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The Faithful Prophet

  • Post author:Reverend Luke Haisa
  • Post published:October 2, 2025
  • Post category:Luke's Blog

1 Samuel 3:1-21 And the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no widespread revelation (1 Sam 3:1b). The lamp of God in the Tabernacle was flickering, not yet extinguished, but…

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Our Kinsmen-Redeemer

  • Post author:Reverend Luke Haisa
  • Post published:September 25, 2025
  • Post category:Luke's Blog

Ruth Chapters 2 – 4 Ruth 3 hinges on the Hebrew concept of the go'el, the kinsman-redeemer. This figure, as outlined in Levitical law, had a sacred familial duty with four…

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Power in Weakness

  • Post author:Reverend Luke Haisa
  • Post published:September 18, 2025
  • Post category:Luke's Blog

Judges 16:23–30 The narrative of Samson’s final act is one of the most dramatic and unsettling conclusions in all of Scripture. The passage opens with the Philistines gathering to offer…

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Wonderful!!!

  • Post author:Reverend Luke Haisa
  • Post published:September 11, 2025
  • Post category:Luke's Blog

Judges 13:1-24 This narrative details the announcement of Samson’s birth to Manoah and his wife. It reveals a figure who is more than a mere angelic being, displaying characteristics that…

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The Ultimate Judge and Deliverer

  • Post author:Reverend Luke Haisa
  • Post published:September 4, 2025
  • Post category:Luke's Blog

The Book of Judges The Book of Judges presents the recurring cycle of Israel’s sin (rebellion), oppression, repentance, and deliverance through divinely appointed judges. The judges in the Book of…

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The Commander of the Army of the Lord

  • Post author:Reverend Luke Haisa
  • Post published:August 28, 2025
  • Post category:Luke's Blog

This pericope, often understood as a Christophany – a pre-incarnate appearance of Christ – offers insights into the identity and mission of Jesus Christ. It foreshadows His divine authority, mediatorial…

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Scarlet for our Salvation

  • Post author:Reverend Luke Haisa
  • Post published:August 21, 2025
  • Post category:Luke's Blog

Rahab, a resident of Jericho, encounters two Israelite spies sent to scout the city before its conquest. Recognizing the power of Israel’s God, she hides the spies from the king’s…

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From Shame to Victory

  • Post author:Reverend Luke Haisa
  • Post published:August 14, 2025
  • Post category:Luke's Blog

Deuteronomy 21:22-23 This pericope addresses the treatment of a criminal executed by hanging on a tree. It emphasizes both the curse associated with such a death and the need to…

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Greater Than Moses Is Here

  • Post author:Reverend Luke Haisa
  • Post published:August 7, 2025
  • Post category:Luke's Blog

Deuteronomy 18:15-19 Moses was not just a prophet but the mediator of the covenant at Sinai, a deliverer who led Israel out of Egyptian bondage, a lawgiver who received and…

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Divine Light, Eternal King

  • Post author:Reverend Luke Haisa
  • Post published:July 31, 2025
  • Post category:Luke's Blog

Numbers 24:15-17 The prophecy of the star and the scepter was uttered by Balaam, a non-Israelite prophet, under divine inspiration. It emerges in a context where Balak, king of Moab,…

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