I’ve been researching the pre-exile period in Judah for several years now, and one thing that baffled me was how the Judeans tolerated idol worship. The passages below reveals just how crazy things had gotten: Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests of the second order, and the doorkeepers to bring out…
We’ve looked at the why of God’s first commandment to man. This post looks at the what. Then the LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate it and tend it. The LORD God commanded the man, saying, “From any tree of the garden you may freely eat; but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil…
Imagine that you’re at your friends’ house, and their adorable little girl is wreaking havoc in the living room. She’s dumped her bowl of sodden Cheerios on her head, and the milk is streaming down her body onto the antique Persian rug. Legos and beheaded dolls are strewn over every surface. She’s babbling and singing…
I’m waiting on the FINAL proof, but here’s a peek! Chapter One Hillah, Former Ottoman Empire April 1917 Ana Before the British troop transport truck shuddered to a halt, Ana Brown jumped to her feet. Hillah, a humble village made significant by the nearby archeological excavation, hummed with activity. She itched to join…
Holy Week, Part 3 Tobiah was frustrated and elated at the same time. Frustrated because the crowds Jesus drew were so large Tobiah couldn’t get anywhere close. And elated because the crowds Jesus drew hung on his every word. In the days leading up to Passover, Jesus taught in the Temple, and the people were…