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The *defilement* (*tum'ah*) he feared was twofold: the flesh had been offered to idols in Babylon's pagan temples, and the wine mingled with heathen libations.
The prophet identifies three critical elements of state stability: the good counsel of wise senators, a strong disciplined army, and adequate finances.
The Victorians understood this principle with particular clarity: the boy who disparages his home affections in pursuit of worldly manhood betrays the very source of true manliness.
First, consider who bestows it: Yahweh Himself, the Giver of all good gifts.
Actions are judged solely by present utility, not by righteousness.
Ecclesiastes 3:5 speaks of "a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together." The primary meaning emerges from Eastern husbandry: vineyards cultivated on steep valley sides required backbreaking labor. A husbandman must first cast away stones...
On March 12, 1930, Mohandas Gandhi stepped out of Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad, India, and began walking. His destination was the coastal village of Dandi,...
On the morning of April 28, 1967, Muhammad Ali stood inside the Armed Forces Examining and Entrance Station in Houston, Texas. He was twenty-five years...
In the spring of 2002, the Arizona Cardinals offered their starting safety Pat Tillman a three-year, $3.6 million contract. By every measure of the world,...
On the morning of October 31, 2003, thirteen-year-old Bethany Hamilton paddled out at Tunnels Beach on the North Shore of Kauai, Hawaii, alongside her best...
He placed his confidence in King Saul—and Saul hunted him like a beast through the wilderness.
On March 4, 1993, Jim Valvano needed help just to reach the podium at Madison Square Garden. The former NC State basketball coach — the...
Perseverance is the badge of the saint—marked in Scripture, confirmed by analogy, and vindicated by common sense.
Peter's gaze was no casual glance—it was a reciprocal examination.
King Hezekiah's near-death experience reveals what many never discover: the difference between mere existence and genuine life.
The reason is absolute: "For great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee." Exell observes that men have rightly been infuriated by earthly deliverances.
For nearly thirty years, Nicolaus Copernicus kept his revolutionary idea largely to himself. The Polish canon at the cathedral in Frombork had calculated what few...
The psalmist had known confinement—threading narrow mountain paths, hiding in cavern cracks and corners while fleeing Saul's persecution.
In 1984, Australian physician Dr. Barry Marshall was convinced that stomach ulcers were caused not by stress or spicy food, as the medical establishment insisted,...
The Divine response cut through panic: "Wherefore criest thou unto Me?
During seasons of great scarcity, poor farmers parted with every precious measure of seed—like taking bread from their children's mouths.
This contradicts the hollow modern notion of "the rest of faith" as mere inaction.
In 1991, scientists sealed themselves inside Biosphere 2, a massive glass structure in the Arizona desert designed to replicate Earth's ecosystems. They planted trees, controlled...
"Be still, and know that I am God." This powerful command from Psalm 46:10 is not just a gentle nudge; it’s a divine invitation to cultivate courage in the face of life’s storms. Imagine a time in your life when...