Numbers: the 40-year journey to the promised land
You've heard that the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness for 40 years, right? The book of Numbers tells that story. Numbers follows Moses and Israel's journey from the foot of Mount Sinai (which is where Leviticus ends) to the edge of the promised land of...
The 8 Kinds of Angels and Demons in the Bible
Angels and demons (and the spirit world in general) are fascinating. But sometimes it's hard to separate what the Bible says from traditions and lore that we've picked up along the way. There's a lot of weird stuff we hear about angels that doesn't show up anywhere in...
Limited-run t-shirt: Jonah’s Whales
Hey, can anybody get a hold of Jonah? I'm asking because I just got this email from Jeroboam II: OK, OK—but in all seriousness—for the first time ever we've made a t-shirt especially for Bible geeks. Here's what it looks like. Only available for one week A few things...
Logos Bible Software Is Free (Sort Of)
Those of you who follow this blog know that I'm a pretty big fan of Logos Bible Software. There aren't many posts on this site that were written without Logos open in another window. And of my top 20 most-viewed pages, eight of them wouldn't even exist if it weren't...
Nehemiah: rebuilding and remembering
What is Nehemiah about? After 70 years in exile, the Jews had returned home and rebuilt the temple in Jerusalem. They were able to worship God in their own land, but the city still lay in ruins. The once-great capital of the promised land was a depressing rubble heap...
2 Thessalonians: standing firm until His coming
The world just won't let up. The Christians in Thessalonica was under fire from all directions. The unbelievers outside were still persecuting them. The unbelievers of the city had come after Paul when he first founded the church in this city (Acts 17:4--5), and they...
15 Biblical Facts about Heaven and the City of God
We're used to hearing about heaven as a happy place where we go when we die. And most people hear about heaven in a few contexts:It's where good/faithful people go when they're dead.It's where we'll see departed loved ones again.It's where God is.I've always found the...
Who are the main characters of Genesis?
If you were to ask yourself who the main characters of Genesis are, Adam & Eve, Noah, or Cain & Abel might jump to mind. But who does the first book of the Bible really talk about the most? Hint: none of those five are even in the top ten! I took a look at how...
What Is a Covenant? Dr. John Walton on God’s Relationship with Israel
You already know that I'm pretty gung-ho about the NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible. (Gung-ho enough to put an affiliate link in this article, anyway.) Well, the good stuff keeps coming. Dr. John Walton, who edited the OT notes in this Bible, was kind enough to...
11 Fascinating Facts about the Angel Gabriel
The angel Gabriel may be one of the most well-known characters in the traditional Christmas story, and aside from the Trinity members and the devil, he's probably the most famous divine being in the Bible. But how much do we really know about...
