2Ki 13:18 Then he said, “Take the arrows”; so he took them. And he said to the king of Israel, “Strike the ground”; so he struck three times, and stopped.2Ki 13:19 And the man of God was angry with him, and said, “You should have struck five or six times; then you would have struck…
SURPRISE ENDING
Ru 4:13, 17 So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife. Then he went to her, and the LORD enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son. Vs 17 ,The women living there said, “Naomi has a son.” And they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father…
GO AND DO LIKEWISE
Luk 10:36 “So which of these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves?” Luk 10:37 And he said, “He who showed mercy on him.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.” It is rightly said that it is not he who professes most kindness that really loves…
A COSTLY OMISSION .
Jos 9:14 Then the men of Israel took some of their provisions; but they did not ask counsel of the LORD. Jos 9:15 So Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them to let them live; and the rulers of the congregation swore to them. Much has been said about the Gibeonites…
SHOUT FOR JOY
Isa 54:1 ¶ Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the LORD. The barren woman is being commanded to sing. The woman is used…
GOD HELPS THOSE WHO CAN’T HELP THEMSELVES.
Psa 107:18 Their soul abhorred all manner of food, And they drew near to the gates of death. Psa 107:19 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, And He saved them out of their distresses. This is a vivid description of a dying man. The appetite is gone and all the desire…
ZEALOUS FOR GOD.
Joh 2:17 Then His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for Your house has eaten Me up.” This was a great statement of Jesus life. Jesus clearing of the temple reminded the disciples the words in Psalm 69:9. The first century Jews expected the messiah to purge and reconstitute the temple. Jesus was passionately…
DON’T GO FOR LESS.
Jos 14:11 “As yet I am as strong this day as I was on the day that Moses sent me; just as my strength was then, so now is my strength for war, both for going out and for coming in. Jos 14:12 “Now therefore, give me this mountain of which the LORD spoke in…
THE FUTILITY OF WEALTH.
Psa 49:6 Those who trust in their wealth And boast in the multitude of their riches, Psa 49:7 None of them can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for him– Psa 49:8 For the redemption of their souls is costly, And it shall cease forever– It is an exercise…
THE SUPREMACY OF THE WORD OF GOD.
Psalm 138:2 I will bow down toward your holy temple and will praise your name for your love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted above all things your name and your word. Why has God magnified His Word and His name above all things? A name is only as good as the word from…