X2520 – Q&A #6: Sacred Purpose Trust
When you drop an envelope in the mailbox, you create a trust between you and the Post Office. When you place a donation on an…
Key 2549 – Leviticus 1: Burnt Offerings
Leviticus 1 dives right into the “barbaric” rituals of burnt offerings and sprinkling of blood. But knowing the true meanings of things like altars, stones,…
X2519 – Q&A #5: Servitude
From our modern vantage point, we consider it horrible that the Israelites were slaves in ancient Egypt. But the Bible clearly explains that the bondage…
Key 2548 – Leviticus: Introduction
Leviticus goes through an litany of what seem to be arcane rituals and ceremonies including those about altars and burnt offerings. But the book comes…
X2518 – Q&A About the Kingdom – Part 4
Questions about the Kingdom are not answered in the modern church, synagogue, or temple around the corner. The bible actually deals with daily government and…
Key 2547 – Genesis 40: Dreams of Butler and Baker
In Genesis 40, Joseph interprets the dreams of the butler and the baker. But these weren’t butlers and bakers as we think of them today….
X2517 – Q&A About the Kingdom – Part 3
When one doesn’t pray to central government for the salvation and daily bread it provides, what are the practical solutions offered from the perspective of…
Key 2546 – Genesis 39: Joseph Goes to Prison
In Genesis 39, Joseph is bought by an officer of Egypt and then thrown into prison. But is this really a lesson about how seriously…
X2516 – Q&A About the Kingdom – Part 2
The Bible mentions “religion” only five times. But government, covenants, and agreements are mentioned hundreds of times. Perhaps we should reframe what the Bible is…
Key 2545 – Genesis 38: Judah and His Daughter-In-Law
The Tamar story in Genesis 38 seems to be a rather soap-opera-ish Biblical account. But reading it with an eye for law and government makes…