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Jonathan’s Covenant Faithfulness
© Lenka Hnilicova – Fotolia.com In 1 Samuel 20, David (who is the anointed King of Israel), is forced to flee from King Saul. Saul’s son, Jonathan, has earlier knitted himself to David in a covenant (see 1 Samuel 18:3). This is clearly no small matter, as in this chapter Jonathan places himself in great danger to release David to safety. After his…
Jesus in the Old Testament: When Joshua meets the real Joshua
© Pavel Kann – Fotolia.com I’m up to Joshua in my daily readings through the Bible, and this morning I read Joshua 5. Verses 1-8 tells of the circumcision of the new generation of “the sons of Israel,” and then they celebrate Passover in the Promised Land. All of this is in…
The book of Revelation and Symbolism
© Kimberly Reinick – Fotolia.com The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. (Revelation 1:1-2) Many of the questions surrounding the…