Is there a relationship that better exemplifies understanding, forgiveness, consolation, comfort, and unconditional love than the mother-child relationship? The Bible has much to say to and about mothers, including the spiritual parallels to the relationship God has for us. We share 13 passages of Scripture about motherhood for our contemplation: Exodus 20:12; Leviticus 19:3; Deuteronomy 5:16; Psalm 127:3; Proverbs 6:20; Psalm 139:13; Proverbs 1:8-9; Proverbs 22:6; Proverbs 23:22-25; Proverbs 29:15; Proverbs 31:25-30; Isaiah 49:15; and Isaiah 66:13. Genesis 3:16 is also referenced.
What happens in the 400 years between Malachi and Matthew? We fill in some of that history as we pivot from the Old Testament...
False teachers have convinced the Galatians that they are required to be circumcised. The result is division within their church. In an epistle written...
The Apostle Paul expands the third commandment into a comprehensive life principle: everything we do, in "word or deed," is an act of bearing...
