“After this Jesus and His disciples went into the land of Judea; there He remained with them and baptized. John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there; and people came and were baptized. For John had not yet been put in prison.” Baptism, as…

“Now many signs and wonders were done among the people by the hands of the Apostles. And they were all together in Solomon’s Portico. None of the rest dared join them, but the people held them in high honor.” Through the power of the Lord, great signs and wonders can…

“Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh, and passed on to Mizpah of Gilead, and from Mizpah of Gilead he passed on to the Ammonites.” At the beginning of this chapter, Jephthah was abused by the people of Israel, he was…

“Good and upright is the Lord; therefore He instructs sinners in the way.” The holiness of the Lord seems to be often overlooked, as the modern church tends to amplify His love above all else. This is why people, when great tragedy strikes, blame the Lord for their poor circumstances…

“The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. And He found Phillip and said to him, ‘Follow me.’ Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. …

“And when Peter saw it he addressed the people, ‘Men of Israel, why do you wonder at this, or why do you stare at us, as though by our own power of piety we had made him walk? …

“Then Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) and all the people who were with him rose early and encamped beside the spring of Harod; and the camp of Midian was north of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley.” Through the story of Gideon, the Lord continually demands that Gideon…

“For they have no pangs; their bodies are sound and sleek. They are not in trouble like other men are; they are not stricken like other men.” This is speaking of the wicked, mentioned just a few verses prior. Does it feel like the wicked prosper? Does it feel like…

“While they were going, behold, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests all that had taken place. And when they had assembled with the elders and taken counsel, they gave a sum of money to the soldiers and said, ‘Tell people, “His disciples came…