Og and the Rephaim
THE REPHAIM were remembered by Israel as giants, or at least as people who venerated the giants of the pre-Flood…
Ruins of the Travelers
THE THREE most important things when considering real estate are location, location, and location.
Sacrifices offered to the dead
BALAAM WAS unable to curse Israel, but the people were lured into worshiping a god called Baal-Peor—with disastrous consequences.
The discernment of a donkey
A DONKEY displayed more discernment and wisdom than a man whose fame as a seer and prophet was renowned in…
The Satan
JOB HAS become a symbol for patient suffering in the face of overwhelming adversity, but there’s a lot more to…
Last Clash of the Titans Part 3: The Sons of the Titans
The prophet Balaam foresaw a messianic figure, “a star,” who would come out of Jacob to “break down all the…
Last Clash of the Titans Part 2: Israel and the Sons of Sheth
A pagan prophet foretold the coming of Messiah more than 2,400 years ago in the land of Moab. There was…
Who is like Tyre?
Ezekiel's lament over Tyre wasn't a simple proclamation against a pagan neighbor of the Israelites, but an already-but-not-yet prophecy that…
Back to Egypt
THE SOJOURN in Egypt was such a defining moment in the history of Israel and Judah that you would think…
The Day of Yahweh
YOU'D THINK that prophets of Yahweh during the reign of good king Josiah would have been a little more upbeat.…