The individual suffering in Psalms 42 and 43 becomes a corporate reality in Psalm 44. The desolation here will be addressed by the coming of the King in Psalm 45.…
Psalm 43 continues pleas for deliverance David began in Psalm 42. It has no superscription and includes the same refrain as Psalm 42: "Why are you cast down, O my…
The announcement of the birth of Jesus made by the angel and the song of the host that follows it contains the promise and power of the gospel. Hearing and…
At Advent we prepare to celebrate the Word made flesh, the incarnation of the second person of the Trinity born as a baby in Bethlehem and will come again. This…
Israel has entered into the land of promise and now prepares for conquest. The failings of the previous generation will not deter God’s mission to bless His people and fulfill…
As embodied creatures the Lord gives us tangible things to remember the wonders He has done. He brings Israel through the Jordan and then has them setup stones at Gilgal…
Israel prepares and crosses the Jordan, everyone playing their part: Joshua, the officers in the army, the priests and Levites, and the people of Israel. God does wonders among them…
This October 31st marks the 507th year since the Reformation kicked off when Luther nailed his 95 Theses to door of the church in Wittenberg. His example reminds us of…
The first journey into the promised land reveals faith and deliverance in the unlikeliest place: the house of a Canaanite prostitute. Rahab not only saves the spies from capture and…
The book of Joshua tells the story of Israel’s conquest and settlement in the Promise Land. It foreshadows the victory of the gospel, the mission of the greater Yeshua to…
