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JOB 3:1–10 After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth (Job 3:1). The first chapter of Job tells us that Job was the greatest man of all the people of the East. He had a large family, vast herds, and great wealth. He was by far the most prominent man … Continue reading “JOB: THE DARK NIGHT OF FAITH”

1 KINGS 18:16–40 Elijah went before the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people said nothing (1 Kings 18:21). When God set up the kingdom of Israel, He made a condition for the kings: … Continue reading “ELIJAH: FAITH THAT CHOOSES”

2 KINGS 2:6–15 [Elisha] picked up the cloak that had fallen from Elijah and went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan (2 Kings 2:13). 2 Kings 1–2 tell us the story of Elijah’s mantle. When it came time for Elijah to be taken up into heaven, he and his appointed successor, Elisha, … Continue reading “ELISHA: FAITH THAT FOLLOWS”

JOSHUA 6:15–23 … and at the sound of the trumpet, when the people gave a loud shout, the wall collapsed … (Joshua 6:20b). After Israel crossed the Jordan into the Promised Land, God commanded the entire army to be circumcised. They had not practiced circumcision in the wilderness (Joshua 5). This made the army vulnerable … Continue reading “JOSHUA: FAITH VICTORIOUS”

JUDGES 4–5 Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was leading Israel at that time (Judges 4:4). Deborah is the Bible’s Joan of Arc. When the people sinned, God gave them into the hands of Jabin the Canaanite. But God also raised up Deborah to serve as judge in Israel. She held court at a … Continue reading “DEBORAH: FAITH THAT SINGS”

PSALM 51 For I know my transgression, and my sin is always before me (Psalm 51:3). After God made David king and established a covenant with him (2 Sam. 7), David fell into sin. He failed to go out and fight as a king should. Instead he committed adultery with Bathsheba. To cover his sin, … Continue reading “DAVID: REPENTANT FAITH”

GENESIS 48:1–22 “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, … bless these boys” (Genesis 48:15–16). Jacob was dying, and Joseph came to visit him. Jacob told him to bring his two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh. For Jacob intended to bless them and adopt them as his own sons, on an equal … Continue reading “JACOB: WORSHIPING FAITH”

GENESIS 50:15–26 “God will surely come to your aid, and then you must carry my bones up from this place” (Genesis 50:25b). To encapsulate the faith of Joseph, the writer of Hebrews alludes to an incident at the end of Genesis. Jacob had died, and Joseph’s brothers were afraid. They feared that Joseph would take … Continue reading “JOSEPH: FAITH IN THE FUTURE”

HEBREWS 11:23–29 By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter (Hebrews 11:24). Moses put his faith in God’s adoption. When he was born, the entire nation of Israel had come under the sentence of death. Pharaoh decreed that every male child born to the Israelites … Continue reading “MOSES: FAITH IN THE ADOPTION”

HEBREWS 11:7–28 By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith (Heb. 11:7). Hebrews 11 continues to encourage us to leave behind the old world and continue … Continue reading “FAITH THAT FORSAKES THE OLD”