Ringing in our ears from the book of Judges is the cry for a king, so we are not surprised to find that the book that is now divided into 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel answers the need for a king. However, the process was not very neat, since there was a first failed attempt to have a king and then a second more successful one, which was not without its own problems. As we see in all the books of the Old Testament, God fulfills his promises, but the promise of an anointed king to save God’s people was not finally and completely fulfilled until Christ came.
From Old Testament times, the Jewish people knew that only God and his Messiah could open the eyes of the blind. However, over their...
While Leviticus makes for difficult reading for people today, it contains a simple message that everyone needs to learn: God is holy, so we...
Abraham’s example proves that the only way to be right with God is through faith in Jesus Christ, not by works, ritual, law, or...