Now these are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob; they came, each one with his household: Exodus 1:1 NASB The names – Something remarkable happened with the Exodus. Oh, I don’t mean the miracles, the release from slavery, the grand escape. All those events were remarkable, but there was…
All things are wearisome; Man is not able to tell it. Ecclesiastes 1:8 NASB Wearisome – Why is this book even in the Bible? It’s so pessimistic! What kind of spiritual message can be gleaned from writing that basically says nothing really matters, that death swallows up everyone, and there is really no solid evidence of anything…
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. Ephesians 6:12 NASB The powers – “An idolatrous culture is one that sees reality in terms of impersonal forces. A Jewish culture is one that insists on the ultimate reality…
