What is the blessed life and how do we attain it? The introductory psalms point the way in telling us to delight in the Lord’s law and the Lord’s anointed. Let’s see what we can learn about the way of the blessed life from Psalms 1–2 and the NIV Study…

What was Jesus thinking about as his hour drew nearer and nearer? While his disciples couldn’t read his mind, they were given a glimpse of what he was thinking in his prayers. In the so-called high priestly prayer in John 17, Jesus prays for himself, his disciples, and the church.…

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The core of the apostolic message of salvation is Jesus’ death and resurrection. This is evident throughout the book of Acts as Jesus’ witnesses spread this message to the ends of the earth. Let’s look at one example of this from the ministry of Paul in Pisidian Antioch (Acts 13).…

In a previous article, we took a deeper look at the Jewish New Year, Rosh-HaShanah, in the Complete Jewish Study Bible. Let’s use this same study Bible to look at another significant Jewish holy day, Hanukkah. We’ll learn about the historical background, the traditional Jewish observance, the New Testament observance,…