“Even if my father and mother abandoned me, the LORD would take me in.” (Ps 27:10 NET) Who said the words of our opening bible text? It was David. Why did he say them? Did his mother and father abandon…

“No blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, “Otherwise, the Hebrews will make swords or spears.” So all the Israelites went to the Philistines to sharpen their plows, mattocks, axes, and sickles.…

“So the chief priests planned to kill Lazarus too, for on account of him many of the Jewish people from Jerusalem were going away and believing in Jesus.” (John 12:10-11NET) Why did the chief priests of the Jews plan to…