All of the Gospels have a story about a fig tree. Not just parables, actually. There are those, too, when Jesus uses illustrations having to do with fig […]
Bible Themes
Learning the Language of Arrival
Can we learn to communicate from an outside intelligence? Spoiler Alert! If you have not yet seen the movie, this article may provide you with a great deal […]
Bible Themes / Interesting Characters / Jesus Types
Drunk, Naked, and Accomplishing God’s Will
A Closer Look at Noah’s Post-Flood Humiliation In Genesis 9:20-27 My wife is currently leading a Bible study through Genesis for a group of insatiable Bible students. Because […]
Bible Themes / Scriptural Application
Doubting vs. Making Distinctions
As I look into the New Testament Book of James with a couple of friends these days in preparation for a class at church, I am struck by […]
Jesus Types / Old Testament
Death on a Tree – Absalom as Jesus-Type
Could Absalom be a Christ-type? If you know much about the Bible, you likely have an immediate aversion to even the possibility of answering this question in the […]
Jesus Types
Two Yeshuas and a Fish
Thirty-eight years is a long time to take getting somewhere (Deut. 2:14). You could just ask anyone in the unfaithful generation of people whom God brought to the […]
Jesus Types / Old Testament
The Man in the Middle
What to do with Job’s Final “Friend,” Elihu Elihu is a strange character, at least in the sense of how and where he appears in the book of […]
Bible Themes / Old Testament
Seeing Jesus in the Old Testament, Tip 5 – Names are Meaningful
There sure are a lot of names in the Bible. Many of them are almost unpronounceable to modern readers. There are some chapters that are made up of […]
Bible Themes / Old Testament
Seeing Jesus in the Old Testament, Tip 4 – Watch for the BIG Hints
Sometimes, the Jesus-story comes jumping out at you when you are reading what is a completely different story altogether. Take the story of Abraham sacrificing Isaac. Our minds […]
Bible Themes / Old Testament
Seeing Jesus in the Old Testament, Tip 3 – Take a Big Step Back
Without a doubt, this is one of the most essential skills I know for identifying the Christ-story in the Old Testament. It can be a little challenging to […]