With the fear and uncertainty generated by the current COVID-19 pandemic, we consider this series by John MacArthur to be even more timely now than when it was first run eight years ago. The following blog post was originally published on November 8, 2012. —ed.Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s legendary detective, Sherlock Holmes, is one of… Continue reading Observing God’s Care
Category: Bible Introduction
Blessed Assurance
This series was first published in January 2019. -ed. God is holy and we are sinful. Those two inescapable truths should frame our entire worldview. They also explain the terror God’s saints always felt during the divine encounters recorded in Scripture. It shouldn’t surprise us that even the apostle John collapsed “like a dead man”… Continue reading Blessed Assurance
An Introduction to the Book of Joel
The Prophet Joelby MichelangeloThe Sistine Chapel The prophecy of Joel came out of his experience with the intense swarm of locust that attacked the Judean countryside. Joel detected in that profoundly disturbing event a sign of the approaching Day of Yahweh with its terrifying judgment. Joel was the son of Pethuel. Nothing is known about… Continue reading An Introduction to the Book of Joel
Introduction to the Book of Jeremiah
The Prophet Jeremiahby MichelangeloFrom the Sistine Chapel Ceiling The book of Jeremiah has more biographical material than any of the other prophetic books, enabling us to see the inner life of an Old Testament prophet. Much of what is known about the last days of Judah and of the troubled events related to the fall… Continue reading Introduction to the Book of Jeremiah
Introduction to the Book of Job
Jobby Léon Bonnat (1880) The book of Job presents a series of reflections on the meaning of life. One of its main emphases is the problem of the suffering of the innocent. However, the book of Job does not provide an answer to the problem of human suffering. The book of Job is also a… Continue reading Introduction to the Book of Job
Introduction to the Book of Exodus
The Book of Exodus is the second book of the Pentateuch, the five books which are attributed to Moses. The Book of Exodus deals with the deliverance of Israel from their servitude in Egypt by the powerful hands of Yahweh, Israel’s God: “I am Yahweh your God who brought you out of Egypt, where you… Continue reading Introduction to the Book of Exodus
Introduction to the Book of Habakkuk
The book of Habakkuk presents the thinking of a man who was responding to the impact of the international crisis on the people of Judah. The prophet openly challenged the concept of divine justice that had been developed by recent Deuteronomic reform. This “doctrine of the two ways” held that obedience to Yahweh’s will would… Continue reading Introduction to the Book of Habakkuk
False Gods and Fake Images
How can we know if our worship is pleasing to God? One sure way is to carefully avoid what the Bible deems false worship. Scripture suggests at least four categories of deviant worship. Today, we will look at two of those categories. Worshiping the Wrong God One form of false worship is the worship of… Continue reading False Gods and Fake Images
The Seven Last Sayings of Christ: A Plea for Forgiveness
This post was first published in March, 2015. —ed. Because of the physical rigors of crucifixion, Christ spoke only with great difficulty during His final hours on the cross. Scripture records just seven brief sayings from the Savior on the cross, but every one of them reveals that Christ remained sovereignly in control, even as… Continue reading The Seven Last Sayings of Christ: A Plea for Forgiveness
The Seven Last Sayings of Christ: A Promise of Salvation
This post was first published in March, 2015. —ed. You may have heard stories of immediate answers to prayer. A destitute family thanks the Lord for a non-existent meal, and someone knocks at the door with food. A man with an empty bank account prays for help, and immediately finds an unexpected check in the… Continue reading The Seven Last Sayings of Christ: A Promise of Salvation