Exhortation to Worship – Psalm 95
Read the Passage: Psalm 95 Call to Worship (95:1–2) Psalm 95 is technically anonymous, as it contains no superscription. From the book of Hebrews, however, we learn that David wrote […]
Prayer and Gender Roles – 1 Timothy 2
Read the Passage: 1 Timothy 2 Spiritual Intercession (2:1–7) Evidently, one of the challenges Timothy needed to address in Ephesus was that the church had ceased to regularly pray for […]
The Problem of Pride – James 4
Read the Passage: James 4 Pride and Self (4:1–10) Of all of the topics that James could have addressed in his letter, the first two practical subjects that he brings […]
Hannah and Samuel – 1 Samuel 1:1–2:11
Read the Passage: 1 Samuel 1:1-2:11 Authorship and Date – Technically speaking, the authorship of both 1 & 2 Samuel is anonymous. Jewish tradition identifies the author as the judge […]
Prayer and Prophecy – Daniel 9
Read the Passage: Daniel 9 Confession of Sin (9:1–15) Daniel’s prayer in this chapter was in “the first year of Darius,” which would have been around 539 BC. This means […]
