This is Madness

 

After everything God had done in leading His people, those same people wanted a change in leadership. In fact, they demanded it. Samuel, as God’s appointed leader, judge, prophet and priest was crushed by their demand for a king to rule them; lusting after worldly solutions rather than trusting God’s rule.

1 Samuel 8:6-9 (MSG) tells us,

When Samuel heard their demand – “Give us a king to rule us!” – he was crushed. How awful! Samuel prayed to God.

God answered Samuel, “Go ahead and do what they’re asking. They are not rejecting you. They’ve rejected me as their King. From the day I brought them out of Egypt until this very day they’ve been behaving like this, leaving me for other gods. And now they’re doing it to you. So let them have their own way. But warn them of what they’re in for. Tell them the way kings operate, just what they’re likely to get from a king.”

They were determined to replace God’s leadership, with human kingship instead.

Though God knew that their choice was imperfect He still gave them what they wanted – He raised up Saul to be king.

Saul son of Kish was chosen. But when the people looked for Saul, they could not find him.  Then they asked the Lord, “Has Saul come here yet?” The Lord said, “Saul is hiding behind the supplies.”  – 1 Samuel 10:21-22 (ERV)

Saul, not wanting to appear hungry for his new role as king, hid himself, displaying a sort of humility. I say sort of because feigned humility can quickly mutate into pride and you’ll see what I mean a little further on.

Keep in mind that humility must mature into obedience, not simply now-and-again obedience but sustained obedience to God that will not collapse under pressure.

Saul led by the Spirit of God experience many victories in battle as true victory comes through Spirit’s leading not human effort.

be sure to fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things he has done for you. – 1 Samuel 12:24 (NIV)

With these many triumphs Saul began to go ahead of himself and a military crisis with the Philistines revealed some flaws in the character of this once humble farmer turned king.

Keep in mind, God’s blessings are tied to faithfulness.

When Samuel was late in coming to make an offering before battle, Saul, impatient, took matters into his own hands and made the offering himself (1 Samuel 13:8-9).

Oftentimes we, like Saul, are tempted to rush rather than practice patience.

Beloved, God’s timing may seem slow but moving ahead of God is madness.

Saul’s actions revealed that a spirit of pride was developing. Samuel told Saul that he had done a foolish thing by not adhering to God’s command. Even when God’s instruction is given through another person, we must follow it.

Samuel said, “You did a foolish thing. You did not obey the Lord your God. If you had done what he commanded, the Lord would have let your family rule Israel forever. But now your kingdom won’t continue. The Lord was looking for a man who wants to obey him. He has found that man – and the Lord has chosen him to be the new leader of his people, because you didn’t obey his command.” – 1 Samuel 13:13-14 (ERV)

Saul’s was a display of abject disobedience. Obedience to God is not optional; it is essential. Saul lost out on having his kingdom securely established by God and paid a hefty price for his wanton disobedience. God values obedience above outward success or appearances.

We have a tendency to compromise thinking that disobedience is a light infraction but our obedience to God must overpower our penchant for convenience.

We must take it seriously. We must treasure obedience. Saul did neither.

Now the men of Israel were pressed to exhaustion that day, because Saul had placed them under an oath, saying, “Let a curse fall on anyone who eats before evening—before I have full revenge on my enemies.” So no one ate anything all day, – 1 Samuel 14:24 (NIV)

Placing his soldiers under such an oath is madness; he put these men in terrible danger.

As an Israelite, Saul would have known the Scriptures well, so the Lord’s declaration of, “Vengeance is Mine and recompense;” (ref. Deuteronomy 32 :35 also quoted in Romans 12:17-19) was not foreign to him yet, sinking deeper into pride, he sought vengeance for himself.

Saul made a hasty decision rather than depend on God’s wisdom.

We must slow down and pause before making any decisions. We must look to God for wisdom and guidance.

Unlike his son, Saul so full of pride was no longer trusting in God. He was fully vested in his own power, wisdom and prideful control. His leadership was driven more by fear than faith.

Beloved, our fears can lead us into making rash decisions and choices.

