Text: 1 Chronicles 10:1-14 Israel fought a battle against the Philistines, the enemy won, Israel was routed, and King Saul and his three sons were killed – by Yahweh! (v.14). Because the King abandoned Yahweh, Yahweh turned His hand against the nation. This is the principle of “Federal Headship”, where one man represents all those[…]

Text: 1 Chronicles 9:1-44 The chapter begins with the a very quick and simple (but serious) statement that the Kingdom of Judah went into exile because of their sin. But verse 2 immediately jumps ahead seventy years to the return. In this chapter there is a big focus on those of Levi, those who serve[…]

Text: 1 Chronicles 8:1-40 The tribe of Benjamin gets a lengthy mention because of King Saul, the first King of Israel. When he drifted away from Yahweh, God anointed David, from Judah, to be the next King. Saul tried a number of times to kill David, but Yahweh protected David. In the end, Saul dies,[…]

Text: 1 Chronicles 7:1-40 There are genealogies of six northern tribes mentioned in this chapter. They do not really contribute much to the main purposes of the book (David’s line and the priesthood). But there is one thing to observe; There are numbers of soldiers listed that will help David when he secures his kingdom.[…]

Text: 1 Chronicles 6:1-81 The priesthood is an essential part of the Kingdom of God. When a person needed to bring a substitute to pay for his sin penalty, it required a priest to stand between the person and God. The priest slaughtered the animal (instead of the sinner), the priest brought the animal’s blood[…]

Text: Luke 13:1-21 When Jesus heard the story of the Galileans who were killed while sacrificing at the altar or those who were killed by the tower at Siloam, He told the people that these died not because they were the worst sinners as people believed (vv.1-4).The people whose blood Pilate mixed with sacrifices were[…]

Text: Luke 12:35-59 Jesus tells us that let our waists be girded (vv. 35, 37). To be girded means to be alert and prepared, and in this case to receive Christ on His return. That when Christ comes, He will serve His followers or believers (v.37). In girding and readiness; a person wearing a long[…]

Text: Luke 12:1-34 In this Chapter, Jesus Christ tells us that there is sin that cannot be forgiven (v.10). This is a deliberate, willful and settled hostility towards Christ. A good example is that of Pharisees attributing Jesus’ work to Satan (11:15). If you deny the work of the Holy Spirit that brings a person[…]

Text: Luke 11: 37-54 Jesus Christ called the Pharisees the “unmarked graves” (v.44) . A t the time, it was believed that if anyone touched or came into contact with the grave, he would be ceremonially defiled. That is why graves were white-washed for them to be easily visible. So, Jesus accused the Pharisees of[…]

Text: Luke 11:1-36 God’s prayer is a model prayer and not a mere liturgy. The prayer is to the point, simple and comprehensive (v.2-4). It makes six petitions: three are pointed to God (v.1) and three are directed to human needs (v3-4 ). For God’s Will to be done means that every prayer should be[…]