Category Archives: Scripture

In Genesis 19:29 we read that “God remembered Abraham and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when He overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt”.  As I wrote in the THE SALT OF THE COVENANT Lot had no … Continue reading →

       In Leviticus 2:13 God tells the Israelites that they are never to bring an offering to Him without salt.  Now the people of Israel, living at that time and place would understand the reasoning behind that.  By eating together … Continue reading →

Joseph’s brothers have sold Joseph to the Midianites.  The Midianites were on their way to Egypt.  They lie to their father, making him believe that a wild beast has killed him.  Twenty two years have gone by and now they … Continue reading →

THE  WISDOM  OF  THE  JUST                                                                                                        PROVERBS 11:3: “THE INTEGRITY OF THE UPRIGHT SHALL GUIDE THEM”.  It is certainly true that the Word of God is our guide, as we see in many places in the Scripture.  We are told … Continue reading →

 Jacob, fleeing from his brother Esau, whom he had badly cheated, was running to his uncle Laban.  That night, sleeping in the open he had a dream.  In that dream Jacob saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven and … Continue reading →

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.  This is the first statement in the Bible.  This was the beginning of the history of the world.  We hear often about pre-history.  Really, there is no such thing.  History … Continue reading →

A very important verse that we must think on when we see the God of the Old Testament or the God of Israel is Malachi 3:6: “I change not”. We read of Jesus weeping not only at the tomb of … Continue reading →

Imagine some earthly monarch knocking on the door of a peasant’s home. When the peasant answers the door the king says: “I’d really like us to get better acquainted. We hardly know each other. I’d like to know of your … Continue reading →

The title above is a direct quote from Exodus 20:5. This is God’s statement of Himself. I think that quite often the thought that one is a jealous person has with it negative connotations. We tend to think of one … Continue reading →

I don’t know if this will be of interest to many of you or if you will wonder if I have too much time on my hands. Anyway, I want to look at the book of Job. I know there … Continue reading →