As was typical in Paul’s letters, he began this one with a greeting, a thanksgiving, and a prayer. In these, he didn’t waste any words but gave some previews of the major themes of the letter.
If genealogies are not the most engaging reading, why would Matthew begin his history of Jesus with one in Matthew 1:1-17? Actually, genealogies can...
In Jonah 4, we find the most successful preacher of his day angry enough to die after his greatest triumph, because God had done...
At first glance, it looked like Matthew made a big mistake in his genealogy of Jesus by placing him in the line of David,...