2 SAMUEL 24:16-17David had sinned against the LORD by numbering the people. The prophet Gad came to David, giving him a choice of three things which would come as a result. That day, the LORD brought a plague upon the land, and seventy thousand men of Israel died (1 Chronicles 21:14). After this great number…
Category: Finding Jesus in the Old Testament
Gideon, Samson’s Parents, etc.
YOU HAVE NOT OBEYED MY VOICE After Israel had settled in the promised land, but before the death of Joshua (Judges 2:6), the Angel of the LORD came to the children of Israel. He rebuked them, “I led you up from Egypt and brought you to the land of which I swore to your fathers;…
Standing Before Balaam & Joshua
STANDING BEFORE BALAAM In Numbers 22, Balak (king of Moab) sent messengers to Balaam (prophet of God) asking him to curse the people of Israel, for they had settled near him and were too mighty for him (v 5-6). Balaam inquired of the LORD and was told that he should not go with Balak’s men,…
Mount Sinai & Wilderness Wanderings
RECEIVING THE LAW AT SINAI Having come out of Egypt, the children of Israel arrived at the base of Horeb, the same place where God had appeared to Moses when He sent him to Egypt. Moses recorded, …the LORD came down upon Mount Sinai, on top of the mountain. And the LORD called Moses…
A Burning Bush & A Pillar Of Fire
As we have noted already in the course of our study, “…no one has seen God at any time…” (John 1:18; cf. 6:46; 1 John 4:12). Yet there are times in the Old Testament where we read about God appearing to man. This is not the Father, but the Son, who has come to declare…
The LORD Appears to Isaac & Jacob
THE LORD APPEARS TO ISAAC The Hebrew word har (ra’ah), rendered “appeared,” means to gaze upon, show or behold. As we noted last week, the LORD appeared to Abraham—that is, he had seen the LORD. And yet, since “…no one has seen God (the Father) at any time…” (John 1:18; 1 John 4:12; cf. John…
The God Who Sees & Provides
“…THE LORD APPEARED TO ABRAM…” At the beginning of Genesis 12, God calls Abram to depart from his father’s house and to go to a land which God would show to him. In verse 1, it simply says, “…the LORD had said…” However, when we get to verse 7, it is no longer just a…
When God Is Seen, Who Is It?
“…NO ONE HAS SEEN GOD…” At the beginning of John’s unique gospel account, he makes the monumental statement, “No one has seen God at any time” (John 1:18). Later, in the first epistle by the same writer, he repeats verbatim, “No one has seen God at any time” (1 John 4:12). John also states clearly…