Author: Timothy S. Laniak

Images are frequently used in the Bible to describe God and his relationship with his chosen people. Without an accurate understanding of the images, we cannot comprehend the profound biblical …

Scripture says, "I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will lead you with knowledge and understanding" (Jeremiah 3:15).Most of Israel's pastoral imagery is grounded in two …

Ezra-Nehemiah is the Old Testament equivalent of the Acts of the Apostles–it is a book of new beginnings. Just as Acts narrates the early history of the church through the work of the apostles, …