Many say that Solomon started out well, but did he? If we read Scripture in context, we see that his worldly desires began early and grew into visible, destructive disobedience to the Lord.

The anointing of Jesus points to His ability to mediate where men failed. The program for God's kingdom, including Israel, will be brought to fruition by Christ.

~ Second of three blogs on theocratic annointing ~ Through His Holy Spirit, Yahweh provided theocratic anointing to specific people to enable them to engage in theocratic tasks, primarily as His human representatives for the leadership of Israel. After Joshua passed away, Yahweh raised up judges in the Promised Land ( Judges 2:16 ). In all, twelve ruled until the time of the monarchy through theocratic anointing. Four judges are recorded as receiving the anointing, but it is

Through His Spirit, God enabled human representatives to advance Israel’s theocracy.

Politicians and so-called influencers have tapped into a machine that permeates sarcasm and even direct insults. Today, nothing is off limits. As such, the social media apparatus indirectly asks, “Are you not entertained?”

In a post-Garden of Eden world, it is difficult to fully comprehend that the environment we now live in is an "all-out struggle." Humankind has become used to post-Fall conditions.

As challenging as it is to render the perfect world of Eden in our minds, it is more difficult to understand God’s love for His fallen image-bearers.

While we can’t characterize Christians who promote old-earth theories as being false converts, their position weakens their testimony to an already cynical secular society. For those who take the minority position, may we stand firm. As Paul states in 1 Corinthians 16:3, “Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.”

Like the fabric of all Scripture, the Psalms call out Christ in God’s redemptive plan!

The Psalms are linked to the filling of the Holy Spirit. As such, the Psalms do several things for us…they promote a godly life, and they instruct us to pray and praise.  But most importantly, the Psalms are an aggregate of the entire message of Scripture.

'The prophets did not “speak better than they knew.”

The Church Fathers comprehended the role of Christ’s Apostles. They understood Christ gave the Church the Apostles to complete God’s will.

Yahweh’s writers engaged multiple literary styles to convey God’s message.

Audiences of all times must seek His meaning by understanding historical environments.

Authorial Intention: Meaning is determined by the intention of the author.

The faithful have the very words of God which were dictated in a manner that only He could conceive and supervise.

Those who love Christ go into the world and take risks for His name. What an incredible thing to witness!

As such, the word few, as presented by Jesus in Matthew 17:13, carries heavy implications.

Hence, Yahweh is not a genie who gives us what our heart desires, for man’s heart cannot be trusted (Jeremiah 17:9). 

From Christ’s Sermon on the Mount: Matthew 6:25-34 "For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will...