Bible Briefs Numbers - Bible Brief Numbers is the fourth book of the Pentateuch and covers forty years of Israelite history. The book contains many interesting and important historical accounts of Israel as well as an important shadow of Christ. Numbers include Balaam and the talking donkey (Numbers 22:1-24:25), the earth opening to swallow
Bible Basics Why Are There So Many English Translations? In a previous article we discussed how God used men to translate the Bible into English from the original texts. Today there are over 60 translations on the Bible study site biblegateway.com. Why are there so many different translations? Shouldn’t a single translation be enough? We will discuss
Bible Briefs Leviticus – Bible Brief Leviticus is the third book of Moses in the Pentateuch and is a continuation of the book of Exodus, picking up where Exodus ends by detailing offerings and holy days, among others. Anyone who has started a through the Bible reading plan has likely been challenged to make it through
Bible Briefs Exodus - Bible Brief Exodus is the second book of the Bible and part of the Pentateuch written by Moses. It begins in the same place that Genesis ended – in Egypt – about four hundred years later (Exodus 12:40). The reigning Pharoah did not know Joseph and how he helped save the nation. Instead,
Bible Briefs Genesis - Bible Brief Genesis is part of the first five books of the Bible known as the Pentateuch and it has been historically accepted that the author of the Pentateuch is Moses. Genesis is the book of the beginning: without it, nothing else in the Bible makes sense. It documents the beginning of
Articles What Can Be Learned from the Book of Nahum The book of Jonah is well-known because Jonah spent time in the belly of a fish for three days (Jonah 1:17). He wound up there as punishment for running from God because he did not want to preach to Nineveh (Jonah 1:1-3, 12). After the fish vomited Jonah
Articles Means of Grace You may have heard the term “means of grace” before and been a bit confused by it. You might think it refers to ways of receiving grace, but the only way to receive grace is through faith in Jesus Christ. The means of grace are the things (or means) that
Articles Elders and Deacons There are hundreds of Christian denominations in the world not to mention different variety of non-denominational churches as well. Along with this diversity of churches comes a diversity of thoughts and ideas of who can be an officer within a church. What does the Bible say? Are there rules laid
Articles The Heart of a Pastor What scripture comes to mind when thinking of the heart of a pastor? 1 Corinthians 9:16 might be one, “For if I preach the gospel, that gives me no ground for boasting. For necessity is laid upon me. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!” You