Fear of being disliked

Fear of being ridiculed

Fear of being criticised

Fear of being exposed

Fear, fear, fear in all forms…

We let fear dictate our stance instead of listening to God, trusting in God, and following His leading.

Listen! Obedience is better than sacrifice,

Rebellion is as sinful as witchcraft, and stubbornness as bad as worshiping idols. So because you have rejected the command of the Lord, he has rejected you as king. – 1 Samuel 15:22, 23 (NLT)

Saul’s pride-led behaviour cost him his position as king.

Beloved, God is not pleased with disobedience or partial obedience or half-witted obedience.  Obeying God when it’s reasonable to you is selective obedience which is still disobedience.

Saul admitted to his sin (1 Samuel 15:24) but was not remorseful and he lost everything, every blessing, every favour (1 Samuel 15:28).

Saul’s pride led to his persistent disobedience which led to his downfall.

Living a life of constant compromise is madness; it repels God’s blessings and favour.

Now the Spirit of the Lord had left Saul, and the Lord sent a tormenting spirit[a] that filled him with depression and fear.– 1 Samuel 16:14 (NLT)

A life apart from God leaves one vulnerable and open to all sorts of torment.

Saul made David a commander over his troops ( ref. 1 Samuel 18:5). Then what followed thereafter pushed Saul over the edge. The people sang a song of triumph,

“Saul has killed his thousands, and David his ten thousands!”

This made Saul very angry. “What’s this?” he said. “They credit David with ten thousands and me with only thousands. Next they’ll be making him their king!” So from that time on Saul kept a jealous eye on David. – 1 Samuel 18:7-9 (NLT)

Saul became increasingly jealous of David’s success in battle; he was unable to rejoice in his newly appointed commander’s victories and triumphs.

God removed His Spirit from Saul to rest upon David.

Saul’s jealousy of David further intensified into hatred and soon enough escalated to attempted murder (ref. 1 Samuel 18:11).

This is madness.

Saul became obsessed with eliminating David, devising ways in which to do so, even resorting to use his own daughter in his diabolical plot. This maniacal obsession blinded him from reasonable thought (see 1 Samuel 19:9-10).

Saul’s hatred consumed him.

Saul’s anger and jealousy dominated his life.

Bitterness and resentment took root in Saul’s heart.

Saul hunted David relentlessly.

Beloved, when we do not surrender hate, anger, jealousy, bitterness resentment and any sinful behaviour to God, it grows into an obsession.

Deeper and deeper Saul sunk into the mire, loosing his footing (ref. Psalm 69:2), as he moved farther away from God.

This is madness…

Thinking that you can overpower God’s plan.

Believing that you can successfully oppose God’s will.

Trying to get rid of God’s true leader.

Purposely fighting against what God has already decided.

Constantly resisting God’s direction.

It will all come crashing down eventually. No matter what, God has the final say.

Saul, in his paranoia, even turned against God’s priests, employing a hitman to kill them (ref. 1 Samuel 22:18). This is madness.

Saul’s rage even destroyed his relationships with his son and his daughter.

Beloved, all of this to show you how humility can morph into pride especially if it is not completely genuine, giving rise to disobedience to God, as you begin to trust in your own ability, then that turns into obsession, paranoia and madness.

This is madness that no psychiatrist could cure because it wasn’t solely physical but it was a spiritual condition and the only cure for Saul and anyone else in a similar position is repentance – to be honest and admit your sin, confess it, take responsibility for it and turn back to God.

Amen †

Shelley Johnson “This is Madness” ©2026 February 11, 2026

 

 

 

 

 

Justice was Served

 

I believe that many Christians have not understood that when Christ Jesus, the Lamb, was slain, all of humanity was justified.

Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins. For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood. This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when he held back and did not punish those who sinned in times past, for he was looking ahead and including them in what he would do in this present time. God did this to demonstrate his righteousness, for he himself is fair and just, and he makes sinners right in his sight when they believe in Jesus. – Romans 3:24-26 (NLT)

Justice was served and is still being served to this day. The redeeming work of Jesus’ death and His righteousness are the sole basis for God’s justice toward sinners.

