Proverbs 23 and 24 contain more wise sayings by Solomon. In this post we discuss a few of them and how they apply to life today.

And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, but not with a perfect heart. 2 Chronicles 25:2 KJV Amaziah becomes king of Judah after the death of Joash. He his crowned king at the age of 25 and reigns for 29 years. Like his father, he is assassinated for turning against God.

1 Kings 17-20 takes a break from a series of brief records which introduces many kings to focus on God's prophet, Elijah who lived during King Ahab's reign in the northern kingdom.

Our leaders can drive our nation to sinful behavior, just as these kings did. Similarly, when we fight with our brothers and sisters in Christ, as Israel and Judah fought, we often lose sight of God in the process.

All great rulers have a weakness, these verses tell us Solomon's.

The final person discussed in Judges is Micah. He created an idol that took the descendants of Dan into idolatry all the way until they went into captivity.

Gideon is an interesting judge; hesitant and doubtful he carries out God's commands and forced me to re-evaluate any similarities I found in myself with him.

The next set of of unlikely conquers includes two women and a death by hammer and nail.

Judges 3 covers the victories of Othniel and Ehud, two of the first judges of Israel

The Israelites go through cycles of faithfulness followed by idolatry due to their failure to eradicate the Canaanites from the land. God uses this Canaanites' presence to unleash His wrath at the Israelites disobedience.

This post contains the second part of Moses' second address; it covers Deuteronomy 13-20. Discussion includes idolatry, Asherah, murder, feasts, and false witnesses.

Moses' second address covers the 10 commandments, idolatry, the promised land, and more. The Shema is also introduced.

A look at Moses' first address to Israel.

The Israelites visited and camped at numerous locations over the course of their journey. More than 40 places are listed in Numbers 33.

In battle, someone always loses. Numbers 31 relays the devastation brought about by the Midianites' desire to disrupt Israel's rise to power.

God didn't choose the Israelites because they were perfect, He chose them because Abraham (who also wasn't perfect) had faith. Similarly, we are chosen because of Jesus; as long as we maintain our faith and relationship with Him, we will find our way back to God.

Mixing fantasy and God can have disastrous consequences.

The aftermath of the golden calf incident tells us about repentance and shows us God's ability to forgive.

While Moses is on the mount talking to God, the Israelites are quick to break the first & ...

Moses trains leaders to judge God's will and is given the Ten Commandments by God himself.