Inheritance

Solomon Anointed as King

Prayers of dedication were confirmed by the offering of an enormous number of sacrificial animals (3,000 in all). Drink offerings were poured out as a sacrifice to God to acknowledge His role in providing for His people (v. 21). This was the second anointing of Solomon as king (vv. 22-23) …

Jacobs Last Words With Family

Jacob continues to give his last words to his sons as they gather around his bed. The next in line is Dan (verses 16-18) who was a son of Bilhah the maid of Rachel. As Jacob gazed at Dan he saw coming out of his tribe the mightiest of all the judges from which Samson was to come. …

The law of female inheritance

In previous instructions it was decreed that the inheritance of a man who died without sons must go to the daughters (27:8). In this passage (vv. 1-12) a situation has arisen involving the daughters of Zelophehad, a descendant of the Manassehite clan of Gilead (27:1-11). The ques …

IllustrationHarvard, Yale and Princeton Founded to Train Pastors

Harvard College was founded in 1638 with a special view to training pastors. Up till 1700 more than half of its graduates went into the ministry. But by 1869, spiritual Harvard lay on its deathbed. Yale, from its 1701 beginning, was more conservative. Its president addressed stud …

IllustrationA Student Dreaming of Making a Million Dollars

A student at the New York Institute of Advertising explained why he had chosen the field: “I have dreams of making a million dollars in advertising,  just like my father.” The institute director asked, “When did your father make a million in advertising?&quot …

IllustrationWhat from? What by? and What to?

Never forget the three what’s! What from? Believers are redeemed from hell and destruction. What by? By the precious blood of Christ. What to? To an inheritance incorruptible, undefiled, and that will not fade away. – (Charles Haddon Spurgeon). …