Collateral for a Loan
A debtor could offer their outer garment as collateral. However, the lender had to return the garment at night. Failing to return such a garment was a sin.
A debtor could offer their outer garment as collateral. However, the lender had to return the garment at night. Failing to return such a garment was a sin.
In the kings of the Old Testament, we see powerful examples that power corrupts. That absolute power corrupts absolutely.
The Law required that the new king write his own copy of the Law. He was to carry it with him all the time. And he was to read from it every day of his life.
The Lord Jesus Christ forbids his followers from praying in front of people.
In ancient times, the Jewish people were forbidden from going to a Medium or a Necromancer. Why was that?
In sin offerings, some of the blood was smeared on the horns of the altar. The rest of the blood was poured at the base of the altar. Why the base of the altar?
In our day, some Christians view their employer as a sort of “king.” However, this notion is not in the New Testament.
Shechem was an ancient commercial center. Important biblical events take place in Shechem, spanning from Abraham to the Acts of the Apostles.
Four kings in the Old Testament were assassinated by their own staff. It was because those kings were truly horrible people.
Of the 20 kings of Judah, most were bad guys. Only four did what was right in the LORD’s eyes.