As the Israelites reached Mount Sinai, they were stepping into a whole new reality of what being God’s chosen people would look like. God gave them His Law so they could live differently from the nations they would encounter along their journey. He made a covenant with them that involved…
The history of the Israelites shows how on-again, off-again they were with the Lord as they were led by kings that vacillated between walking in His ways and doing evil in His sight. Along the way, they allowed the gods of the of the lands surrounding them to permeate their…
By now the leading priests had heard and seen enough and they began to secretly devise a plan to have Jesus arrested and killed. Surely this would put an end to all of this — or so they thought. One of the disciples, Judas Iscariot, had apparently not allowed Jesus…
I love reading the Old Testament. Reading about the Israelites and their not so easy journey to the Promised Land gives me hope as I look forward to my Promised Land, heaven. Much like their journey through the wilderness was part of God’s plan – so is our journey through…