How Should We Apply Scripture to Life?…It is dangerous to understand the Bible better. It is all too easy for us to feel just a bit of pride about pulling out the meaning of biblical texts, as if we were beginning to master the Scriptures when, of course, exactly the opposite is the whole point. […]
A Word About Faith One day some religious people, a group known as the Sadducees, tried to draw Jesus into a theological trap on a speculative question about the afterlife. Instead of answering their question directly, Jesus said: "You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God." That […]
“What are the Dead Sea Scrolls and why are they important?”……Answer: The first of the Dead Sea Scroll discoveries occurred in 1947 in Qumran, a village situated about twenty miles east of Jerusalem on the northwest shore of the Dead Sea. A young Bedouin shepherd, following a goat that had gone astray, tossed a rock […]
Book of Zephaniah Author: Zephaniah 1:1 identifies the author of the Book of Zephaniah as the Prophet Zephaniah. The name Zephaniah means “defended by God.”……Date of Writing: The Book of Zephaniah was likely written between 735 and 725 B.C.……Purpose of Writing: Zephaniah’s message of judgment and encouragement contains three major doctrines: 1) God is sovereign […]
Questions about Zephaniah Book of Zephaniah – Bible Survey……What are the Major Prophets and Minor Prophets?……Who was Baal?……What is the day of the Lord?
Questions about Zechariah Book of Zechariah – Bible Survey……What are the Major Prophets and Minor Prophets?……Where does the Old Testament predict the coming of Christ?……What does the Bible mean when it refers to a "Daughter of Zion"?
Book of Zechariah Author: Zechariah 1:1 identifies the author of the Book of Zechariah as the Prophet Zechariah.……Date of Writing: The Book of Zechariah was likely written in two primary segments, between 520 and 470 B.C.……Purpose of Writing: Zechariah emphasized that God has used His prophets to teach, warn and correct His people. Unfortunately, they […]