God gives us children to teach us lessons we might completely overlook if not for their innocent questions. One evening, I came home from work and sat in my chair reading. Brianne was on the floor in front of me, playing with some toys. A non-profit Christian organization’s TV ad came on, and I saw […]
What prevented the nails in a crucifixion victim’s hands from tearing through the fingers, causing the victim to fall forward off the cross?
Cheryl Those being crucified typically carried the crossbeam to the execution site, while the upright post remained secured in its position. The victim was stripped and placed on the cross-beam. The nails were driven through the middle of the forearm to ensure they would rest between the two arm bones. Small wooden plaques were probably used […]
Why does the book of Judges emphasize that Ehud was left-handed?
Jason In Judges chapter 3, God sent Ehud, Israel’s second judge, to deliver the nation from Moabite oppression. “The Lord raised up a rescuer to save them. His name was Ehud…a left-handed man of the tribe of Benjamin” (v. 15). The Hebrew for “left-handed” literally means “restricted in the right hand.” Chapter 20:16 states, “Among Benjamin’s elite troops, […]
City of David
Where it all began! King David moved the capital from Hebron to The City of David after he conquered it from the Jebusites. This was the original Jerusalem. Covered by centuries of dirt, the buried city was discovered under a potato field by Sir Charles Warren, a British military officer and archaeologist, sent to the […]
What is Love?
“What is love?” This is a question we all ask at some point in our life. Many people live their entire lives with a wrong understanding of what love is. When I conducted marriage preparation sessions with young, engaged couples, one of the first questions I would ask was, “Why do you want to get […]
Josephus’ Roman Theater Found
Bible Exploration A Roman Period theater mentioned by Josephus, first century Jewish historian, but never found by archaeologists has been discovered under Wilson’s Arch Synagogue at the Western Wall. As we have taken tours of the Western Wall Tunnel each year we have seen the digging go deeper and deeper with the goal of reaching the 1st Temple Period level (Solomon’s Temple). The area was […]