In Num 2:12-13, God told Balaam, specifically, not to go with the men who came from Balak and not to curse Israel because Israel was blessed.  So, Balaam knew, in no uncertain terms, exactly what God wanted him not to do and why.  When Balak’s men came back and tried...

When Israel went into the land of Canaan, they conquered the land by little and little.  God could have killed all the inhabitants in a day, but the land would have been overrun by beasts.  After four and a half years, Israel had conquered enough land that they could distribute...

In Eph 1:19-23, we find some wonderful things about Jesus that show us he is far above all, like Paul said in verse 21.  He is far above all because: He is the Risen Savior – Eph 1:20 – you need a Savior.  You cannot save yourself.  Doctors, biologists, chemists,...

This lesson covers Eph 1:15-23.  In this passage, Paul prayed for the Ephesians [Eph 1:16] to know three things every Christian must know.  We must know “what is the exceeding hope of his calling,” [Eph 1:18], “what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,” [Eph 1:18],...

There are things in your life that will affect your spirit.  And when your spirit gets down, you are in trouble.  We often think that our spirits won’t be lifted until whatever has gotten us down is resolved or is taken away.  But such is not the case.  You can...

2 Sam 22 and Ps 18 are the same song, spoken in the day that the Lord had delivered David out of the hand of all his enemies.  Yet, when you set these two passages side by side, you can see that there are quite a few differences in these...

There is an “apparent” contradiction between 2 Ki 25:8 and Jer 52:12.  2 Ki 25:8 says that Nebuzaradan came into Jerusalem “in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month.”  Jer 52:12 says that Nebuzaradan came into Jerusalem “in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month.” ...

Reconcile the hour of the crucifixion, Mk 15:25.  In this post we reconcile the difference between, Mk 15:25 and Jn 19:14.  Mk 15:25 says, “And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.”  Jn 19:14 says, it was “about the sixth hour” when Pilate “saith unto the Jews, Behold...

This post is a reconciliation of the statement “by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them,” in Ex 6:3.  They knew the name Jehovah.  All these people knew that name: Eve, Gen 4:1; the men in Gen 4:26; Noah, Gen 8:20; Abram, Gen 12:7; Sarai, Gen 16:2; Lot,...

In Acts 11:22-24, Barnabas exhorted the church at Antioch “that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.”  To purpose in your heart to do something is to become so resolved that nothing will change your mind.  For instance, in Is 14:24-27, the Lord purposed to break the...