For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption (Psalm 16:10 ESV). Both the apostles Peter and Paul quoted this Psalm of David to make a case for Christs resurrection. Peter quoted this verse from King David in his sermon on the day of Pentecost describing him as

Israel journeyed on and pitched his tent beyond the tower of Eder. (Genesis 35:21 ESV). Jacob, whom God had renamed Israel, finally found a place to pitch his tent near Ephrath, which is called Bethlehem. The place was called the tower of Eder, or in the Hebrew, Migdal-Eder, which means Tower of the Flock. It

“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest (Matthew 11:28 ESV). The greatest invitation in human history was offered by Jesus. Not an invitation to come to a party, but to a Person. Not an invitation to a religion, but to a relationship. Yet, this invitation is

How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? (Psalms 13:1 ESV). I remember being in the back seat of our familys Buick on a long trip and asking my Dad, How much longer? And hed say, Son, you just asked me that five minutes ago.

Do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say, for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour. For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you (Matthew 10:19-20 ESV). When Jesus sent His disciples out as

And he dreamed, and behold, there was a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven. And behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it! (Genesis 28:12 ESV). On Jacobs trip to Haran to find a wife, he had a vision from the Lord. As he

Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce; then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will be bursting with wine (Proverbs 3:9-10 ESV). The Hebrew verb honor (kabad) may also be translated give glory to or to give weight to. This first involves recognizing that

“Isaac and Ishmael his sons buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, east of Mamre (Genesis 25:9 ESV). The last time Isaac and Ishmael were at peace may have been when they buried their father, Abraham. They buried him in the same tomb Abraham

And behold, a leper came to him and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.” And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean.” (Matthew 8:2-3 ESV). Notice the approach of the leper. First, he came to Jesus, second, he knelt before Him, third,

So Abraham called the name of that place, “The LORD will provide”; as it is said to this day, “On the mount of the LORD it shall be provided.” (Genesis 22:14 ESV). Abraham named the place where he took Isaac to be sacrificed in obedience to the LORDs command, “Jehovah-Jireh,” which is Hebrew for the