Obedience in Scripture
This tale of tantalizing truth and trepidation often honours the efforts and obedience of his better half
Who is Joseph, the Earthly Father of Jesus
Almost saved was she by the obedience of another. A flavourful end came to one that two called "mother"
Who is Lot's Wife
This dynamic duo of delinquents made profanity of the divine, sampling of sin as one would wine.
Who are Hophni and Phineas (1 Samuel 1-4)
Matthew 5:16
"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven."
The number of believers in the upper room on the day of Pentecost
The number of believers in the upper room on the day of Pentecost
Obedience to God often comes with great risk, as seen in this maidens tale, where obedience almost earned death's kiss
Who is Queen Esther
A journey by sea. A man drenched in folly. A wicked kingdom...and blatant hypocrisy.
Who is Jonah
As the people praised the Lord Most High, there came from amongst them a most "unusual" cry. Amid praise was birthed a passion that grieved the host, till for the Lord, a priest dained to do the most.
Who are Zimri the Midianite and Cozbi , daughter of Zur (Numbers 25:14)
"Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain."
Exodus 20:7
Before Abraham moved into Canaan, he lived in...
Where is Ur of the Chaldeans, in Mesopotamia
The beloved son of a fledgling nation, elevated by bravery from his humble occupation. Though every right had he to grasp for more, he chose instead loyalty....which at times was a chore.
Who is David
A viscious cycle after a season of victories
What is Israel's History after the death of Joshua
An act of vile villiany so stupendously souring that genocide seemed genuinely just.
(Hint: Gibeah)
What is the Gang Assault of the Levite's Concubine (Judges 19)
Galatians 5:19
"Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God."
This giant of a king had a bed 9 cubits in length (13.5 feet) and 4 cubits in width (6 feet).
Who is Og the King of Bashan (Deuteronomy 3:11)
A maker of laws...yet to them he was a servant still. All for a people whose arrogance could kill.
Who is Jesus, the Christ
An "Appetite" that lead a kingdom astray
Who is King Solomon: "A Lover of Many Women"
Ambition often leads a man to heights most heavenly...or to depths of desperate depravity so vastly villainous to view. Thus is the tale of this judge's son.....
Who is Abimelech (Judges 9)
"He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?"
Micah 6:8
Cain founded this City after being banished from God's presence.
What is the city of Enoch (Genesis 4:16-17)
Obedience he showed, though odd for his time was its chosen form.
Who is Noah
It all started with a bite....or two
Who are Adam and Eve
On the throne his grasp to cement, in a towns furure he placed a significant dent. A crying shame it was for naught, as later, off this mortal coil he went.
Who is King Herod
Romans 12: 1& 2
"I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God."
Commonly associated with the concepts of innocence....and fatal stupidity.
What is a lamb/sheep