“Then the Israelite overseers came and cried out to Pharaoh, ‘Why are you doing this to your servants? No straw is given to your servants, yet they tell us, “Make bricks!” Look, your servants are being beaten, but the fault is with your own people.'” (Exodus 5:15-16 EHV) Nostalgia is a very powerful influence these… 

(Read Exodus 35-36) Roy was the envy of little boys. He was a long-time member of his Lutheran church. Earlier in life, Roy had served as a soldier in Germany after World War II. Now retired, he drove a pickup truck with all sorts of tools in the back. When something broke at church or… 

Judges Chapter 19 has been described as the most disturbing chapter in the Bible. God included it for a reason. Can we figure out why? As difficult as it may be, let’s hear the details. A Levite (a religious leader) from Ephraim married a concubine (a secondary wife) from Bethlehem. She was unfaithful to him… 

One of the recurring themes of the Old Testament is “mercy in the midst of judgment.” At the very beginning, when Adam sinned and brought judgment on the whole human race, mercy was promised through the Seed of the woman. This theme continued during the period of the judges. When God’s people would sin grievously… 

Many people value name recognition. Corporations pay millions of dollars to put their name on sports stadiums. Basketball players “pop” their jersey or point to the last name on the back of their jersey after making a great play. Kings build grand memorials in hopes that generations to come will remember them. Man wants to… 

Have you heard of Rizpah? It would not surprise me if you haven’t. She is mentioned on only two occasions in Scripture. Not a single word is attributed to her, only actions. She was a concubine of King Saul (2 Samuel 3) and was likely also used as one by Saul’s general, Abner, after Saul’s… 

History has recorded some notable and important rescues. In WWII alone, General MacArthur and his family were rescued from Corregidor in the Philippines by PT boats followed by a plane to Melbourne. The raid at Cabanatuan (Philippines) by the US Army 6th Rangers liberated over five hundred Allied prisoners and civilians from a Japanese camp.… 

“So Moses did as the Lord commanded him. He took Joshua and set him before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation. And he laid his hands on him and inaugurated him, just as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses.” (Numbers 27:22-23) Eli Whitney is often credited with first implementing interchangeable parts… 

In high school I had a teacher who was fond of quoting a Latin proverb that translates, “Repetition is the mother of learning.” We recognize the wisdom in those words, for it is by repeated hearing or reading of subject matter that it becomes fixed in the mind. We see the principle of learning by… 

From little on, children are told the story of the Golden Calf, the idol erected by Aaron while Moses was on Mount Sinai receiving the Ten Commandments. How quickly the Israelites turned to the false gods of the Egyptians in attempting to solve their problems! Less familiar, perhaps, is the account of the golden rats… GOLDEN RATS AND TUMORS