When the ark is captured, the Lord goes into exile for his people and fights their enemies. When his people repent, he gives them the victory.
Through a series of mistakes by the disciples, Jesus taught them and us what following him is not.
The closing section of the first missionary journey of Paul and Barnabas moved from confusion to clarification to conflict to consolidation to celebration.
In encounters with a powerful man and a destitute woman, Jesus showed the authority of his word over sickness and death.