House of Bread

Present-day Bethlehem lies about six miles to the south of Jerusalem in Palestinian territory and has a population of around 25,000. The majority of the population is Muslim, but there remains a large Christian element due to the popularity of the Church of the...

Daniel, Darius, and the Decree

God’s control of world events is recorded by King David in Psalms 22:27–28: “All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the nations will bow down before him, for dominion belongs to the Lord and he rules over the nations”...

Gifts for the King

Solomon, the wisest man to have lived, is given credit for writing Psalm 72. This nineteen-verse adoration of a king might possibly be about Solomon himself, but the adoration without a doubt extends as well to the superlative One, the King of kings. “Endow the king...

O Immanuel!

“Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel” (Isa. 7:14, KJV-RBG). “I have installed my king on Zion, my holy mountain…. You are my son; today I have become your father” (Psalm...

A Donkey, A Star

What in the world do a donkey and a star have in common? The Ancient Words give a simple answer in one word—Balaam. Balaam is the not so good prophet from Beor who is used by God to deliver a very good oracle and prophecy for the ages. Balaam is employed by Balak,...

Stars and Planets

The question of whether God created life on other planets is certainly fascinating. Psalm 19:1 says that “The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork” (NKJV). Everything that God has made, be it you and me, or wildlife, or angels, or...