Sons of the Titans
2023-02-08
The “sons of Sheth” mentioned in Numbers 24 may be a reference to the “sons of the Titans”–the Rephaim.Continue Reading
Balaam and the Sons of Sheth
2023-02-01
An inscription discovered in 1967 about twenty-five miles north of the plains of Moab mentions Balaam, son of Beor by name. While the text was written centuries later than the incident described in the Book of Numbers, it confirms that there were people who believed a prophet named Balaam was a historical character.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #345: 1 Samuel 4–7
2022-06-19
The ark of the covenant was not to be misused. God made that very clear to both Israel and its mortal enemies in the days of Samuel, Saul, and David, the Philistines.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #341: Judges 14–18
2022-05-15
SAMSON WAS the stereotypical alpha male. Ruled by his passions, Samson fell into the hands of Israel’s enemies, the Philistines—but God used even Samson’s failings to save His people from their enemies.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #336: Judges 3–4
2022-03-13
STRONG WOMEN rose to the occasion when Israel fell under the oppressive hand of Jabin, the Canaanite king of Hazor.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #335: Judges 1–2
2022-02-27
IT DIDN’T take long for Israel to forget God. Within thirty years of arriving in Canaan, God was compelled to tell the Israelites that because of their disobedience, He would not drive out the people before them.Continue Reading