“For when the horses of Pharaoh with his chariots and his horsemen went into the sea, the Lord brought back the waters of the sea upon them, but the people of Israel walked on dry ground in the...
“‘Sing, O barren one, who did not bear; break forth into singing and cry aloud, you who have not been in labor! For the children of the desolate one will be more than the children of...
“The meadows clothe themselves with flocks, the valleys deck themselves with grain, they shout and sing together for joy” Psalm 65: 13. The Fruitful Valleys and the Barren Heights It’s in the figurative valley that...
“And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord after Ehud died. And the Lord sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor.. . .Then the people of...
“And Elijah said to her, ‘Do not fear; go and do as you have said. But first make me a little cake of it and bring it to me, and afterward make something for...
“. . . but during the seventh year let the land lie unplowed and unused” Exodus 23: 11. This passage of scripture is talking about the sabbath laws of ancient Israel. But I want...
“. . . but when in their distress they turned to the Lord, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found by them” 2 Chronicles 15: 4. In this chapter we learn that...
“Whoever corrects a scoffer gets himself abuse, and he who reproves a wicked man incurs injury. Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love...
“You say, ‘I am innocent; surely his anger has turned from me.’ Behold, I will bring you to judgment for saying, ‘I have not sinned’”Jeremiah 2:35. Ancient Israel had forsaken the one true God to serve...
“I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire” Mathew 3:...