by Encounters in Archaeology | Apr 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
“What do you think?” Remember this means sit down and hold on because the illustration is going to be different than human standards. God is like a shepherd who left ninety-nine sheep on the hillside to look for the lost sheep. (Matthew 18:12-14, John 15,...
by Encounters in Archaeology | Mar 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
Reversal of human priorities is a common theme in parables of the kingdom and they are meant to shock. Whenever you hear the phrase, “The Kingdom of God is like,” sit down and hold on because the illustration is going to be different than human standards...
by Encounters in Archaeology | Aug 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
Walled mother cities had stores of weapons and grain so they could withstand an enemy siege. The army, wealthy merchants, and the priestly class lived within the walled city while the poor lived outside the walled city, in the daughter villages. Kings and priests...
by Encounters in Archaeology | Aug 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
In the Bible it is presented to the prophet Samuel, and later to Nathan, that the Lord is not so hot on the idea of the people having a king who might abuse his power. Nor is the Lord hot on the idea of them having a temple. What is wrong with the tabernacle? The...
by Encounters in Archaeology | Aug 4, 2022 | Uncategorized
Samuel went to Bethlehem looking for a king and found David, a scrawny boy who kept the sheep. Let’s look at the kingship more in relation to David. David spilled innocent blood when he killed Uriah the Hittite because of his lust for Bathsheba. Nathan would...
by Encounters in Archaeology | Jun 30, 2022 | Uncategorized
Where does Jesus get his notion of servant-king? He gets it from scripture. Kings are to be servants. The two on the road to Emmaus were in despair because the person they thought was to be king was killed by the very Romans he was to overthrow. The stranger...
