We’ve explored previously the importance of vows made (https://garyritter.com/leviticus-2728-29-surely-be-put-to-death/) and guilt that comes upon the land for the shedding of innocent blood (https://garyritter.com/numbers-3533-blood-pollutes-the-land/). Because of how seriously God takes these issues, Scripture repeats the lessons for us. As the Israelites conducted their conquest of Canaan, i.e. the taking of the Promised Land as God had…
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Luke 20:36 – Equal to Angels
The scribes and chief priests, the Pharisees and the Sadducees, all came to Jesus with their own agendas hoping to catch Him as a false prophet and thus denounce Him. At one point, the Sadducees tried to trip Him up with questions about the afterlife. As opposed to the Pharisees, they didn’t believe in the…
Luke 20:19 – Prophetic Fulfillment
The parables that Jesus spoke were for the purpose of veiling His Words so that an unbelieving people wouldn’t be given truth that would do them no good. Mark 4:10-12 illustrates this: And when he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables. And he said to them, “To you…
2 Samuel 9:1 – Unmerited Grace
The practice of kingly succession typically involved extreme bloodshed. When a king died or was overthrown, the one who rose to power wanted to cement his authority and prevent any possible contenders for the throne. As such, the new king would execute all members of the family of the prior king. He would kill the…
Luke 18:7 – Crying for Justice
To anyone whose head isn’t buried in the sand, the world is growing darker. There are those who take the unbiblical view that God will halt this progression into greater wickedness and bring an amazing revival. However, all one must do is read his Bible to see that in these latter days, no such event…
1 Samuel 28:15 – Life Beyond Life?
During the reign of Saul, there was little he did that pleased the Lord. One such act that could have been a positive for him in God’s eyes, but turned out poorly, revolved around witchcraft. Multiple times Saul disobeyed the command of Yahweh. The prophet in 1 Samuel 15:23 laid this out specifically for Saul:…