In Jonah 2, we take a break from the narrative to read a poem of thanksgiving that Jonah prayed when he was detained for three days and three nights. It turns out that the fish that swallowed Jonah was God’s appointed means not for Jonah’s destruction but for his rescue. By surviving his brush with death, Jonah learned an important lesson that we all must learn.
From Old Testament times, the Jewish people knew that only God and his Messiah could open the eyes of the blind. However, over their...
In the encounter with Moses at the burning bush, God revealed himself and promised to show us more of who he is.
Although not exactly a parable, the judgment scene that concluded Jesus’ public teaching in Matthew brings together important themes of his parables of the...