Archives for January 2023

How would you define a Biblical prophet? If I asked most people that question, they’d say a “prophet” is a person who has divine power to predict the future with 100% accuracy. And then famous prophets such as Isaiah, Jeremiah or Ezekiel would probably come to mind. But here’s the thing. The Jewish sages categorized […]

Before we start diving deep into 1 Samuel, there’s a crucial lesson from the book of Judges I need to remind you about. The era of the Shophetim (Judges) was all about God teaching and demonstrating to not only Israel but ALL of mankind that without a king to govern them, they are utterly helpless […]

Alrighty, let’s get our bearings of where we’re at on God’s timeline. So the books of Samuel are the bridge that takes us from the period of the Shophetim (Judges) to the creation of Israel’s earthly kingdom. Recall the era of the Shophetim actually began at the end of the book of Joshua. It goes through […]

Take a look at these English phrases: “I dunno…” “Whaddaya think?” “I wanna go!” “I’m gonna do it!” Now if you’re a native English speaker, I’m sure at first glance you wouldn’t have any problem deciphering the above. However, if you’re NOT a native speaker, I’d have my doubts. For example, I’m living in Japan […]

Today I wanna introduce someone to you from my neck of the woods (ethnically speaking that is). His name is David Toshio Tsumura. He’s currently the Old Testament professor at Japan Bible Seminary…  He’s also the chairman of the Tokyo Museum of Biblical Archaeology and editor of Exegetica: Studies in Biblical Exegesis. Earlier, he served […]