The Firsthand Message In 1 Kings 13 there is a record of a prophet whom God sent to declare a judgement against the alter Jeroboam. He had put up this alter up in Bethel for the worship of a golden calf he had put up for Israel to worship instead of worshiping God in Jerusalem….
Month: June 2022
Ahab’s Perspective
The section of 1 Kings that chronicles Ahab’s life is easy to read from a perspective of Elijah as the main character. There are parts of the text that focus entirely upon where God sends him and how he was cared for. However, Ahab didn’t see himself as a supporting character in his own life….
Deceptively Generous Rulers
There is a great deal of discussion about if leaders care about us. As I discussed in another post, the God given role of government is to be a wrath against wrong, not to provide for us. We have a corrupt view of the purpose of government when we try to make it our care…
The Root of Wisdom
The book of Proverbs was written mostly by King Solomon (a man uniquely blessed by God with wisdom) because he wanted to pass on what he knew about the world and how it worked to future generations. Lately, I’ve been going through this book with my own sons (so expect more proverbs posts) and one…