1 Samuel 5-7 describes a time during Samuel the prophet's ministry when the Philistines seemed to have the upper hand against the children of Israel. When chapter five opens, the ark of the covenant has been captured, the high priest Eli has died from shock, and Eli’s grandson is named Ichabod upon his sudden birth: …
Tag: Sovereignty of God
When The Suffering Doesn’t Make Sense
The past few days, I’ve been reading through the book of Job. Job lived during the time of the patriarchs, after the flood. Bible scholars debate whether he lived closer to Abraham’s time or later, in Moses’ day. No details are given in this historical account to tell us the exact dates. Job was a …
The Secret Of Success
Today, I finished reading the book of Genesis, ending with the death of Joseph. Just before he dies, he makes his family promise to take his bones back to Canaan, trusting that God will fulfill the promise made to their ancestor Abraham and give them the promised land. Joseph is the central character in Genesis …
Things Aren’t Always As They Seem
“Things aren’t always as they seem.” That’s a pretty common bit of wisdom, to which, I would guess, that every person reading this could attest. We have all experienced circumstances that seemed to be one way but turned out completely different than we thought they might. We know it—so why is it so easy to …
Just Wait
Our Bible study group decided to interrupt our journey through 1 Corinthians for the month of January and read through a 31-day devotional taken from Andrew Murray’s book, Waiting On God. It’s been a wonderful start to the new year. As the title implies, each day’s reading focuses on an aspect of what it means …
The Way Of The Word 