Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the secretary, “I have found the Book of the Law in the temple of the LORD.” //The name Deuteronomy comes from combining two Greek words: deutero, which means “second,” and nomas, meaning “law.” Deuteronomy means “second coming of the law,” and therein lies…

They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham. //Seven plagues? Um … weren’t there ten plagues in Egypt? Not according to this Psalm. But let’s jump topics for a moment. In my book about Revelation, I point out how closely the seven bowls of wrath…

When the men of that place asked him about his wife, he said, “She is my sister,” because he was afraid to say, “She is my wife.” He thought, “The men of this place might kill me on account of Rebekah, because she is beautiful.” //Today’s topic is not about…

Now Abraham moved on from there into the region of the Negev and lived between Kadesh and Shur. For a while he stayed in Gerar, and there Abraham said of his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” Then Abimelech king of Gerar sent for Sarah and took her. //Recall from yesterday’s…

As [Abraham] was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, “I know what a beautiful woman you are. When the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me but will let you live. Say you are my sister, so that I will…

If you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday. //Every translation of the Bible is a little different, emphasizing its messages in slightly different ways. I don’t believe I…

He then gave an order: “Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other.” //This is surely the most famous story attributed to King Solomon. Two women were arguing about who was the rightful mother to a baby, and they brought the baby…