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First Kings 18 describes the confrontation between Elijah and the prophets of Baal to show who the true God is. Elijah was badly outnumbered in this contest.Then Elijah said to the people, “I, even I only, am left a prophet of the LORD, but Baal’s prophets are 450 men.”
1 Kings 18:22 ESV
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Where did the water go? This question is sometimes asked by those who don’t believe there was a worldwide flood. They think such a flood is impossible because there would be no place for the water to go after the flood was over. But there is a simple answer to this question. The water...
t is possible to expend a lot of energy without accomplishing anything useful. Paul warned against such useless efforts in 1 Corinthians 9:24-27.Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. Every athlete exercises...
Most people have either read this poem by John Godfrey Saxe or have heard the story that it tells.It was six men of Hindustan
To learning much inclined,
Who went to see the Elephant
(Though all of them were blind)
That each by observation
Might satisfy the mind.
The First approached the...
How long ago did the six day creation take place? The traditional date of about 4,000 BC is arrived at by studying the genealogies in the Bible to determine how much time has elapsed. But this method assumes that the genealogies are complete and every generation is included. But is this...
There are many doctrinal divisions among Christians. For example, some believe that human beings repent and believe because God causes them to do so by choosing them to be saved while some believe that people believe and are saved because they choose to do so. What does the Bible say about...
Philippians 3:20 says of Christians,Our citizenship is in Heaven.
When someone is naturalized as a citizen of a country he gives up whatever citizenship he previously had and no longer has any allegiance to his former country. So does this mean that when we became Christians we gave up our...
When Christians discuss the Bible we are often accused of choosing Bible verses that support our position and ignoring those that oppose it. Usually this takes the form of quoting some law found in the Old Testament and asking why we don’t practice it. Since we consider all of the Bible...
One of the most controversial topics of discussion is the question of whether or not same sex marriage should be permitted. But when people talk about the subject they usually call it “gay marriage” rather than “same sex marriage”. The two terms are used interchangeably and to those who use...
The Old Testament contains many commands which were given specifically to Israel. How should Christians regard these commands? Should we ignore them as not being relevant to us today or can we learn something from studying them? The Bible gives us the answer to this question.All...
Chapters 38 and 39 of Ezekiel describe an invasion of Israel which is stopped by divine intervention. There is disagreement among Bible students about when this invasion will take place. Some think it is a description of the final battle at Armageddon; some think it will take place earlier...
The last part of Ezekiel’s prophecy contains a description of the temple that will exist during Christ’s thousand year reign on earth. The Levites who serve in the temple will be divided into two groups.The Levites who went far from me, going astray from me after their idols when Israel went...
I used the plural, relationships, in the title because God is a trinity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit and Christians are related to each of these in a different way. Ephesians 5:22 to 6:9 gives instructions regarding three kinds of human relationship which also serve as illustrations of...
It is easy to see the reason for many of the commands God gives us but there are others that don’t seem to make any sense. For example, what about this one?You shall not wear cloth of wool and linen mixed together.
Deuteronomy 22:11 ESV
What difference can it possibly make what our clothes...
Marriage was established by God and like everything else God does it is the object of Satan’s attacks. Marriage is intended to symbolize the relationship between God and the people who worship him. In the Old Testament Israel is called the wife of God and in the New the church is referred...
When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. And they were...
If we want to understand the Bible well we must not only read it but spend time thinking about what it says. Here is how the Bible describes the person whom God blesses.His delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.
Psalm 1:2 ESV
What does it mean to...
People who study the Bible disagree about how to interpret the creation account found in the first chapter of Genesis. They can generally be divided into two groups: those who believe the earth was created only a few thousand years ago and those who believe it is much older.
Anyone...
Our actions always have unintended consequences that we couldn’t possibly have foreseen. King David discovered that after he showed mercy to someone whom most people would have considered his enemy.
Because King Saul failed to obey God’s commands God chose David to be his successor. When...
When we were young our parents stressed the importance of always washing our hands before we eat. In the Bible it was customary for a host to offer his guests water so they could wash their feet before eating.Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing in...