How could it be possible that three young men,captives from Israel and now in Babylon, were allowed to live, and were even promoted, after defying a death decree issued by the absolute monarch?
“In the course of time, Nahash king of the Ammonites died, and his son succeeded him as king. David thought, ‘I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.
When Israel was in the wilderness they were concerned about God providing food, “because they did not believe in God, and did not trust in His salvation. Yet He had commanded the clouds above, and opened the doors of heaven, had rained down manna on them to eat, and given them of the bread of heaven.
Is It reasonable to believe that if we hold onto one cherished sin it can poison our entire life?
Two Bible characters reveal this truth. Balaam and Judas, in their service to God retained the spirit of covetousness. Both acknowledged the one true God and professed to serve Him. Even when it was unpopular to do so, Judas believed in Yeshua as the Messiah and united himself with His followers.
Naaman, a commander in the Syrian army, was instructed by a young Jewish girl to go to Israel to see the Hebrew prophet Elisha.
Many people may be under the impression that only humans were held accountable for their actions, but that is not true.
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep.
