The wandering in the wilderness is over and the Israelites have now crossed the Jordan River into the Promised Land. We begin our study of the book of Joshua by exploring the lives of three people who are each a study in faithfulness: Joshua, his fellow spy, Caleb, and Rahab, a Canaanite woman of ill repute. Scriptures referenced include Joshua 24:15; Numbers 27:18; Hebrews 11:31; Joshua 2:11; Numbers 13:30; Joshua 14:6-15; and Joshua 1:9.
The traditional Greek title of the letter ‘to Hebrews’ goes back at least to the late second century. Many modern writers think that the...
What kind of Christians ought we to be? While salvation is by God’s grace through faith, the Christian life is to be a growing...
In the midst of the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel 18 addresses the Israelites’ struggle with a proverb suggesting children suffer for their ancestors' sins, embodying...
