After the Covenant of Works/Life resulted in failure and death for humans, God dealt with them on the basis of his grace, or free favor toward sinners. The first mention of the Covenant of Grace appears in Genesis 6:17-18 and then receives fuller explanation in Genesis 9:8-17. Every day we are still enjoying the benefits of this covenant that he announced to Noah long ago.
In the earlier parables, Jesus left people wondering what he meant. In the latter parables, Jesus was often very direct. For example, in Matthew...
With the books of Ezra and Nehemiah, we arrive at the end of Old Testament history with the Jews back in their land after...
Because they questioned and rejected Jesus’ authority, the chief priests were removed from their post and replaced by others from all the nations.