DID YOU KNOW “When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.” —Hosea 11:1 Hosea 11 presents one of Scripture’s most moving descriptions of God’s relationship with His people. God speaks like a loving Father remembering Israel’s childhood, teaching the nation to walk, lifting its burdens, and drawingContinue reading “The Love That Calls Us Home”
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When Blood and Mercy Meet
DID YOU KNOW There are passages in Scripture that make us uncomfortable. Leviticus 9–11 is filled with detailed descriptions of slaughtered animals, blood sprinkled on altars, and flesh burned in fire. “Then he slaughtered the burnt offering… and he burned them on the altar” (Leviticus 9:12–13). It is graphic. It is raw. And yet, hiddenContinue reading “When Blood and Mercy Meet”