Psalms

Balaam was an interesting character in Bible history. God spoke to him on two occasions, even though Balaam was not a Hebrew. Because of his spiritual stature and his being acquainted with Jehovah, the king of Moab hired Balaam to curse the Israelite camp as they stood on the border of the Promised Land. Although Balaam’s magic failed he was shrewd enough to advise Balak [...]

Most people do not know God. They may even be very religious. On the other hand, growing numbers of the billions presently populating the world are convinced that there is no God. In any case, most people go about their lives without giving God much thought.  Even those who are convinced that God exists and who accept Him on His terms, as put forward in [...]

The opening lyrics of David’s song: “O Jehovah, why have my adversaries become so numerous? Why are so many rising up against me?” — Psalms 3:1 David was Israel’s king. He had been handpicked by Jehovah himself when he was a boy.  David proved himself to be a fearless fighter—a great warrior for Jehovah. He slaughtered Israel’s many enemies, foremost among them the hulking giant, [...]

Who will rule the world? That is the paramount issue of the day. Will it be a bloc of allied nations such as is emerging in Asia presently, an alliance of Russia, China, India and Iran? Or, will the Anglo-dominated unipolar world prevail? Will there be a one-world government in the future? What does the Bible say? For hundreds of years, the message contained in [...]

This is the first of a series of articles exploring the collection of Hebrew songs called the Psalms.  Whatever exists was spoken into existence by God. “Let there be light,” God said. And there came to be light. And God saw the light was good. God spoke directly to the first humans and commanded them to have sex and produce a family and fill the earth. [...]