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They diverted streams and springs outside the walls, redirected water away from besiegers, and constructed a moat between the city's inner and outer fortifications—filling it with water from the old pool.
Such an errand would contradict God's character—He cannot morally compel His messenger toward wickedness.
In the prophet's day, the Jewish leaders had cast off their wives for heathen women, then taught their followers this transgression was no sin.
This blessing represents a profound debt owed to godly parenthood.
Tow—the coarse, broken refuse of flax or hemp—becomes the metaphor for those whom sin has hollowed from within.
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.
As I sat in a quaint little café last week, I overheard a conversation between a grandmother and her young grandson. He was excitedly sharing his dreams of becoming an artist, but when he described his latest drawing, his words...
There’s a story about a young woman named Sarah who found herself in the depths of despair. She had recently graduated from college, full of dreams and aspirations, yet life had not unfolded the way she had hoped. Jobs were...
These were new settlers, their survival dependent upon immediately cultivating their property and erecting shelter.
First, Elohim has appointed that a portion of happiness accrues to the righteous in this present world, while the misery wages of sin fall yet more abundantly upon the wicked.
Every season of life carries distinct duties and temptations.
Joshua, the great military commander who had led the tribes to countless victories, now felt mortality approaching.
The wicked man must become hypocritical in proportion to his sin, for sin demands cunning concealment.
It is well to have Isaiahs in society, for Hezekiahs could never keep it together.
The Prophet compares Israel's transgression to a high wall that begins with a small rent, or breach, in its lower section—a structural weakness that seems manageable at first.
Imagine a beautiful garden, blooming with vibrant colors and rich fragrances. Each flower, each leaf, is a testament to the care and nourishment it receives. But amidst this beauty, there are also weeds—those stubborn intruders that threaten to choke out...
The soul is punished for informing; the body for performing.
The wealthy preserved winter ice and snow in cisterns to cool summer beverages.
While diligent hunters prepare their catch the same evening, this sluggard lacks the will to strip the hide or kindle the fire.
This unfamiliar intruder had sought prominence in Jerusalem by hewing himself a grand sepulcher—a monument to his own ambition.
Yet inevitably the accumulating pressure breaches the barrier, and the stream resumes its accustomed course with redoubled force.
Judgment operates on three levels: discerning right from wrong, understanding the law and its manner, and executing consequences with authority.
First, as a universal community: only religion—a sense of justice and moral distinction—separates humans from beasts.