Miracles

Changing Water into Wine - John 2:1 – 2:12 (commentary)

Jesus with His six new disciples traveled from Bethany, which is near Jericho, to Nathaniel’s hometown of Cana in Galilee, which is about a two days’ journey on foot. Since Cana is near Nazareth, perhaps Jesus stopped in his hometown. Jesus and his disciples were invited to a ...

Miracles Performed by Paul for Authentication - Acts 19:11 – 19:20 (commentary)

Ephesus was known for its magic, and apparently the Christians had not yet put away all such evil practices (vv. 11-12). However, we need to take note that these were special miracles (v. 11) and not to be duplicated by others. There was no New Testament in existence in those days, so God ...

Miracles Performed by Moses And Aaron - Psalms 105:26 – 105:36 (commentary)

God used Egypt’s animosity to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. God sent his servant Moses and Aaron to His people in Egypt, and they worked miracles and wonders there (vv. 26-27). The psalmist does not list all the miracles, nor does he place them in the order they occurred, but he ...

The numbering of Israel in Moab. - Numbers 26:1 – 26:65 (commentary)

Even though Moses was not allowed to go into the Promised Land, he spent the closing weeks of his life preparing the new generation to enter Canaan and claim the land God promised to give them. In this portion of Scripture, a new census was taken in anticipation of assigning land …