After Abraham’s family became a great nation, it also became a kingdom, and no one ever equalled the greatness of King David. Even so, in 2 Samuel 7:1-17, God announced to David that he had even greater plans for his offspring. Those plans were so great that even today we are seeing only part of their realization. However, we often miss out on what God is doing, because we are looking for him to do something much smaller than what he is actually doing.
The religious leaders arrested Peter and Jon, but could not resist the force of their testimony about Jesus’ death and resurrection, which provide the...
God is free to define Israel, to show mercy or wrath, and to add to Israel from the nations.
Jesus combined a warning of judgment with a demonstration of the liberating power of the kingdom of God.
