As God’s beloved people were in very difficult circumstances and doubting God, the LORD spoke to them in Malachi 1:1-5 a simple message: I love you. After they challenged his love, God proved it, but not nearly as extravagantly as he has proved his love to us.
At the Red Sea, the LORD triumphed gloriously, made himself known, and anticipated his greater triumph in the cross and resurrection.
The personal letter Paul wrote to Philemon contains a beautiful picture of redemption through the work of Christ.
This first parable from Matthew provides the key to understanding all the parables and to entering the kingdom of God.