God’s Covenant with David, Part 1
God's covenant with David fulfilled in part promises made in prior covenants, especially that made with Abraham. Those promises were the promise of kings, the promise of the land, the promise "I will be your God," and the promise of rest.
Exodus 23:10–19: The Sabbath in the Book of the Covenant
A Sample Extract from Ken Hanko's Book, The Sabbath, the Covenant, and the Tabernacle Exodus 20–23 make up the book of the covenant which the Lord gave to Moses for the people of Israel. This book begins with the moral law, and that is followed both by explanations of those ten basic commandments and various…
Judges 7:9-15: The Lord Strengthens Gideon’s Faith
A Sample Chapter from Ken Hanko's New Book on Judges, Once I Have Sworn The story of Gideon shows us how faith varies from day to day, and how it struggles in constantly changing circumstances to lay hold of the promises of God and remain obedient and faithful. The Midianites were in the land of…
Leaving All for Christ
Let's consider for a few minutes the words of the Lord Jesus Christ in Matthew 19:29. In the context of the verse, a rich young ruler had come to Jesus asking what he must do to inherit eternal life. Jesus had said, “Keep the commandments.” The young man’s reply was, “I’ve done that from my…
The Mosaic Covenant 5: The Law and the Promise
In Galatians 3:15-18, the apostle teaches us what the law did not do: it did not annul or change the promise of God to Abraham. That promise remained throughout the Old Testament, was fulfilled in Christ, and stands for Gentile believers even today. Justification and the inheritance have never been by the works of the…