Lessons from the Old Testament – A Thimble-full of Theology for Daily Living

Lessons From the Old Testament: God’s Concern For Justice

Amos For three sins of Israel, even for four, I will not relent. They sell the innocent for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals. They trample on the heads of the poor as on the dust of the

Lessons From the Old Testament: Insincere Repentance

“Come, let us return to the LORD. He has torn us to pieces but he will heal us; he has injured us but he will bind up our wounds. After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will restore

Lessons From the Old Testament: God Is in Our Midst

This is what the LORD Almighty says: “These people say, ‘The time has not yet come to rebuild the LORD’s house.’” Then the word of the LORD came through the prophet Haggai: “Is it a time

Lessons From the Old Testament: Evil Instruments in a Righteous Hand

O Lord my God, my Holy One, you who are eternal— surely you do not plan to wipe us out? O Lord, our Rock, you have sent these Babylonians to correct us, to punish us for our many sins. But you are

Lessons From the Old Testament: Not by Might, nor by Power

So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD Almighty. (Zechariah 4:6) One of the consistent messages of the Old Testament

Lessons From the Old Testament: Jesus in the Old Testament

When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son. But the more they were called, the more they went away from me. (Hosea 11:1,2) Then Isaiah said, “Hear now, you house of David!

Lessons From the Old Testament: God and Terrible Marriages

Yahweh has had one of the worst marriages possible! Jeremiah 3 chronicles some of it: “If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him and marries another man, should he return to her again? Would

Lessons From the Old Testament: Passionate Marriages

What is God’s standard for marriage? What is it He desires to see as a reflection of His relationship to His people in the lives of married couples? Surely He requires us to keep our vow of lifelong

Lessons From the Old Testament: Seeking Wisdom

The book of Proverbs teaches us the value of wisdom, but in addition it teaches us how to seek it. There are at least three perspectives Proverbs gives us in this regard: 1. Wisdom is only acquired

Lessons From the Old Testament: Being Honest With God

We have a record of the private thoughts of saints made public in the Psalms. And some of the things they utter to God seem blasphemous to us. For example: Why, LORD, do you stand far off? Why do you

The Eternal Son Becomes a Human

I find that I am beginning to look more and more like my dad. In some ways this disturbs me, but it is the natural order of things. Children become like their parents. Jesus however, has dual parentage.

Lessons From the Old Testament: Principles of Counseling From Job

Recognize the value of silent sympathy. (Job 2:12,13; 13:5) Like God, be able to show kindness even to those who are suffering for their own sins. (Job 6:14-23) Beware of pious platitudes which ease

Lessons From the Old Testament: How NOT to Counsel People in Pain

Job’s “friends” did a masterful job of comforting Job those first seven days (see article). But when Job broke the silence (Job 3) and began to rue the day of his birth, their demeanor

Lessons From the Old Testament: How to Counsel People in Pain

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When Job’s three friends, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite, heard about all the troubles that had come upon him, they set out from their homes and met together by agreement

Lessons From the Old Testament: The Perfect Form of Government

In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw fit. (Judges 21:25) Does the Old Testament give us an ideal or perfect form of government to strive for? Yes and No. If we look at the form

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