…I am God and not a man, the Holy One in your midst, and I will not come in wrath. Hosea 11:9 This is one of those Bible verses you have to read a few times and let it sink in. Consider the fact that the prophet Hosea writes to a nation facing impending disaster. Israel has given itself to Baal worship, with all its sexual perversions and ghastly violence. The Lord calls her an adulterous wife (2:5) and a stubborn heifer (4:16) who soon will face destruction by t

For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith. Romans 4:13 Abraham's Journey to Canaan Pieter Lastman, 1640 Paul claims that the Most High God promised Abraham that his descendants would be heir of the world . The world ? Wait a minute…isn’t Paul overstating this? The Lord promised Abraham the Promised Land, which at its largest point covered an area roughl