Weird fact: God’s temple was built by slaves

The Bible is full of weird facts. Some are confusing, others hilarious. As I was reading the account of Solomon building the temple designed by his father, David (1 Ki 4–9), I did a double-take. An odd sentence caused me to jolt to a stop and read again. Now this is...
How to Study Hebrews [Free guide]

How to Study Hebrews [Free guide]

It’s the second-most doctrine-heavy letter in the New Testament. It’s the case for Jesus’ supremacy, and a long list of reasons to cling to him. So how should we study this masterpiece? This guide gives you a high-level view of Hebrews and practical...

What’s Genesis about? [2 videos]

Creative Bible geeks Tim Mackie and Jonathan Collins are making brilliant videos to summarize every book of the Bible. It’s a huge undertaking, and they’re doing a stellar job. They just finished their two-part overview of Genesis, which you can watch...

Beelzebul, poop god

The Bible is brimming with strange, intriguing, and sometimes LOL-worthy tidbits like this. One of the names of Satan is Beelzebul (or Beelzebub). We see the Pharisees trying to explain away Jesus’ authority over demons by saying Jesus is an agent of Beelzebul,...