By Dr. Doug Redford Where would you say the following statement appears for the first time in the Bible: “and your joy will be complete”? The answer may be surprising to some. The first time those words are found is in Deuteronomy 16:15, in connection with celebrating the Feast of Tabernacles. The Feast of Tabernacles, […]
By Dr. Mark Scott Pushing the pause button to remember God’s faithfulness is a healthy spiritual discipline. Every so often we need to take a step back from the daily grind and enjoy a spiritual sanity check. In many ways that is how the Feast of Tabernacles functioned for Israel. This feast was one of […]
By Sam E. Stone Nehemiah went to Jerusalem in 444 BC. Ezra had been there 13 years at the time of today’s text. Ezra served as a priest, however, while Nehemiah came as the civil governor to rebuild the wall and restore Jerusalem as a fortified city. The opening chapters of the book that […]
