When Trouble Comes
Now Ahaziah fell through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria, and was injured; so he sent messengers and said to them, “Go, inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover from this injury.” (2 Kings 1:1-2) The book of 2 Kings begins in the reign of Ahaziah, king of Israel. In […]
Seasoned With Salt
And every offering of your grain offering you shall season with salt; you shall not allow the salt of the covenant of your God to be lacking from your grain offering. With all your offerings you shall offer salt. (Leviticus 2:13) Under the Old Covenant, not every sacrifice was of an animal and with blood. […]
How to Fight God and Win
He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and in his strength he struggled with God. Yes, he struggled with the Angel and prevailed; he wept, and sought favor from Him. He found Him in Bethel, and there He spoke to us. (Hosea 12:3-4) Through the Prophet Hosea, God spoke to Israel by […]