The account of the Syrian commander Naaman and the prophet Elisha is one that teaches us much about the ways of God. The underlying narrative is that in the Ancient Near East (ANE) there was a territorial concept about the gods. Deriving from the Genesis 11 account of the Tower of Babel where Yahweh came…
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Luke 4:30 – Through Their Midst
When Jesus began His ministry, He wasted no time riling up the religious community. In the power of the Holy Spirit following the 40 days of temptation in the wilderness, Jesus soon went into the synagogue on the Sabbath. A report had gone throughout Galilee that He was apparently a holy man. Have you ever…