The Israelites felt the same way. They were set free from the Pharaoh, but they were far from being free from the sins of complaining, lack of trust in God, and stubborn hearts. Their eleven-day journey to the Promised Land turned into 40 years. In fact, many of those who left Israel...
What is the main purpose of the Old Testament? Where in the Old Testament is a Messiah promised? Who is Abinadab in the Old Testament? What are the Old Testament laws? Did God promise eternal life in the Old Testament? Who is Haggai in the Old Testament?
It is not because of your righteousness or uprightness of heart that you are going in to possess their land, but it is because of their wickedness that the LORD your God is driving out these nations before you, to keep the promise He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and ...
The Israelites needed to be saved, and God saved them by a miracle. There was, as it were, a distinct opening of heaven for their benefit. The hand that fed them came from the unseen. In like manner, Christ lays emphasis on the fact that he - the bread of life for men - is "...
“Her dignity had to be guarded, and she could not be treated like a slave. The fact that female prisoners of war could be taken as wives by the Israelites does not sanction the practice so much as regulate and transform an existing evil.” ...
This image implies the metaphor of God as husband of His people.” How enduring is the love of God. The Israelites broke the Abrahamic covenant. And as destructive, painful, and humbling Israel’s exile was, it could hardly begin to fully pay for the cost of their rebellion against God....
The land of milk and honey in Exodus 3:8 reminds us of God’s faithfulness, encourages us in times of wilderness, and gives us godly character, and the Father’s promise anchors our hope in God’s provision and the eternal Kingdom.
13All these great people died in faith. They did not get the things that God promised his people, but they saw them coming far in the future and were glad. They said they were like visitors and strangers on earth.14When people say such things, they show they are looking for a country...
In the Israelites’ lives and ours, God issovereignlyworking out His plans, even when they seem slow in coming, they don’t make sense, or when they are uncomfortable for us. But we need to draw close to Him, get to know His character, study His Word, and understand His promises to...
God made a promise, agreement, or covenant with Israel, which includes land, descendants, and blessings (Genesis 12:1-3, Genesis 15). The nature of the covenant by God is according to the biblical accounts both unilateral and irrevocable, meaning that God establishes it and it is not depend...