Why should we New Testament Christians bother to read and study God’s Old Testament law? And, if we don’t have to obey it in order to be saved, why should we try to put its principles into practice in our lives? Today’s passage gives us a couple of good reasons….

So, why does Moses spend so much time at the beginning of this book rehearsing history that we’ve already read back in the book of Numbers? Well, back in those days, when a King made a covenant with a nation that he had conquered, he would always begin the covenant…

“How can you Christians oppose abortion and at the same time favor the death penalty? That doesn’t make sense!” Maybe you’ve heard that – maybe you’ve even said that before. Well, the simple answer is that’s what God teaches us. In the first place, the death penalty is clearly prescribed…

So, why did God insist that His people take exclusive control of the land He promised to give them? Why did He tell them to drive out all the people who were living there at that time (Numbers 33:51)? Why didn’t He tell them to do what He tells us…

Who do you know who has put his or her life on the line to benefit others? We are all grateful to our first responders – the firefighters, police officers, highway patrolmen, and Sheriff’s deputies who regularly put themselves in harm’s way to keep us safe. Perhaps we think back…

There are all sorts of special festivals different churches celebrate throughout the year.  Many Christians are currently observing the season of Lent, defined as the 40 days before Easter, through self-denial and confession of sin.  And practically everyone celebrates Christmas, even if they think it’s only about Santa and presents. …

In the Ancient Near East, tribes and clans were led exclusively by men, and property was passed down from father to son.  But that posed a big problem for Zelophehad’s five daughters:  Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah.  As they saw all their male cousins queuing up to receive an…

One of the greatest threats to God’s people continues to be the temptation to just go along with the unbelieving world, to put our faith in things we can see and touch instead of in God, to do what feels good or what makes sense to us rather than to…

The Bronze Serpent is one piece of Old Testament imagery we have absolutely no doubt about.  No lesser authority than Jesus Himself said it pointed to His work on the cross:  “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,…

This wasn’t the first time the people of Israel grumbled about not having enough food or water to drink.  And it wasn’t the first time that Moses and Aaron had to fall on their faces before the Lord, praying that He would forgive the people for their impatience and lack…