Nehemiah’s Decision
My sister-in-law used to say, “I pray, but I just don’t hear that booming voice telling me what…
The beautiful Bahamas. Stunningly clear turquoise waters; white sandy beaches; sunny days with warm winds blowing gently and balmy evenings beneath the stars. You might think I am being hired to write tourist brochures for the fabled islands of New Providence, Bimini, and Eleuthera.
But no; I just returned from teaching "Contemporary Lessons from the Exodus" at a weeklong Passover Conference in Nassau. What I remember is not so much the natural beauty, though that was certainly striking. Not even the glowing descriptions from my friend, the distinguished Bahamas-based pastor Myles Munroe, prepared me for what I found.
Have you ever heard someone say, ‘Everything works together for good’? That’s a quote from Rav Shaul. But is that saying true even if people choose to disobey God’s commands?
The life of Samson offers a good answer to this question. Young Samson demands of his parents, “I have seen a Philistine woman in Timnah; now get her for me as my wife.”