beth-shemesh because they had looked into the ark of the LORD. He struck down of all the people, 50,070 men, and the people mourned because the LORD had struck […]
II Thessalonians 3:3 “But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen and protect you from the evil one.” It’s easy to forget that we have an enemy (counting the demons, it’s enemies) who seeks to ruin us. We have […]
I Samuel 6:12 “And the cows took the straight way in the direction of Beth-shemesh; they went along the highway, lowing as they went, and did not turn aside to the right or to the left. And the lords of […]
II Thessalonians 3:2 “and that we will be rescued from perverse and evil men; for not all have faith.” Paul encountered some bad people in his travels. 2 Timothy 4:14, 15 speaks of one such person, “Alexander the coppersmith did […]