Today, I’m wrapping up my Sunday series on salvation stories from the Old Testament. There are several I haven’t mentioned – the scarlet cord and Mephibosheth feasting at the king’s table, for example. Still, today I want to focus on the very familiar story of David and Goliath. As children, the focus was on David,…
Recently I’ve been singing the hymn I share at the end of this post – Look to Jesus, now, and live! This is the gist of the story we find in Numbers 21:4 – 9. The story The Israelites had disobeyed God, choosing not to enter the promised land. So God told them they would…
All of them ate the same spiritual food,and all of them drank the same spiritual water.For they drank from the spiritual rock that traveled with them,and that rock was Christ. 1 Corinthians 10:3-4 NLT The Israelites rescued from Egypt Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt. God directed their path along the desert road toward…
Isaac spoke up and said to his father Abraham, “Father?” “Yes, my son?” Abraham replied. “The fire and wood are here,” Isaac said,“but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?” Abraham answered, “God himself will provide the lambfor the burnt offering, my son.” Introduction As children, we are often taught Bible stories emphasizing the stories’ characters….
Therefore, let all the godly pray to you while there is still time, that they may not drown in the floodwaters of judgment.For you are my hiding place; you protect me from trouble. You surround me with songs of victory. Psalm 32:6-7 NLT Introduction For the next few weeks, I want to explore familiar stories in the Old…