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Great illustration, Tim. And you never forgot that, did you.

After Gideon led his small “army� to a resounding victory over the Midianites, the Israelites wanted to make him their king. The Israelites said to Gideon, “Rule over us—you, your son and your grandson—because you have saved us out of the hand of Midian.� But Gideon told them, “I will ...

Jesus said, “My sheep know my voice.� It is pretty well known that in Jesus’s day shepherds would sometimes join their flocks so that one shepherd could watch over them while the others slept, or went somewhere else. Then when it was time to separate the sheep, each shepherd would sound his un...

Ezekiel used ‘living parables’ to dramatize the fate of Israel. I have noticed that throughout the history of God’s people, God often calls his prophet, apostle, or spokesperson to personally experience what God himself is feeling, or to personify what the people as a whole are experiencing. G...

“The issue is worthless leadership.� I’m not sure why this brief comment intrigues me, but it does. I think because worthless leadership is way too common: in politics, in business, in education, in families, on sports teams, around the world. I can imagine the Apostle Paul writing, “May it ...

On page 71, Dr. Laniak points out that during the Middle Kingdom (2040-1640 BC) “kings were at pains to represent themselves as just kings.� The kind of official throne names that these leaders adopted, therefore, reflected their desire to be seen and thought of in this light. There is a univers...