Picture the scene: Galilee is buzzing; Jesus had just miraculously fed over 5000 people with five barley loaves and two fish. Unsurprisingly, the next day, many people go looking for Jesus again. Upon finding Him, He points out to the crowd that they are seeking Him because they ate their fill the previous day [John …
There is no other nation which gained independence in the way Israel did. The story of their independence is littered with visible, undeniable miracles from Genesis when God promised to make Abraham the father of a nation to Joshua when that nation settled in the land God promised Abraham and beyond. They did not have …
The first time I read the book of Leviticus, I struggled. It made little sense to me but one statement struck me, “I am the Lord, who brought you up out of Egypt to be your God; therefore, be holy because I am holy” [Leviticus 11:45 NIV]. This book was primarily written for the Levites. …
