As chapter one begins we are told that Nehemiah is in Shusan serving in the winter palace of Artaxerxes the king (v. 1). The brother of Nehemiah came to visit him and told of the difficulties the people who had returned with Jerubbabel and Ezra were having in Jerusalem. Nehemiah …
The law of Moses had three major divisions:1. The moral found in the ten commandments2. The civil found in Exodus chapters 21-233. The ceremonial found in LeviticusWe find in these verses a series of civil statutes which God gave unto Israel for the purpose of regulating their so …
I am amazed as I see how many chapters in Exodus deal with the tabernacle. It has been said, “God created the whole world in six days but He used forty days to instruct Moses about the tabernacle. God has always had a dwelling place in the midst of his people.
The ship’s passengers spent three months shipwrecked on the island of Malta (v. 11). Finally another ship gave them passage for the 100 miles to Syracuse in Sicily, then to Rhegium (70 miles) on the toe of Italy, and finally dropping anchor in Puteoli (180 miles) in the bay …
Rachel was envious of her sister Leah, because Leah had given Jacob four sons, but she had none (v. 1). Rachel blamed Jacob for her childlessness, but Jacob blamed the Lord (v. 2). In anger, Rachel offered up her servant, Bilhah, as a way for Rachel to have children (v. 3). In accepting …
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 …
This psalm is clearly messianic and is quoted or referred to in the New Testament more than any other psalm. It is the only messianic psalm with no reference to David or another. Even the Lord quoted this psalm to silence His critics. He explained that this psalm spoke of the Messiah as …
In this passage we find that Israel was robbing God by not bringing their tithes and offerings and the result was famine due to the pests taking the vegetation and vines without grapes (Deut. 28:28-40). The tithe was part of the Mosaic Law (Lev. 27:28-40) which required that a tenth be given to …
This section of Scripture deals with the confiscated spoils from the war, and it is truly amazing (vv. 25-54). All captives and goods were to be divided according to a strict formula. Moses told the soldiers not to keep for themselves all the booty they had taken, but to give a p …
As Jesus was speaking, Judas arrived (v. 43). Notice here, as well as in verse 10 and 20 the phrase “one of the twelve.” Here the traitors’ act is being carried out. John’s gospel tells us that Satan put it into the heart of Judas to betray Jesus (John 13: …