Responsibility

The Levites substitution for the firstborn

Moses, Aaron, and his sons were to make sure that the Israelites worshiped in the proper way (vv. 38-41). So they obeyed the LORD and counted the Levites by their clans. Here are the requirements made of the Levites for the first-born:The first-born were numbered from a month old …

Admonition for Christian Husbands

Peter now has a serious word of admonition for the Christian husbands. He reminds them of four areas of responsibility in their relationship with their wives (v. 7). Physical- “Dwell with them.” The husband must make time to be home with his wife. So many t …

Clear Teaching of The Word

Here we find Jesus pronouncing condemnation against the cities in which some of His most significant miracles had occurred (vv. 20-24). Chorazin was a village about two and a half miles north of Capernaum; Bethsaida was about three miles east. All three cities had witnessed Jesus’s …

Our Responsibilities toward the Elderly & Widowed

Paul tells Timothy how important it is that he has a right attitude as he deals with people in the church. Since Timothy was a younger man, he might be tempted to ignore the older members. (1) To older people we must show affection and respect (vv. 1-2). An older man is to be treated like a …

Saul is Anointed as King

When an Israelite king took office, he was both crowned and anointed. The coronation was the political act of recognizing the new king as ruler of the people. The anointing was the religious act of making the king God’s representative to the people.As this chapter opens, we find …

The Destruction of a Man of Treachery

This passage was written by David as he described Doeg an Edomite who was a dangerous and ungodly man. Doeg is called a “mighty man” (v. 1) because he was the chiefest of the herdsmen that belonged to Saul (I Samuel 2:7). Any hatred King Saul had toward David was magnif …

Sampson’s Parents Make a Vow

Manoah and his wife did not have any children because she was barren. So, the birth of Samson was miraculous as was the birth of Isaac, or Joseph or Benjamin. Manoah accepted that the visitor was a “man of God” (v.8), prayed for a second visit and that he and his wife would be prepared for

Wives and Husbands

Peter spoke to Christian wives were seeking to win their husbands to the Lord but were going about in the wrong way. There are few experiences more difficult in life than to be married to an unbeliever. God is dogmatic in his instruction of “Be ye not unequally yoked together with …

The Consequences of Worshiping Other Gods

The events, to which this chapter refers, occurred before chapter 21. In this chapter God says to Jeremiah, “I want you to go up and talk to the king himself, face to face.” This is the first time Jeremiah is sent to deliver a message to the face of the king himse …

Haman’s Position in The Kingdom is Given to Mordecai

In the culture of Esther’s day any person who received the death penalty automatically had to turn over his estate to the king (v 1). This included all of Haman’s property, possessions, as well as all the people in his house. The king gave all of this to Esther, and she then turned it all over to …