- Written by Steven Amis
Last time, we were introduced to a lesser known king in Israel’s history known as Asa. He was the first great reformer after the kingdom split, and Scripture is not silent about his legacy. But despite how much good he did for the kingdom and his desire to see his nation wholeheartedly follow the Lord, he was not a perfect man. He was a sinner just like all the other kings of Israel that came before the ultimate King, Jesus Christ, who would be none other than the true Son that was promised to David in 2 Samuel 7. So, what lessons can we learn from the life of King Asa? Today, I will present to you four points of application that I observed as I was meditating on 2 Chronicles 16.
- Written by Steven Amis
When we study the history of Israel during the period of the Northern and Southern Kingdoms, it can be easy to get lost in all the narrative that we are presented with. This king was this many years old when he became king…he did what was right or evil in the sight of the Lord…he accomplished this and that, but he failed in this area…he died and was buried with his fathers in the City of David, and so on. We see this pattern that the Spirit indeed intends for us to observe, but we sometimes get caught up in the repetition in a way that can hamper our endeavor to meditate on these passages with due diligence in the same manner that we would with other biblical genres.
- Written by Adam Heltne
The virgin birth of Jesus is as astounding as it is mysterious. Many people throughout the years have gone to great lengths to try and disprove and deny the legitimacy of Christ being born to a virgin mother. I can’t say I blame them! For a child to be born you need a father (a man) and a mother (a woman). Saying a child can be born to a woman who has never known a man is quite simply impossible based on human means. But, that is exactly what God declared would happen and needed to happen. If Christ wasn’t born of a virgin, then He wouldn’t be the Messiah. And, as we’ll discover, He also would not be mankind’s new representative.