God did this for all, however it is by faith that we receive this justice, when, by faith, we accept the work of Jesus at Calvary.

people are counted as righteous, not because of their work, but because of their faith in God who forgives sinners. – Romans 4:5 (NLT)

We must recognize that justification is an act of God where He remits sin in complete forgiveness. Forgiveness that is not unique to any particular group of people but is extended to everyone.

As followers of Jesus Christ, we are to see other persons as justified but we don’t. Church goers get upset for something as trivial as what someone is wearing or angry about what you believe or how you lead worship or if you sit in their spot in the pew and then they begin to complain and murmur. They go to church Sunday after Sunday vexed, bitter, resentful, with their hearts blistering with unforgiveness.

Reciting the Apostle’s Creed, responding to the preacher’s sermon in a chorus of “Amens” yet refusing to forgive their brothers and sisters, leaving their tainted gifts at the altar.

We have all sinned and fall short of God’s glorious standard (Romans 3:23) so let’s not pretend. Throw off your cloak of self-righteousness. Let’s allow Christ’s love to control us; we must believe that Christ died for all, also we must believe that we have all died to our old life (ref. 2 Corinthians 5:14).

Understanding that He died for everyone so that those who receive his new life will no longer live for themselves. Instead, they will live for Christ, who died and was raised for them (ref. 2 Corinthians 5:15) is supposed to lead the believer into a new way of life.

Let us truly embrace this new life by coming out of our own flesh and stop regarding others according to the flesh.

So we have stopped evaluating others from a human point of view. At one time we thought of Christ merely from a human point of view. How differently we know him now! (2 Corinthians 5:16).

The truth is, when you’re unwilling to forgive, you are still evaluating others from a human point of view; you are still thinking of Jesus in Human terms, and you don’t really know Him. You have not allowed Him to impact your reality.

Living with unforgiveness keeps you in a subservient reality. Subservient to your soulish impulses but not to Christ. This self-absorbed condition leaves you wanting and unfulfilled.

Unforgiveness is self-serving. It is having a victim mentality which, believe it or not, places you under the control of another human being, that is, the person you’re refusing to forgive.

Unforgiveness keeps you stagnant, it stimies your growth and you cannot enjoy the fullness of the life in Christ.

Beloved, holding onto offenses and seeking justice for someone’s ill-treatment of you is holding you captive. It’s time to forgive. You are one with Jesus, a new creation, so let go of the old judgmental ways where you are judge, jury and executioner (see Matthew 7:1). That is not your place. It’s time for you to come to terms with the truth that justice was served.

Amen †

 

Shelley Johnson “Justice was Served” ©2026 February 10, 2026

 

 

Worth a Reminder

 

When you begin your spiritual walk, one of the very first things that you are required to do is to engage in a period of forgiveness. How long this period lasts depends on the amount of people you need to forgive and the number of persons you have to ask to forgive you.

You think I’m joking? Ask anyone who is on their journey and they will confirm it.

Jesus told Peter that he must always forgive others, not just seven times but seventy times seven or, in some translations, seventy seven times (ref. Matthew 18:21-22).

And in Matthew 5:23-24 (ESV) Jesus said,

if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

Yes, Jesus said to leave your gift at the altar and go engage in forgiveness first then come back. Jesus is letting us know just how important it is to forgive others. Forgiveness must be a priority. He knew the heavy price that unforgiveness carries.

As you may already know, when you harbour unforgiveness toward anyone, even if that person is someone from your past, you are the one who’s paying the price. You are the one in bondage. You are the one who is being held back from manifesting the fullness of God in your life.

I once read somewhere that when you are unforgiving it’s like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die. This might have caused you and me to chuckle but it’s an apt analogy.

Chances are the person you’re holding in your mind doesn’t even remember his transgression toward you because he may not have realized that he had hurt your feelings or done anything untoward against you. Or if he knows, you still have to forgive that person. It is hard but it is necessary.

Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. – Colossians 3:12-13 (NLT)

Yes beloved, you must forgive others, otherwise you will hamper your spiritual walk; that’s why it’s one of the first requirements before you can move forward.

I know you have heard this forgiveness lecture before, but it is worth a reminder. We tend to forget to forgive when we get offended and are tardy in asking for others’ forgiveness when we offend.

