Bible Heroes & Villains
Be inspired by heroes of the Bible to spread Light and overcome Darkness. Learn about how biblical characters can speak truth into our lives.
What Makes a Hero Good?
A few days ago I was playing with my 6-year old grandson. He was gathering props for a story he…
Jesus Embodies Hesed—Saving Lost Sheep, Lost Coins, and Lost Sons
In the Fifteenth Chapter of Luke, Jesus tells three stories that dramatize the hesed of the LORD God that endures…
Jesus Embodies Hesed—Sowing the Ideals of the Law of Moses and the Prophets
The words of Jesus embody hesed, fulfilling the ideals of the Law of Moses and the Prophets. (Matthew 5:17). Indeed,…
Jesus Embodies Hesed—Fulfilling the Law of Moses and the Prophets
Jesus embodies hesed—the Law of Moses and the Prophets. Jesus told the crowds gathered for his Sermon on the Mount:…
Jesus Embodies Hesed—The Vision of Isaiah
Jesus embodies the Vision of Isaiah. The word hesed in Hebrew is translated a number of ways in English: …
Hesed Returns Israel to Jerusalem
About 70 years after the Israelites were exiled to Babylon (and after Jerusalem and its Temple were destroyed), the hesed…
Hoping in Hesed—Jeremiah
About 100 years after the time when the hesed of the LORD saved Jerusalem and its Temple from destruction by…
Walking Humbly With Hesed—Micah
The Prophets Micah and Isaiah prophesied when King Hezekiah, Jerusalem, and its Temple barely survived the Assyrian invasion that destroyed…
Hesed Blesses Forever—David
The Twenty-Third Psalm is a beloved psalm of King David that describes the ways that the hesed of the LORD…
Hesed Establishes the Work of Moses’s Hands—Mount Nebo
This blog is based on the section “The LORD Shows Moses the Whole Promised Land” first published in 2004 in…