While the pronoun “I” is one of the most frequently used words in the Bible (around 8,800 times) and may seem insignificant with such saturation, its usage in Amos is very instructive. The Lord, through the prophet, pleaded with His people to repent and turn back to Him. He wanted them to know how far they had strayed. What God had done…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 242)
Scripture uses an interesting expression about God and certain ones of His people. “God remembered Noah…God remembered Abraham…God remembered Rachel…The Lord remembered [Hannah]…” (Gen. 8:1; 19:29; 30:22; 1 Sam. 1:19). This in no way indicates that the Lord had forgotten them or that they had slipped His mind or attention for a period of time. Similar expression is used by Nehemiah repeatedly…
After the flood, the descendants of Noah were journeying out and being “divided on the earth” (Gen. 10:32; 11:2). “And it came to pass…they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there” (Gen. 11:2). The fact that they stopped journeying and “dwelt there” is significant. There they said to one another, “Come, let us” (notice the pronoun “us”)…
How does someone become a friend? How does someone move from being a non-friend to being a friend? When do you allow someone to transition from outside to inside your circle of friends? Does any of this really matter? In Proverbs 12:26, the Lord declares, “The righteous should choose his friends carefully.” Think about it. Someone cannot force themselves into our circle…
Some of the most startling and hard-hitting words of Jesus are found in His conversations with the Pharisees and scribes. These individuals placed such an excessive emphasis on their traditions that they could not and would not hear or accept the Word of God. Their traditions (i.e., their own personal beliefs) had become their sole guiding authority. As anyone would imagine, the…
We might call it “cussing” or “cursing,” but it’s interesting to see the different ways the translators translate this unique Greek word (found only in Colossians 3:8) — “shameful speaking,” “obscene language,” “abusive speech,” “obscene talk,” “evil speech,” “foul speaking,” “foul talk,” “foul-mouthed abuse,” “filthy talking,” “filthy language,” “filthy communication,” etc. You get the idea! And, you know exactly the kind of…
Well, it might be hard to choose just one verse as “the most important,” but there is no verse that is more important for your home than the one below. If this verse is missing from your home and your marriage (i.e., if the implementation of this verse is missing in your home and your marriage), you will never have a happy…
Jesus taught that, unless one turns and becomes as little children, he cannot enter the kingdom (Matt. 18:3). For a great commentary on what God means by becoming as little children, look at the simplicity of heart in Psalm 131. “Lord, my heart is not haughty, Nor my eyes lofty. Neither do I concern myself with great matters, Nor with things too…