Right Words

Bible studies, personal reflections, media reviews, and more: "How forcible are right words!" (Job 6:25a)

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  • Was Elisha Really Bald?

    To begin, let’s read 2 Kings 2:23-24 togther: And he went up from thence to Bethel: and as we was going up by the way, there came forth little children…


  • Movie Batch #6

    Some more films I’ve enjoyed recently. Logan’s Run (1976). As a sci-fi fan, this film continues to amaze me despite being 50 years old. Someone noted in the YouTube video…


  • The Uriah – Bathsheba Link

    In 2 Sam. 11:3 we’re told that Bathsheba was the daughter of Eliam, but we don’t learn anything more about Eliam until 23:34, where he is listed as one of…


  • Steadfast Ruth…and Ittai

    The story of Ruth and her mother-in-law Naomi is a familiar one from scripture, with Ruth’s devotion to Naomi, despite their mutual loss of Mahlon (Ruth 4:10), standing out in…


  • Movie Batch #5

    Some more good films I’ve been able to fit in lately: Legionnaire (1998). The plot of this film is quite similar to that of March or Die (1977), but I…


  • Solomon’s Harem: More than “the Girl Next Door”

    Since King Solomon “exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom” (1 Kings 4:29-34, 10:23-25), one may safely assume that at least some of these kings…


  • For whatsoever ANY man soweth…

    Upon completing the last chapter of 1 Samuel, one is presented with a remarkable example of reaping what one has sown (Job 4:8, 34:11; Prov. 12:14; Gal. 6:7-8; Eph. 6:9;…


  • Philistine = Clueless

    1 Samuel 5-6 After the LORD levels (5:1-4a) and dismembers (5:4b-c) the idol of Dagon, the Philistines don’t turn to God. Instead, they stubbornly set the idol back up AND…


  • The Colossians Walk

    Every chapter of this wonderful epistle, directly aimed at the present dispensation, speaks of the believer’s walk in Christ. 1:10. That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all…


  • 1 Samuel 4: The World’s Temporary Triumph

    This is a rough chapter for the people of God in the Old Testament, but not without a positive message. First, let’s start with some numerological insight. The number four…


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