The elders of the Jews continued to make progress in the building, supported by the message of the prophets, Haggai and Zechariah, son of Iddo. ―Ezra 6:14a Return to me—and I will return to you, say ...

Habakkuk also lived in a time of injustice—and just like him, we must not look away. In the Old Testament, prophets were God’s spokespeople who told it to his people straight—we must pay attention.

"But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler of Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, of ancient ...

Most people pick up the Holy Bible when in need of divine inspiration and spiritual comfort. There are, however, those who study the Bible's books and chapters to learn more about the history of the ...

Editor’s note: Columns in the Faith section reflect opinions and perspectives of the writer and are not necessarily those of The Republic. A friend recently asked me why God in the Old Testament (the ...

The stories of Prophets Miriam and Elijah of the Old Testament, their ideas and how these relate to Jewish, Christian and Muslim faiths. Show more In the second part of his exploration of four of the ...

Many of the Old Testament prophets must have seemed odd indeed. Jeremiah, by his own admission, had a tremor “like a drunken man” (Jeremiah 23: 9), and Isaiah “walked naked and barefoot three years” ...

In the second part of his exploration of four of the prophets of the Old Testament, Clive Lawton tells the story of Elijah, a miracle-working, thundering, wild-eyed and somewhat anti-social itinerant.

One of the most common biblical themes is caring for and defending the poor. There are more than 2,000 verses on the subject, many of which you can hear modern-day echoes of from Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Moses is revered as the greatest of the Old Testament prophets — the man who delivered the Israelites from slavery. The book of Exodus tells how the Hebrews were living as slaves under the Egyptian ...