“Bow down to him, all gods”
MOSES’ LAST message was a warning—not just to the Israelites, but to the lesser elohim who had rebelled against the authority of God.Continue Reading
MOSES’ LAST message was a warning—not just to the Israelites, but to the lesser elohim who had rebelled against the authority of God.Continue Reading
GOD’S COVENANT with Israel was conditional, with blessings for obedience to His commandments and curses for disobedience.Continue Reading
GOD’S INSTRUCTIONS to the Israelites were surprisingly progressive for the time, prohibiting His people from engaging in predatory lending practices and providing for the poor, widows, and orphans (without a government agency to collect and redistribute wealth!).Continue Reading
HALLOWEEN CELEBRATES death and the dead. Today, we set aside our schedule of scripture to discuss the spirits and how they’ve convinced humanity that engaging in practices forbidden by God is not only harmless, but profitable and fun.Continue Reading
THE PUNISHMENT God ordered for a number of sins, ranging from sexual relations before marriage (for women) to rebelling against one’s parents (for sons), seems harsh by today’s standards.Continue Reading
THE PEOPLE in Canaan engaged in what God called “abominable practices”: First, burning a child as an offering to Molech, followed by divination, reading omens, augury, sorcery, enchantment, consulting mediums, necromancy, and inquiring of the dead.Continue Reading
GOD NEVER intended for us to be in perpetual debt. Our modern banking system is a reversal of God’s will and the fulfillment of prophecy—the work of the rider on the black horse (Rev. 6:5–6).Continue Reading
THE PUNISHMENT for an Israelite who led people to worship other gods was harsh: Death by stoning.Continue Reading
OUR GOD is “God of gods and Lord of lords.” This isn’t just hyperbole; it means that Yahweh is supreme among the denizens of the spirit realm.Continue Reading
HEAR, O ISRAEL: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.Continue Reading
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