God’s Blessing to Noah After the Flood
Gen 9:1–6 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be on every beast of the earth, and on...God Intends to Destroy the World With a Flood and Instructs Noah to Build an Ark
Gen 6:9–14 These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God. And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. The earth also was corr...The Warning and Enlightenment Provided to Later Generations by Job’s Testimony
At the same time as understanding the process by which God completely gains someone, people will also understand the aims and significance of God’s consignment of Job to Satan. People are no longer di...Sodom Is Utterly Annihilated for Offending God’s Wrath
When the people of Sodom saw these two servants, they did not ask their reason for coming, nor did anyone ask whether they had come to spread God’s will. On the contrary, they formed a mob and, wi...For Stubbornly Opposing God, Man Is Destroyed by God’s Wrath
First, let us look at several passages of scripture which describe God’s destruction of Sodom. Gen 19:1–11 And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot se...Humanity Wins God’s Mercy and Tolerance Through Sincere Repentance (Part 2)
The Repentance of Nineveh’s King Wins Jehovah God’s Commendation When the king of Nineveh heard this news, he arose from his throne, took off his robe, dressed himself in sackcloth and sat in ashes...Humanity Wins God’s Mercy and Tolerance Through Sincere Repentance (Part 1)
God saw the sincere repentance in Ninevites’ Hearts through the acts that all the people wished to utterly repent and turned away from the evil ways....Job Hears of God by the Hearing of the Ear (Part 1)
Job 9:11 See, He goes by me, and I see Him not: He passes on also, but I perceive Him not. Job 23:8–9 Behold, I go forward, but He is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive Him: On the left h...Job’s Testimony Brings Comfort to God
He never asked God to openly appear to him, so as to confirm God’s existence, because he had seen God’s sovereignty in all things....The Relationship Between God’s Consignment of Job to Satan and the Aims of God’s Work
Although most people now recognize that Job was perfect and upright and that he feared God and shunned evil, this recognition does not give them a greater understanding of God’s intention. At the same...The Third Juncture: Independence
Independence: The Third Juncture 1. After Becoming Independent, a Person Begins to Experience the Sovereignty of the Creator 2. Leaving One’s Parents and Beginning in Earnest to Play One’s Role in th...The Second Juncture: Growing Up
Depending on what kind of family they are born into, people grow up in different home environments and learn different lessons from their parents. These factors determine the conditions under which a ...The Pharisees’ Judgment on Jesus and Jesus’ Rebuke to the Pharisees
The Pharisees’ Judgment on Jesus Mak 3:21–22 And when His friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on Him: for they said, He is beside Himself. And the scribes which came down from Jerusale...