Scripture: “The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the Lord God had made. One day he asked the woman, ‘Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?’ ‘Of course we may eat fruit from the trees in the garden,’ the woman replied. ‘It’s only
Scripture: “After his death, he presented himself alive to them in many different settings over a period of forty days. In face-to-face meetings, he talked to them about things concerning the kingdom of God. As they met and ate meals together, he told them that they were on no account to leave Jerusalem but ‘must wait
Scripture: “Then Elisha died and they buried him. Some time later, raiding bands of Moabites, as they often did, invaded the country. One day, some men were burying a man and spotted the raiders. They threw the man into Elisha’s tomb and got away. When the body touched Elisha’s bones, the man came alive, stood up,
The Israelites were finally free from their oppression. They probably thought that their greatest battles were behind them, but God had something different He wanted to do. He told Moses of His plan for the Egyptians to know He was God. Moses knew the Egyptians would be coming, and the Israelites knew that they were to turn around to camp. When the Egyptians came into view, even at a distance, the Israelites were overcome with fear. They were terrified that the chains that had bound them in slavery would forever hold them captive…
Scripture: “A severe famine now struck the land, as had happened before in Abraham’s time. So Isaac moved to Gerar, where Abimelech, king of the Philistines, lived. The Lord appeared to Isaac and said, ‘Do not go down to Egypt, but do as I tell you. Live here as a foreigner in this land, and I will