The First Fruit offering given at the Temple was a pledge of hope that the full harvest would follow. The people were not allowed to eat any of the new crop until the offering was made. By the time of Jesus, the Temple had specific fields that were “harvested” a few sprigs of barley at …
We can be sure that Jesus prepares a place for us. The night before the crucifixion, Jesus was preparing the disciples for what was to come. He had told them that He was going somewhere they could not go, but they didn’t understand. What Jesus knew and His disciples did not was that He was …
Abram learned to never abandon your altar as he returned to the promised land. He had worshiped God by building altars everywhere he went. Yet, there is no record of an altar in Egypt. Abram’s move back to the altar by Bethel symbolized a retreat from fear towards faith. Genesis 13: So Abram left Egypt …
Tents and altars play a significant role in the story of Abram’s call. When Abram left Haran to go to the land of Canaan, he lived the life of a nomad in a tent. Genesis 12: When they arrived in Canaan, 6 Abram traveled through the land as far as Shechem. There he set up camp …
Abraham left a legacy of blessing. Merriam-Webster defines legacy as “something transmitted by or received from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past.” [1] In our culture, we hear of people who want to leave a legacy so that others will think well of them. The Tower of Babel is the Bible story that …
The promise of the resurrection and its fulfillment is the cornerstone of the Christian faith. Before Jesus entered Jerusalem, He told the disciples what would happen to Him which would fulfill the prophecies concerning Him. Luke 18:32 He will be handed over to the Romans, and he will be mocked, treated shamefully, and spit upon. 33 They …
Jesus’ promise of His resurrection before he entered Jerusalem must have puzzled the disciples. Luke 18:31 Taking the twelve disciples aside, Jesus said, “Listen, we’re going up to Jerusalem, where all the predictions of the prophets concerning the Son of Man will come true.[1] As Jesus takes the disciples aside to speak to them, there is …
God gives us the promise of Messiah after the fall of Adam and Eve. Amid their sin and its consequences, God gave them hope. Genesis 3:15 And I will cause hostility between you and the woman and between your offspring and her offspring. He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.[1] The Scripture …
We can always depend on the fact that the Lord keeps His word, even if we fail or falter. Have you ever let someone down when you did not keep your promise? If we are honest, we have all failed at one time or another to keep our promises. It is easy to blame others …
God’s covenant with Abraham gives a fantastic insight into the Lord. As the Lord unfolded the covenant with Abram, we see that it depended on God’s grace. Grace is God’s undeserved love. When the Lord came to Abram, he was seventy-five years old, and Abram waited another twenty-five years before the child of the promise …