Throughout the book, Isaiah encourages Israel with the hope that God will eventually put to right the wrongs the people are suffering...
According to the conventions of ancient letter writing, a greeting was followed by a section in which the author praised the recipient.[7]...
Mark contains only two parables that are not also found in the other Gospels. Both of them concern work, and both are...
Isaiah paints a picture of the values that must characterize the people of God.
Despite the attention to personal judgment we have seen in Psalm 73, in most of Book 3, it is the nation of...
What can the formerly faithful hope for? How will God respond to them?
Does our earthly work matter to God? Darrell Cosden has given a resounding “yes” to that question. Central to his argument is...
by Ed Cyzewski Mark introduces John the Baptist through a quotation from Isaiah about preparing the way for the Lord. John was literally paving the way for the Lord’s return, something that his...
From the beginning, Israel was to play a unique role as a priestly nation to the world. When God first made a covenant through Moses, he said to the Israelites, “Now if you...
Psalm 126 begins with a joyful remembrance of a time when God "brought back his exiles to Jerusalem" (126:1).
Luke’s Gospel begins in a workplace.
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in...
During Advent, we are waiting for the one who is the Son of David, the rightful king of Israel. Psalm 89 accentuates...
It's easy to praise God when life is good. It's a gorgeous spring day . . . praise the Lord! I just...
Chapter 16 of Romans belies many people’s common assumptions about the nature of Paul’s work—namely, that he was a solitary, heroic figure...
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