Gilbert House Fellowship #308: Numbers 24
2021-06-06
A PAGAN seer 3,400 years ago prophesied not just the coming Messiah, but His ultimate victory over the Watchers and their demonic offspring, the Nephilim.
Gilbert House Fellowship #303: Numbers 11-13
2021-04-11
IT’S EASY to criticize the Hebrews of Moses’ day for their lack of faith. After all, hadn’t they seen the plagues that compelled Egypt to let them go, the parting of the Red Sea, and the manna that miraculously appeared six days a week?
Gilbert House Fellowship #295: Leviticus 19:19–20
2021-01-24
SPEAKING WITH SPIRITS was strictly forbidden by God. This might seem to be a quaint and antiquated notion, but the fact that we encounter the prohibition three times in our reading today indicates that this was a serious issue in ancient Canaan.
Gilbert House Fellowship #266: Genesis 31-32
2020-05-24
FEEDING THE dead was an integral part of the world in which Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob lived. We’ve previously discussed Abraham’s distress at not having an heir to provide for him in the afterlife; this week, we explain why Jacob’s father-in-law, Laban, was so upset about losing his teraphim, theContinue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #260: Resurrection
2020-04-12
He is not here, for he has risen, as he said.
Matthew 28:6 (ESV)
Gilbert House Fellowship #258: Genesis 15-17
2020-03-29
ABRAHAM’S DISTRESS at being childless was caused by his understanding of the afterlife. In the Amorite culture that dominated his world, it was believed that one’s quality of life after death depended on your descendants performing a monthly ritual to provide your food and drink.