THE POLLUTED SEED OF DAVID Queen Athaliah is a relatively unknown name among many Christians, she’s hardly discussed, yet her wickedness was hardly matched by any king of Judah, the Southern kingdom of Israel. She was the daughter of Ahab and Jezebel, and the only woman to ever sit on the throne of David and rule over Judah. Many will […]
WHEN GRACE AND BEAUTY IS JUST IN NAMES PART 4 1 Kings 16:31 And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped […]
WHEN GRACE AND BEAUTY IS JUST IN NAMES (PART 3) 1 Kings 21:25 But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up. THE CONTROLLED MAN Ahab was the opposite of what most men are. The desire to rule and lead the family is […]
WHEN GRACE AND BEAUTY IS JUST IN NAMES (PART 2) Acts 5:1-2 “But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.” Madam Sapphira would have been spared a terrible judgement that […]
WHEN GRACE AND BEAUTY IS JUST IN NAMES (PART 1) Acts 5:1-2 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession. And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles’ feet. FAITH VERSUS FINANCIAL PURITY Ananias as a name means […]
MANIPULATIVE DRAMA QUEEN Genesis 39:19 “And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled.” The Bible detailed the story of Potiphar wife, a heathen mistress of a large and rich house. Potiphar was no doubt one […]
A BUSY MAN AND A LONELY WOMAN Genesis 39:5-6 “And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and in the […]
EVE OF ADAM Genesis 2:23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. The woman is the most beautiful thing God created. She’s the joy and comfort to men and families (Genesis 24:67). Either as wife or mother she’s the the […]
BAD HUSBANDS IN THE BIBLE AND WHY THEY FAILED Husband 3: XERXES Esther 1:10-12 On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded…the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king, To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes […]
BAD HUSBANDS IN THE BIBLE AND WHY THEY FAILED Husband 2. LOT Genesis 19:15 “And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city. 19:16 And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon […]