“What should we learn from the account of David and Goliath?”……The story of David and Goliath (1 Samuel 17) is a factual account from biblical history that demonstrates how the Lord intercedes for His people. David was a shepherd, the youngest of the eight sons of Jesse of Bethlehem. King Saul and his men were […]
Dan [DÔöÇ├ón] –he that judges. The fifth son of Jacob, and first of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid. Dan was the full brother of Naphtali and founder of a tribal family (Gen. 30:6Exod. 31:6). The name Dan also describes the most northern city of Canaan. "Dan even to Beersheba" (2 Sam. 24:15). The Man Whose Name is […]
“Why is it important to study the various characters in the Bible?”……The Bible is filled with characters, literally and figuratively. Perhaps the best way to describe how the Bible portrays its characters is “human” because they are, in fact, human. The Bible is true and the people that inhabit its pages were real people with […]
Cornelius [CÔö£ÔöñrnÔöÇ├┤’lÔöÇ┬íÔö╝┬ís] –the beam of the sun. A converted Roman centurion at Caesarea, a devout man (Acts 10). He was the first Gentile convert and through his conversion the door of faith was opened unto the Gentiles. Disgusted with the Gentile paganism of his day he turned to God but did not have a full […]
“Who was Cyrus in the Bible?”……Cyrus is a king mentioned more than 30 times in the Bible and is identified as Cyrus the Great (also Cyrus II or Cyrus the Elder) who reigned over Persia between 539-530 B.C. This pagan king is important in Jewish history because it was under his rule that Jews were […]
Caesar [Cae’zar] one cut out. The surname always used in the New Testament for all Roman emperors. See AUGUSTUS, TIBERIUS and CLAUDIUS (Matt. 22:17, etc.). To Caesar the Jews paid tribute and it was also to him that those Jews who were Roman citizens (for example, Paul, Acts 25:10-21), had the right of appeal.
Who were Dismas and Gestas? Dismas and Gestas are the names sometimes mentioned as the two thieves crucified on crosses to the right and left of Jesus. In the New Testament accounts of the crucifixion, two men are mentioned, yet their names are never given. The names Dismas and Gestas do not come from the […]