In our Wednesday Bible Study we are looking at the miracle of Jesus healing Ten Lepers (Luke 17:11-19). Only one of the ten men Jesus cleansed returned to thank him and that man was a Samaritan (Luke 17:16). Which leads to the questions who were the Samaritans and why were they so despised by the…

Genesis 39:1-18 describes Joseph’s rise and fall as the slave of Potiphar, the captain of the guard in Egypt. He arrives in this situation after being sold by his own brothers (Genesis 37:26-28). The Lord continues to be with Joseph and to bless him. Potiphar promotes Joseph to the head manager of his household, even…

(NASB) No temptation has overtaken you except something common to mankind; and God is faithful, so He will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it. Paul’s words in the previous verse…

The clearest, most certain argument for the reality of heaven is the testimony of Scripture. Since “life and immortality” have been “brought to light” through the “gospel” (II Timothy 1:10), it is to be expected that the New Testament will contain more information on heaven than the Old Testament. Nonetheless, there are clear allusions to…

All we really know about heaven is what is revealed in Scripture. The term “heaven” appears 622 times in the NIV translation of the Bible. It appears 346 times in the Old Testament and 276 times in the New Testament. For this study, we will keep our focus on the New Testament references. There are…

Genesis 37:5-8 (NIV) Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him all the more. 6 He said to them, “Listen to this dream I had: 7 We were binding sheaves of grain out in the field when suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered around mine…

The divinely inspired writer of Genesis (many believe this to be Moses) gives Joseph more time in Genesis than he does any other character—a striking fact given the significance of Genesis’s other main characters: Adam, Noah, and the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. This prominence is even more striking considering the apparent insignificance of Joseph in…

As a youngster, it seems that Joseph was a little arrogant; but was he really? His natural self-assurance – increased by being Jacob’s favorite son and by knowing of God’s designs on his life—was unbearable to his ten older brothers, who eventually conspired against him. But this confidence, molded by trials and combined with a…

In 2 Peter chapter 2, Peter describes and harshly condemns the false teachers who had entered the church. He promises their destruction, which will be brought by God. Peter also shows the impact of their lies on those who might believe them. Who are these false teachers? They were not strangers who showed up spouting…

“Now, therefore, fear the LORD and serve Him in sincerity and truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD (Joshua 24:14 NASB). Joshua led the children of Israel across the Jordan and into the Promised Land to take up their promised inheritance. And…