The cause of his madness is said to have been an evil spirit from God (1Sa 18:10), and when, under the influence of the ecstatic mood which alternated with his depression, he conducted himself like a lunatic (1Sa 19:23 f), his mutterings are called "prophesyings." The use of ...
25That same night theLordsaid to him, “Take the second bull from your father’s herd, the one seven years old.[b]Tear down your father’s altar to Baal and cut down the Asherah pole[c]beside it.26Then build a proper kind of[d]altar to theLordyour God on the top of this heigh...
God also knows how important it is to have good friends. The Bible talks about the benefits of having others in your life: It’s better to have a partner than go it alone. Share the work, share the wealth. And if one falls down, the other helps, but if there’s no one to help...
32 Gideon son of Joash died at a good old age and was buried in the tomb of his father Joash in Ophrah of the Abiezrites. 33 No sooner had Gideon died than the Israelites again prostituted themselves to the Baals. They set up Baal-Berith as their god 34 and did not remember the Lo...
God also knows how important it is to have good friends. The Bible talks about the benefits of having others in your life:It’s better to have a partner than go it alone. Share the work, share the wealth. And if one falls down, the other helps, but if there’s no one to help,...