Judges 7:9-15: The Lord Strengthens Gideon’s Faith

July 6, 2023Posted inJudges
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

June 28, 2023Posted inSuffering
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

June 22, 2023Posted inCovenants
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…

The Mosaic Covenant 4: The Law and the Promise

June 15, 2023Posted inCovenants
In Galatians 3 the apostle Paul shows us that the covenant God made with Israel does not annul, replace or change the covenant he made with Abraham. Instead, the law was a schoolmaster to bring Israel to Christ. In this session we look at Galatians 3:1-18, and what the law does not do in regard…

The Mosaic Covenant 3: The Covenant in Deuteronomy

June 8, 2023Posted inCovenants
Deuteronomy is the words of God's covenant which he made with Israel before they entered the land of Canaan (Dt 29:1). Its laws relate especially to Israel's conquest of and life in the promised land, and it gives great prominence to the blessings and curses of the covenant. The Lord never broke his covenant with…