God of the Last Valley. “Proclaim this among the nations: ‘Prepare for war! Wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war near, let them come up. Beat your plows into swords and your pruning knives into spears… Let the nations be wakened, and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there …
God of the Valleys – The Valley of Miracles. The Jordan Valley is the site of the Jordan River as it flows north to south through Israel, from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea, seventy miles away. The width of this river valley varies depending on the section and the type of terrain, from …
God of the Valleys – The Valley of Violence. “One day the prophet and judge Deborah sent for Barak and said to him, ‘This is what the Lord Yahweh, the God of Israel, commands you: Call out 10,000 warriors from the tribes of Naphtali and Zebulun at Mount Tabor. And I will call out Sisera, commander …
Gehenna and the Valley of Hell. “King Manasseh did what was evil in the Lord’s sight while he ruled in Jerusalem, following the detestable practices of the pagan nations that the Lord had driven from the land ahead of the Israelites. He rebuilt the pagan shrines, he constructed altars for the images of Baal and …
God of the Valleys – The Valley Where the Moon Stood Still. “Then Joshua spoke to the Lord Yahweh in the day when the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, ‘Sun, stand still over Gibeon; and moon, in the valley of Ayalon.’ So …
God of the Valleys – The Valley of the Shadows. “Even if I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil. For you are with me.” (Psalm 23:4). One particular word jumped off the page this time when I read Psalm 23. There are lots of rich words even …
God of the Valleys – Valley of Oak and Grape. “… When the Israelite spies reached the Valley of Eshcol while exploring the land of Canaan, they cut off a branch bearing a single cluster of grapes. Two of them carried it on a pole between them, along with some pomegranates and figs. That place was …
God of the Valleys – The Valley of the Dry Bones. The hand of the Lord was upon me, and He brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of the valley; and it was full of bones.” (Ezekiel 37:1). God had a serious point to make, so He …
God of the Valleys – The Valley of the Giants. “Then the Philistines went up once again and deployed themselves in the Valley of Rephaim. Therefore David inquired of the Lord, and He said, ‘You shall not go up; circle around behind them, and come upon them in front of the mulberry trees. And it …
God of the Valleys – The Valley of Trouble. “Then Joshua and all the Israelites took Achan, the silver, the robe, the bar of gold, his sons, daughters, cattle, donkeys, sheep, goats, tent, and everything he had, and they brought them to the Valley of Achor. Then Joshua said to Achan, ‘Why have you brought trouble on …
God of the Valleys – The Valley of David and Goliath. “Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and they encamped in the Valley of Elah, and drew up in battle array against the Philistines. The Philistines stood on a mountain on one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side, …
Gospel Song – Peace in the Valley. Gospel genius Thomas Dorsey wrote this song in 1937 for his friend, Mahalia Jackson. Dorsey was riding in a train after he heard about Hitler making his presence felt in western Europe, and he pondered about why mankind just couldn’t ever seem to be at peace. He thought about …