by Peter Barfoot | Jun 30, 2026 | Christian Worldview, Teaching
Isaac’s love of wild game linked him to his eldest son Esau, who was a hunter. His other son Jacob was a trickster, and used his father’s desire for game meat to deceive him — and in so doing gained the birthright that would have gone to Esau. Paul...
by Peter Barfoot | Jun 30, 2026 | Blog, Christian Worldview, Christianity
“The tent of David” housed the Ark of the Covenant while the “tabernacle (tent) of Moses” was located at Gibeon. What does “the tent of David” have to do with the Church? This question relates to how the Jerusalem Council was able...
by Peter Barfoot | Jun 26, 2026 | Biblical prophecy, Blog, Christian Worldview, Personal prophecy
I call “doxology” gloriology because in NT Greek “doxa” means “glory”. I like to glory in the things of God — don’t you? (And the rather religious word “benediction” simply means “good words”. I...
by Peter Barfoot | May 20, 2026 | Christian Worldview, Christianity, Faith
“Every man knows the plague of his own heart.” (1 Kings 8:38). Plagues were common in Bible days. Leprosy was the worst, since it excluded from society every person who caught that terrible skin disease that ate away at the extremities. In Bible days,...
by Peter Barfoot | Sep 24, 2025 | Biblical prophecy, Blog, Christian Worldview, Kingdom of God
When God gave King Nebuchadnezzar a dream about a huge image, the prophet Daniel interpreted its golden head as representing the king. But not satisfied with being just the head, the king commanded that an all-gold statue be made. The king could not allow his subjects...