Category Reading with M’Cheyne

Esther 2Esther is one of the most intriguing books in the Bible – not least because it never mentions God’s name. Despite the questions and suspicions raised by this, the obvious reason why this is so is quite simply that…

“…and they purified the people.”–Nehemiah 12:30 Noah, Moses, Joshua, David, Solomon and Elijah are names that would show up on any “who’s who” list of important biblical characters. Whole books and sermon series have been devoted to each of these…

“Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.”–Genesis 22:2 Abraham and Sarai…

“I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God”–Acts 20:27 When Paul charges young Timothy to “Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort” (II Tim. 4:2), he knew…

“There is no fear of God at all in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.”–Genesis 20:11  Sometimes we find ourselves in the middle of a royal mess without even being aware of it. Such was…

“See that you do not despise one of these little ones.”–Matthew 18:10 The parable of the lost sheep and the verse above arise from a question posed by the disciples at the beginning of this great chapter, “Who is the…

“Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?” (Matt 8:26). On more than one occasion, Jesus rebuked the disciples for having “little faith” (cf. Matt. 6:30; 8:26; 14:31; 16:8; 17:20; Lk. 12:28). The disciples were in a boat on…

“If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him” (Matt.7:11) Several things emerge from these words…

“But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD” (Gen. 6:8) An important word occurs in the story of Noah, one reverberates throughout the pages of Scripture: grace or as the ESV translates it, “favor” (Gen. 6:8). In a…

“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them” (Matt. 5:17). It is unwise to attempt to pin down what “fulfill” means in this…