The history of Israel demonstrates that they were often a people of doubt and rebellion against God. But that is also the history of all of God

In this passage, David takes up an offering for building of the temple. He uses the youth of Solomon, the greatness of the project, and his own example of giving as incentives for the people to give freely. The people respond and bring a generous offering for which David blesses the Lord before the entire congregation.

The Lord promises that He will restore the scattered Israelites to the land of promise when they repent and return to Him. Continued possession of the land is based on obedience to the commandments of God. This day the Israelites have a choice to make between blessing and cursing; between life and death. God pleads with them to choose life.

After the flood, God gave man a fresh start through Noah and his family. Man is to replenish the earth and make another go at it. God gave Noah foundational principles of good government and promised all creation that the earth would never again be destroyed by water. But tragically, by the end of the chapter, sin had already begun to corrupt the new world.

The passage describes the righteous judgment of God and leaves man no excuse for disobeying His commandments. But even here, God

The vision of the four chariots is the last of eight night visions in the first six chapters of Zechariah (called night visions because Zechariah said,

In this chapter, God gathers the outcasts of Israel (mentioning the stranger, or foreigner, and the eunuch) and gives them a prominent place in His covenant. They will be blessed as God makes His house a house of prayer for all people. Yet, God continues to be angry with the shepherds who serve themselves alone and live as greedy dogs.

This passage teaches us the supreme importance of passing the truth of God from one generation to another. It also describes what happens when a generation of God

After the Civil War, General Robert E. Lee wrote to his son, Rob, about the farm he was working: "You will gain by cultivating less and cultivating that well." We have a tendency...

Robert Moffat spent the greater part of his life serving as a missionary in South Africa. He took the gospel to many of the tribes of this region. On one occasion, a tribal chief came and demanded...