It’s actually buh-AWL, with a glottal stop (like uh-oh). But however you say the name of the Semitic storm-god, he and his followers have been a problem for God’s people for the last 4,000 years.Continue Reading

HEZEKIAH WAS a better king than any since David, and better than all those who followed. He repaired and restored the Temple, reinstituted the worship of Yahweh, and tore down the high places devoted to Baal and Astarte (not just in Judah, but in Israel, too).Continue Reading

What did God mean when he told Abraham his descendants would return from Egypt in the fourth generation because “the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete”? Moses made it clear to readers in his day. But because we don’t know history, we miss the point.Continue Reading

ISAIAH PROPHESIED the fall of Babylon before it had risen. At the time of the prophesies we read this week, Assyria was still the dominant power in the ancient Near East, but the phrase, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon,” was revealed to the prophet anyway.Continue Reading

Joel Richardson publicly warned in November that Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn’s ties to Turkey made him a poor choice for National Security Advisor. The Deep State media has finally noticed because it’s a convenient club to bash the president.Continue Reading

Not only is there plenty of evidence that the Hebrews were in Egypt, the Egyptians knew about the giants the Israelites would have to fight for the Holy Land.Continue Reading