Two of the followers of Jesus departed Jerusalem on the Sunday Christ arose. As they walked the 12-kilometre mountain road to their home in Emmaus, a stranger joined them. The two had been discussing the painful and shocking events of the last three days. The Stranger asked them what they were talking about. After a […]

The primary purpose of a carpenter’s hammer is to pound in nails. However, a hammer has many other uses. It can pull nails, drive a chisel, flatten things, smash things, and persuade things. When Christ died on the cross for us, that too had multiple purposes, as we will see in Galatians 1:4. Transition By […]

Josiah was only eight years old when he began to reign as king of Judah. Use the King’s Chart. Samuel was a prophet when Saul became king in 1095 BC. Josiah’s Passover was in the 18th year of his reign, making it 615 BC. Thus, Josiah lived more than 480 years after Samuel. To put […]