When a Shunnamite woman's son tragically dies, she displays an amazing peace and hope as she says it is well with me and my son. She had a hope of eternal life that gave her an amazing peace even in the midst of an unimaginable tragedy. This woman, and…

Even though it was unbeknownst on his part, the high priest Caiaphas gave a very telling and doctrinally precise prophecy of the death of the Lord Jesus Christ. It was expedient for one man to suffer and die instead of the larger nation as a whole suff…

In Jacob's life, his dream at what became Bethel - the house of God - was a turning point in his life. Jacob saw the ladder, depicting Jesus Christ, as the only connection point and entranceway into heaven. Jacob's repsonse to his revelation gives us p…

During Paul's penning of 2 Corinthians, he was in great personal tribulation, no rest for his flesh, troubled on every side, external fightings, as well as internal fears. In the midst of that severe affliction, God gave Paul comfort from at least two …

Jesus as the Son of God received a command from God the Father to perform the work of salvation for those given unto him in the covenant of grace. There was a distinct, definite group of people that were given unto Christ and the work given unto him wa…

After Elijah's ascension, we see the power of his mantle remains now that it is passed to another man, just as the power of the ministry remains the same though passed from generation to generation. Also, the sons of the prophets were distaught that so…

In the moments leading up to the heavenly ascension of Elijah, we see parallels to our anticipation of Jesus' second coming. We need to redeem the time we have leading up the second coming, with an understanding that moment will be unexpected and could…

In preparation for war with Syra, kings Ahab and Jehoshaphat consult Micaiah, a true prophet of God, about the Lord's will for their battle plans. We see that there were false prophets who were ready to deceive these kings, and those prophets did not h…

When Elijah called Elisha to follow him, we see the example from Elisha of what radical, single-hearted devotion looks like to follow the Lord in discipleship. Elisha radically purged out any hindrance to his following the call of God by slaying his ox…

King David took great comfort and confidence in the Lord as his personal Shepherd. Because of this faith, he did not fear any future lacking, he did not fear any evil even in the valley of the shadow of death, and his cup ran over from God's blessings.…