Lord Acton in the 1800s famously said, “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” This has always been true since man first sinned, and always will be true until the Lord eradicates sin upon the earth. In the passage in Genesis 47:13-26 that describes Joseph’s work on behalf of Pharaoh in the midst…
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Matthew 13:42-43- Harvest Time
God will prevail upon this earth. Sometimes it’s difficult to remember this. We see wickedness all around us, and as times grow dark, we may experience it personally. All too often Christians in America think we’ll be shielded from what those in other countries face. But why should we? Are we not all brothers and…
Matthew 10:25 – Rejecting Jesus
Upon Jesus calling His disciples, He soon sends them out to the towns and cities of Israel so as to gather her “lost sheep” (Matthew 10:6). He instructs the men to proclaim the Good News by telling everyone that “the kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Matthew 10:7). Jesus gives them the power and authority…
Genesis 15:4-5; 16:7,10 – Angel of the Lord
The ancient Israelite understanding of God was different from what it is today. Religious Jews since the time of Jesus have actually rejected what their ancestors believed and knew about Yahweh. Since Jesus came, the Jews have clung to the Shema, Deuteronomy 6:4: “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one” and…
Genesis 12:2-3 – God’s Promise to Israel
The prophetic Word that God gives Abram in Genesis 12:2-3 is one of the most significant in the entire Bible: “And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and him…
Genesis 11 – Babel
The typical Christian thinking is that sin is the only problem in the world that Jesus came to overcome. In fact, the ancient Jewish concept of what’s wrong provides a much bigger picture, and it actually paves the way for all that Jesus has done and will do prophetically so as to redeem the earth….