When it comes to man’s existence, and our presence on this planet, there are two choices. We can either believe in a special Creation, or we can believe in evolution. Both Creation and evolution, as theories of origin, cannot be subjected to the scientific method. Whether we look at the universe, or life itself, the… Read More

The Bible does not give the length of time between the creation of man and the deception by Satan. Genesis 3 describes this deception. Both Adam and Eve disobeyed God and ate of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. They sinned-transgressed the law (1 John 3:4). God’s sentence was: And unto Adam… Read More

Following the Flood, the survivors departed from the Ark and began life anew (Gen. 9:18). Earlier God had told them: “And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth” (Gen. 9:1). Noah lived 350 years after the Flood, and was 950 years old when he… Read More

God called Abraham out of Mesopotamia. His nephew Lot accompanied him. God led Abraham into the rich grazing lands of Canaan, where there was ample food and water for their vast herds (Gen. 13:5). In time the land could not support these vast herds (vv. 6-8), and it became necessary for Abraham and Lot to… Read More

Let us now examine the mighty acts and miracles of God in the lives of various individuals. The history of the patriarchs has been covered in the series entitled, Great Men of the Old Testament. There is no need to repeat the details in this series. Rather, let us concentrate on specific events in the… Read More

The Mighty Acts of God were many and profound in destroying Egypt-the super power of the day. At no other time in history were so many catastrophic events brought upon a single nation. And the man most instrumental in this destruction was Moses. What was the reason Egypt was destroyed? The answer: The Egyptians refused… Read More

After their deliverance from slavery in the land of Egypt, the Israelites began their long journey toward the Promised Land. God did not lead them by the direct route along the Mediterranean coastline. This was because they were not prepared to war against the peoples that resided there. Rather, God lead them southward, in a… Read More

After the death of Moses, Joshua was given the task of leading Israel into the Promised Land. The military campaign that followed is generally referred to as “the Conquest.” Earlier, at Kadesh, God had sentenced those who were over age 20, of the first generation, to die in the Wilderness (Num. 14). Now, 38 years… Read More

The first king over Israel was Saul. At first God worked with him and inspired him to accomplish much, but later Saul turned away. After this he no longer received God’s blessings. In his later years, nothing seemed to go right for him. Before Saul was chosen to be king, judges had ruled Israel for… Read More

Prophets were men specifically chosen to speak and act for God. Many of the mighty acts and miracles of God were performed by these men. The first in this line of prophets was Samuel (Acts 13:20). In the section on “The Kings of Israel” we covered one of the miracles God performed for Samuel when… Read More