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9. The Shipwreck

Gold! It was to be Jehoshaphat’s great enterprise - a large fleet of ocean-going ships to bring back the gold of Ophir, just as Solomon...

8. When nothing goes right …

Have you experienced times in your life where you can’t feel God’s presence? When the tragedy happens in your life, while we do our best...

7. The prophet, going after profit!

This story, showing clearly God’s sense of humour, and seeming more like one of Aesop’s fables than biblical history, is about the...

6. The Choices: Finance or family? Prosperity or promise?

We all face decisive moments in our lives, which have important consequences. There are minutes in which destiny is determined, as one...

5. The Broke and the Frustrated

Jesus invited many times for us to “come!” ‘Come to me all who are weary and carry heavy burdens; Let the children come to me … Come...

4. The Troublemaker

Israel was about to take the first city in the land God had promised them - Jericho. No rockets, no artillery, the sound of praise,...

3. The corrupt couple … problems with power and possessions ...

She is the Lady Macbeth of Hebrew history. Probably the most powerful female character in the Bible. In our minds she is the ultimate...

2. The Captain who wouldn’t believe God could change an economy.

One of the most dramatic incidents in Elisha’s exciting life took place during a war between Israel and its neighbour, the kingdom of...

1. The Fool ... who angered the King.

Shakespeare famously asked, “What’s in a name?” Well, it seems quite a lot. The parents named their son Nabal, which means ‘fool! (Well,...