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Stories published in March 2025.
The chapter opens with a small, vivid image: dead flies in perfumer's oil. The whole batch turns foul. The point is not the flies but the disproportion. A little folly, the writer says, outweighs wisdom and honor. One bad decision, one...
**The Feast of Wisdom: A Tale of Two Invitations** In the ancient city of Zion, nestled among the rolling hills and olive groves, there stood a grand house atop the highest hill. This house was not made of stone or cedar, but of wisdom...
Psalm 78 opens with a demand for attention. The poet, identified as Asaph, calls the people to hear his law, to incline their ears to the words of his mouth. He will speak in a parable, utter dark sayings from old—things heard and known,...
**The Story of the Rock of Salvation** In the days of old, when the earth was still young and the heavens declared the glory of God, there was a people chosen by the Almighty, a nation set apart to bear His name. They were the children of...
The psalm opens with a man in a dry and weary land where there is no water. The speaker is David, and the heading places him in the wilderness of Judah. He does not describe the landscape in detail, but he uses it as a metaphor for his own...
**The Story of Trust in the Shadow of the Almighty** In the days of old, when the hills of Judah echoed with the songs of shepherds and the cries of the faithful, there lived a man named Eliab. He was a humble servant of the Lord, a man of...
**The Great Repentance: A Story of Renewal and Restoration** The sun hung low in the sky, casting long shadows over the city of Jerusalem. The air was thick with tension, a palpable sense of urgency that gripped the hearts of the people....
**The Reign of Asa: A Story of Faith and Victory** In the land of Judah, a new king arose, a man named Asa, the son of Abijah. He was a man of great character, a ruler who sought to honor the Lord in all he did. When Asa ascended to the...
**The Rise of David: The Mighty Men of Valor** In the days when Israel was divided and seeking a leader after the death of King Saul, the tribes of Israel gathered at Hebron to anoint David as their king. The Lord had spoken through the...
In the days of the prophet Elisha, there was a widow in the land of Israel whose husband had been a faithful servant of the Lord. He had been one of the sons of the prophets, a man who walked in the ways of the Lord and taught others to do...
**The Battle in the Forest of Ephraim** The sun hung low in the sky, casting long shadows over the rugged terrain of the forest of Ephraim. The air was thick with tension, for the armies of Israel were preparing for a battle that would...
In the rugged hills of Judah, the Philistine army had gathered for war against Israel. The two forces faced each other across the Valley of Elah, their camps perched on opposite ridges. The Philistines, a fierce and warlike people, had...
**The Story of Jephthah and the Oppression of Israel** In the days when the judges ruled over Israel, the people once again turned away from the Lord their God. They had seen His mighty works, His deliverance from Egypt, and His provision...
**The Story of Rahab and the Spies** In the days when Joshua, the son of Nun, had taken leadership of the Israelites after the death of Moses, the Lord spoke to him, saying, “Moses my servant is dead. Now therefore, arise, go over this...
Moses stood before Israel on the plains of Moab, east of the Jordan, and delivered a speech that was not merely a farewell. It was a legal and theological summation of everything that had happened since Horeb. He commanded the people to...
The Lord spoke to Moses about the lampstand before He spoke about the Levites. Aaron was to light the seven lamps so that they gave light in front of the candlestick, and Aaron did exactly that. The candlestick itself was beaten work of...
On the eighth day after the ordination of the priests, Moses called Aaron, his sons, and the elders of Israel. The command was direct: Aaron was to take a calf for a sin-offering and a ram for a burnt-offering, both without blemish, and...
**The Final Plague: The Death of the Firstborn** The air in Egypt was heavy with tension, like the oppressive stillness before a storm. The land, once proud and unyielding, now bore the scars of nine devastating plagues. The Nile had...
**The Story of Jacob and Rachel: A Tale of Love, Labor, and Divine Providence** In the land of Haran, where the sun rose over rolling hills and the air carried the scent of wildflowers, Jacob continued his journey, weary but hopeful. He...