Chemosh: God of War
2024-05-29
Chemosh accepted child sacrifice. 2 Kings 3:27 can be a hard pill to swallow: Why, after King Mesha of Moab slaughtered his son on the wall of the city, was there “great wrath against Israel”?Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #184: Jeremiah 41-48
2018-01-28
THE SOJOURN in Egypt was such a defining moment in the history of Israel and Judah that you would think the last thing Judeans would want is to go back there. You would be wrong.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #174: 2 Kings 22-23; 2 Chr 34-35
2017-10-29
JOSIAH IS remembered as one of the best kings of the House of David — indeed, he was the last good king of Israel.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #144: Obadiah; Psalms 82, 83; 2 Kings 1-3
2017-02-19
THE DIVINE COUNCIL in action and prophecy is the focus of this week’s Old Testament study. Psalm 82 depicts a courtroom scene in the divine council with Yahweh declaring judgment on the lesser gods who “judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked.” Incredibly, the psalm prophesies a day when the small-G gods die “like men,” which may have something to do with their bad attitude.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #134: 1 Kings 10-11; 2 Chr 9; Proverbs 30-31
2017-01-08
ENTANGLEMENTS WITH cares of the world, whether it’s business, politics, or personal relationships, can distract us from what we’re called to do by God.Continue Reading