My Thoughts

King David of Israel, the greatest of all the kings of Israel, the king of the promise. Jesus himself is the fulfillment of the promise to king David to always have son to sit on the throne of Israel. But, what was it about David? Was he Perfect? Was he sinless? The answer in both … Read more

The LORD does work in mysterious ways. We have Saul who Samuel has already told that the LORD is removing the kingdom from him and giving it to another. And, now we have David, who the LORD has had Samuel anoint as king of Israel, becoming servant of Saul. So it begins, the conflict between … Read more

As you make your way through the Bible Story, you come across some interesting back stories if you will. Like the story of Ruth. She has her own book in the Bible and she ends up being the Great Grandmother of King David of Israel. But, that’s not the interesting part. Ruth isn’t Jewish, worse … Read more

Before I got into seriously studying the Bible, I often wondered, “why did GOD choose Israel to be his chosen people?” What made them special? Were they better, stronger, more righteous than the other peoples? All the peoples in the world were descended from Noah and his family after the flood. All essentially cousins. 😉 … Read more

Samson and Delilah, you’ve probably heard the story. Samson comes to be a judge in Israel at a time that should be starting to sound familiar by now, “The Israelites again did what was evil in the sight of the LORD”. Over and over again, they just don’t seem to learn. This time the LORD … Read more

You may have heard, or read, the story of King Leonidas of Sparta and his brave 300. How they held off the massive Persian Army for several days and ultimately gave their lives for their country. They even made a movie titled “The 300”. Centuries earlier, there was another 300. Maybe you’ve heard of them … Read more

Joshua, with the LORD going before him, conquers the land of Canaan. In less than seven years, he defeats 31 kingdoms of the Canaanites. A bloody time in the history of Israel. They utterly destroyed the people of Canaan, gave them no mercy but exterminated them as the LORD had commanded through Moses. Well, most … Read more

Moses dies in the land of Moab and is buried in a location known only to the LORD. After the death of Moses, the LORD begins to speak to Joshua and instruct him to cross the Jordan River and “every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given to you, … Read more

The time of Moses is coming to and end. In Deuteronomy Chapters 27-34, Moses lays out very plainly again the law and the consequences of not keeping the Commandments and statutes of the LORD Your GOD. Obedience brings prosperity and blessing, provision and protection from GOD. Disobedience leads to disaster and the LORD already knows … Read more

Deuteronomy, the last of the five books of Moses, has always been one of my favorites. Moses lays out the LAW, for real, and recounts all that the LORD has done for his people. Everything from delivering them from Egypt and all the plagues to the Manna for food and water out of rock. Now … Read more