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The first group of exiles returned in from Babylon 536 B.C. and began to rebuild the temple. Apparently, the prophet Haggai was part of this group. After laying the foundation, the exiles quit when their enemies threatened them. Rebuilding the temple was an important task for the Jewish people.

The period in which Habakkuk lived had a lot of international tension. Judah was caught between two treacherous world powers. The king of Egypt had murdered the king of Judah and set up a puppet government in Judah. The Babylonians were also a world power known for their treachery. They were

Where is God in times of disaster? How can God allow suffering? What are God’s people to do about moral decay in society? The people of Joel’s day were devastated by a locust plague, which Joel said warned of the coming “Day of the Lord” which points to a transcendent God who gives

Исус изрече думите от Йоан 15, докато той и най-близките му последователи си проправяха път от банкетна зала в Йерусалим до маслинова горичка по склоновете на Маслиновата планина. Може би са минавали през лозе по пътя си или може би Исус е посочил лози по стените на храма, докато са минавал

Jesus’ followers felt like their world was falling apart. Jesus had just told them that he was leaving, and they couldn’t come with him. The path to the cross was for Jesus alone. In the backwash of their sorrow and distress, Jesus speaks words of peace—and makes an astonishing claim!