God's plan to redeem the world, established by his covenant with Abraham, includes the conquest of the Gentiles – the promise that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow in all of creation. Two examples from the story of the Bible are the conversion of...
One part of God's covenant with Abraham was the promise to give his offspring the promised land of Canaan. For centuries God's people held on to this promise of a future home in which to live in peace and righteousness with their Creator God. Jesus fulfills...
Why is marriage so important? The Bible describes God not as one powerful being, but as three persons – the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit – who have always known and loved each other with complete commitment. And when they decided to create human...
God calls Israel to himself in order to make them a kingdom of priests. The guarantee and goal of this covenant is his presence in their midst, living in the tabernacle and making his dwelling with them. Ultimately, the tabernacle is a sign and promise of the future...
Passover precedes commandment. God first delivers his people Israel out of slavery in Egypt and only then does he tell them how he wants them to live in the Ten Commandments. In other words, our relationship with God is based upon his action to rescue us from sin and...