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Moving into the Promised Land. Numbers 34.

Painting: the Prayer at Valley Forge, by Arnold Friberg. “The Lord said to Moses, ‘Command the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you enter Canaan, the land that will be allotted to you as an inheritance is to have these boundaries: … Your southern boundary will start in the east from the southern end of the Dead Sea, cross south ofContinue reading “Moving into the Promised Land. Numbers 34.”

Old Testament Mercy. 2 Chronicles 33:12-13.

When I was a little boy, a girl down the street told me that God the Father was mean and angry, and that only Jesus the Son was merciful.[1] Have you heard this idea? It goes hand-in-hand with the oft-repeated trope that the Old Testament tells the story of a God of vengeance, and theContinue reading “Old Testament Mercy. 2 Chronicles 33:12-13.”

JESUS IS LOVE AND WRATH. Revelation 19:11-20:12.

This picture generated with A.I. The Old Testament predicts the New. God promised Abram his people would return from Egypt to the Promised Land after 400 years, “because the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure” Genesis 15:16. The pagans were not evil enough to warrant destruction—but would be in time.Continue reading “JESUS IS LOVE AND WRATH. Revelation 19:11-20:12.”

God Does Not Judge the Repentant. God Judges Those Who Refuse to Repent. 2 Peter 3:9.

Many struggle to understand the judgment of God. Some look at Noah’s flood and feel sorry for those who drowned. Or they read about Sodom and Gomorrah and feel sympathetic toward the people of these two cities who were slain. Others look at the battles David fought and wonder how God could ask Israel toContinue reading “God Does Not Judge the Repentant. God Judges Those Who Refuse to Repent. 2 Peter 3:9.”

What’s So Bad About Idol Worship?

What’s so bad about idol worship? Some idols are believed to be inspired by demons, thus idol worship is demon worship. And idol worship involved “temple prostitutes” of both sexes. When babies were born to them, the girls joined their mothers as sex slaves, and the boys were killed. Idolatry also involved child sacrifice. WhenContinue reading “What’s So Bad About Idol Worship?”