Month: June 2021

I Kings 19:19-21; 3 Kingdoms 19:19-21 On our previous visit with Elijah, we found him at Mt. Horeb (Sinai) in a rather dismal state. But God worked with him and convinced him that he still had work to do. It would be another long and difficult journey to the...

Psalm 2: 7-12 As we noted, in closing Part 2, God was certainly not pleased with the leadership, conduct nor attitude of the rulers in the Middle East in King David’s time. However, reflecting on the psalm as a whole, the Lord’s concern with national leaders was not limited...

This probably should have been included within Part 1, but better late than never I suppose. We noted there that the Lord attributed a large portion of the world’s troubles to ungodly, unruly, and arrogant rulers. We have also seen, in the ministry of Elijah, the suffering of the...

Psalm 2: 1-6 Some years ago, we heard the story of a preacher and his wife driving through the mountains of western North Carolina. As they stopped for a break in front of an old country store, the wife noticed the still figure of a man sitting in a...