by Jeffrey Kranz | Jun 13, 2020 | Bible characters, Bible facts
The 12 Tribes of Israel in the Bible: a Quick, Illustrated Guide The nation of Israel was made up of tribes—the families descended from Jacob’s sons (and grandsons). To the earliest readers of the Old Testament, these names were common knowledge. Which... by Jeffrey Kranz | Sep 5, 2018 | Bible Books
I recently wrote about why Obadiah is the least popular book of the Bible, but you guys deserve more than that. You’ve seen the 10 most popular books of the Bible, now let’s look at the 10 least popular books of the Bible. (For the purposes of this post,...
by Jeffrey Kranz | Aug 9, 2018 | Bible facts
If you’ve ever asked your pastor or Sunday school teacher, “Who wrote the Bible?” you probably got one of two responses: “God wrote the Bible.” The Holy Spirit moved prophets like Moses and apostles like Paul to write about God’s...
by Jeffrey Kranz | Jul 27, 2018 | Bible facts
Sometimes in the Bible, God communicates to people in dreams. Some of them are symbolic (like the dreams in Daniel), and some involve explicit instructions from God. Dreams fascinate me, and I figure they’re interesting to you, too. Since God has revealed some...
by Jeffrey Kranz | Oct 16, 2016 | Bible Books, Bible facts
What’s the longest book of the Bible? Not Psalms! We’ve taken a look at the shortest books in the Bible, but what about the longest book in the Bible? If you’d asked me about it in Sunday school, my answer would have been a quick, confident...