As is often the case in Scripture, more is going on behind the scenes in many passages we read than first meets the eye. This is particularly true of the episode known as The Transfiguration. The account begins in Mark 9:2 which says: And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and…
Posts Categorized: Israel
Numbers 27:4 – Feminists
There are many misinformed and foolish people who say the Bible is misogynistic. They characterize God as a woman-hating male supreme being that wants to put women down and keep them in their place (barefoot, pregnant, and in the kitchen?). In their culturally deluded thinking, they believe that what they imagine is the situation today…
Numbers 25:1-3 – Yoked to Baal
The Israelites had a constant problem. Despite the presence of Yahweh in many forms, and in their witnessing His awesome majesty, the children of Israel simply couldn’t help themselves. They seemed to have an irresistible urge to follow any god but the One who actually delivered them from slavery. While in Moabite territory, the Israelites…
Numbers 22:6 – Balaam’s Attempted Divination
From the very beginning when God interacted with Abram (Abraham), He pronounced a decree with everlasting consequences. The Childre in Genesis 12:3 specifies an amazing law that is in effect to this day: “I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of…
The Second Coming Chronicles series
Currently available on Amazon.com. Special introductory $0.99 offer through March 7, 2021 for The Minion Protocols. Three volume Kindle “Box Set” available for discounted price of $9.99. Terry James’ Third Novel of The Second Coming Chronicles series Terry’s first two novels of the series “THE RAPTURE DIALOGUES” and “THE NEPHILIM IMPERATIVES” received many top reviews. The third of the…
Numbers 18:5 – Wrath No More
Yahweh had separated the Levites as a unique tribe among the twelve in Israel to serve Him. Because they had stood against the depravity that the children of Israel engaged in during the incident of the golden calf, God ordained them for service (Exodus 32:29). The Lord made many pronouncements about what this meant and…