Song of David: The Coming Messiah. Please read II Samuel 22 (Psalm 18). AUTHOR. King David probably composed this song around 1018 BC, near the end of his life. By the time he died around 1015 BC, he had been king for 40 years, and he passed away when he was 70 years old. Historians …
Song of David. Please read I Chronicles 16. AUTHOR. King David, around 1040 BC. He may be the most famous character in the Hebrew Bible, with the possible alternative being Moses. He was hand-picked by God to be anointed as King while still a young shepherd boy; “And from that day on, the Spirit of …
The Song of Hannah. Please read I Samuel 2:1-10. AUTHOR. This song of praise was written around 1170 BC by Hannah, the faithful prayer warrior. This was an important time in Israel’s history, the end of the period of judges. In fact, the last judge was Samuel, Hannah’s miracle child, who was raised in the …
Song of Deborah. Please read Judges 4 and 5. AUTHOR. Written around 1300 BC, this song is considered one of the oldest pieces of poetry in the Hebrew Bible, and perhaps the most ancient of early Hebrew literature. The author is unknown, but was certainly an eye witness to the great Holy War described. Judges …
Song of Moses (2). Please read Deuteronomy 32:1-43. AUTHOR. Around 1400 BC, by Moses, the mighty prophet, the fearless emancipator, God’s scribe, the miracle worker. Moses has already proven himself to be a poet and songwriter as well, judging from his Song at the Sea in Exodus 15 in celebration of the victory over the …
Song of Moses. Please read Exodus 15:1-21. AUTHOR. Also called the Song at the Sea, this song was written around 1446 BC by Moses, a hero of the Faith, a Hebrew prophet and emancipator, renowned servant of God. Some say that his sister Miriam had a hand in writing this song, since she was called …
Songs in the Key of Faith: Introduction to Songs of the Bible. Music refuses definition. Music can be described, it can be lived, it cannot be defined. Music goes too deep for that. Deeper than we can imagine and deeper than we can possibly know until heaven, where music seems to be the common language. …
Introduction to the Seven Churches in Revelation. Please read Revelation 1. WHO (a.) John. The author of Revelation is the apostle John, an original member of the Twelve, the disciple “whom Jesus loved.” John was a fisherman transformed into the Apostle of Love. He was one of the Zebedee brothers, with James, and was most …
Thyatira: Loving but Corrupted. Please read Revelation 2:18-29. Thyatira. A blue-collar town, out in the backwoods. A small military outpost of the Empire that has no political importance or significance. The city is known for its commercial activities, with many trades and small businesses. If people wanted to engage with wool-workers, linen-workers, dyers of cloth, …
Philadelphia: Small but Steady Please Read Revelation 3:7-13. A city rebuilt after a devastating earthquake. An outpost city, out on the frontier, designed to advance Greek culture. A temple built for emperor worship. Another temple maintained for ritual worship of Dionysus, the god of wine, fertility and debauchery. A relatively new, small city with a …
Ephesus: Orthodox but Loveless. Please read Revelation 2:1-7. The center of all commerce in that region. The political capital. Where all the trade routes converge. The meeting place of all religious travelers and residents, all those who worship the gods and goddesses of the age. The place where those who dabble in occult practices like …
Harmonize with One Another. “Live in harmony with one another.” (Romans 12:16, NIV). Harmony: When separate parts intentionally combine into a beautiful whole; to reconcile apparent differences into a combined unity; to adjust in order to fit together; to be of the same mind; to unite in the same direction in will, affection and conscience; …