Category Archives: God uses other nations to humble Israel: Egypt, Philistia, Babylon, Persia, Assyria, Chaldea, etc., then uses still others to humble those.

Humble Yourself Under the Mighty Hand of God. Ezekiel 19:1-14.

Could anything have been more terrifying in a world without gunpowder than lions? Imagine an absolutely silent hunter, yet one whose roar can be heard up to five miles away. Lions once roamed the earth in far greater numbers than they do today. Among other things, gladiators fighting for their lives in the Roman ColosseumContinue reading “Humble Yourself Under the Mighty Hand of God. Ezekiel 19:1-14.”

Big Erik Won’t Be on Top Forever. Isaiah 10:15.

When I was in junior high my friend Chris got jumped by a kid named Mike at the 7-11. The two were in the grass outside the store fighting when Big Erik, a much larger, much older boy came along and attacked Mike. Fortunately for Chris, he happened to be losing that particular fight. BigContinue reading “Big Erik Won’t Be on Top Forever. Isaiah 10:15.”