El Kanna – Jealous God
Who wants to be thought of as jealous? This unflattering description brings to mind the petty schoolgirl who bitterly resents the spotlight that a peer is enjoying, or the fact that her rival’s boyfriend is
Our Daily Devotional
Elohim – Mighty Creator
We often use introductions as opportunities to tell people about ourselves. Within a fraction of a second, we decide what we want a person to know about us, and we convey some of that information
Jehovah Gibbor Milchamah – Mighty in Battle
“Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.” PSALM 24:8 Sometimes life feels like an endless war, doesn’t it? You clash with a coworker. You come home
God So Loved the World
For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still
Learning To Think Eternally
Brian Tracy writes, “Virtually everything you do is the result of habit. The way you talk, the way you work, drive, think, interact with others, spend money and deal with the important people in your
ADRIA
The Adriatic Sea, where Paul was carried to and fro by a storm (Acts 27:27). The term “Adriatic” is currently limited to the sea that extends between Italy, Dalmatia and Albania; It previously had a
ADRAMICIO
Port where the ship on which Paul sailed as a prisoner was (Acts 27:2). It is on the coast of Mysia, Asia Minor, 30º 35′ N, 27º 2′ E. Its current name is “Adramyt”, and
ADRAMELEC
(a) One of the gods of Sepharvaim, imported by the Assyrian settlers from Samaria; the other is Anamelech. The books of Kings (2 Kings 17:31) narrate that they burned their children as a sacrifice to
ADONIZEDEC
“lord of justice.” Canaanite king of Jerusalem. Learning that after Joshua’s conquest of Ai the Gibeonites had made peace with Israel, he led four other kings to punish Gibeon. Joshua, coming to the aid of
ADONIRAM
“the Lord be exalted.” Tribute collector under David, Solomon and Rehoboam; He was stoned to death by the people (1 Kings 12:18). This senior royal employee is also known by the name Adoram.