Esther 5:1-9: God’s Design for Appealing to an Authority

by Kenneth F. Sheets Esther was a Hebrew young woman with a distinctly Godly character, a character which had been “firmed,” “trued,” into her by her cousin Mordechai.  He had taken her as his own daughter upon the death of her father and mother, and he had realized that, because of her great physical beauty, […]

The Identity of the Sons of God in Genesis 6:1-9

by Kenneth F. Sheets   Identification of “the sons of God” in Genesis 6:1-4  Many have debated the identity of “the sons of God” mentioned in Genesis 6:2 and 6:4, and usually, in the conservative realm of Biblical study, the debate centers upon a disagreement regarding whether “the sons of God” were angels or Godly […]

Shiloh: His Place, the Place of Rest, the Place of His Presence

by Kenneth F. Sheets The word “Shiloh” first occurs in Genesis 49:10, in the record of Joseph, wherein he recorded the last words of Jacob, his father.  There, in regard to Judah, Jacob had said:    In the Genesis reference, the only occurrence in Genesis through Deuteronomy, the word is spelled “shiylōh” (pronounced shēlōh), and […]