Beloved, not forgiving is demanding a price for justice that has already been paid. God loves justice but it’s a far cry from the justice we love to seek. We pray, forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. (Matthew 6:12 NLT) while clinging to our debtors’ necks.

The simple truth is, you can’t live free when you are hanging a debt of unforgiveness over another. Your need for repayment will be demanded of you if you require it.

Jesus’ parable of the unforgiving debtor in Matthew 18:21-35 is worth a reminder, perhaps you should read it.

Amen †

 

Shelley Johnson “Worth a Reminder” ©2026 February 9, 2026

 

The Curtain

 

Therefore, my brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain (that is, through his flesh) – Hebrews 10:19-20 (NRSVUE)

The writer of Hebrews tells us clearly that “the curtain” represents Jesus’ flesh. Also, other translations instead of “the sanctuary”, have used “the Holy Place”, “the Holy of Holies” or “Most Holy Place”, that is the third and innermost room of the Tabernacle where God Himself is present and is accessible only to the High Priest.

The passage above shows us that Jesus isn’t only the curtain but is also the one who opens the curtain; the only one who had access into the innermost room of the Tabernacle was the High Priest, therefore Jesus is also the High Priest. He opens the curtain into the Most Holy Place.

Through Jesus’ atoning death we now have boldness and confident access to the Most Holy Place, (Ephesians 3:12), an unreserved approach to God with freedom and without fear according to the Amplified Classic Edition translation.

The curtain also represents any fleshly barrier between God and man. In the Tabernacle, the curtain was made of linen (Exodus 26:31), which is symbolic of righteousness but righteousness in the flesh, as in those days, the curtain also represented the Law of Moses which pertained to the flesh.

Now the Law could make no one righteous.

For no person will be justified [freed of guilt and declared righteous] in His sight by [trying to do] the works of the Law. For through the Law we become conscious of sin [and the recognition of sin directs us toward repentance, but provides no remedy for sin].  – Romans 3:20 (AMP)

So, something had to be done because only the righteous – those made right with God – could pass beyond the curtain.

This righteousness of God comes through faith in Jesus Christ for all those [Jew or Gentile] who believe [and trust in Him and acknowledge Him as God’s Son]. There is no distinction, since all have sinned and continually fall short of the glory of God – Romans 3:22-23 (AMP)

Since the curtain was the only way to enter, something had to happen to the curtain itself. The curtain had to be removed.

Keeping in mind that the curtain also represents Jesus, let’s read Matthew 27:50-51 (ESV),

And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit. And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. 

The curtain was torn from top to bottom. The curtain, our Lord Jesus, was the only one qualified to accomplish God’s plan of redemption. He had to be torn apart, for He was the only person on earth who was righteous in the flesh.

Hanging on the cross, He took all the sin of the world and suffered the agonizing tearing so that we could enter the presence of God as a gift of His grace.

being justified [declared free of the guilt of sin, made acceptable to God, and granted eternal life] as a gift by His [precious, undeserved] grace, through the redemption [the payment for our sin] which is [provided] in Christ Jesus – Romans 3:24 (AMP)

We have been made right with God without any religious requirement on our part. There is no more curtain to pass through, the curtain has been destroyed.

Now that we know what we have—Jesus, this great High Priest with ready access to God—let’s not let it slip through our fingers. We don’t have a priest who is out of touch with our reality. He’s been through weakness and testing, experienced it all—all but the sin. So let’s walk right up to him and get what he is so ready to give. Take the mercy, accept the help. – Hebrews 4:14-16 (MSG)

Beloved, the way is clear for you to walk right up to God, but you need to tear apart the curtain that you’ve hung up so that you could enter into the fullness of His presence.

Amen †

 

Shelley Johnson “The Curtain” ©2026 February 8, 2026

 

 

 

Also Crucified

 

Several times I’ve heard that we need to crucify our flesh and every time I’ve heard this it gave me pause. Because if we have to crucify our flesh daily then what did Jesus do for us on the cross?

Apostle Paul in Galatians 2:20 (AMP) said,

I have been crucified with Christ [that is, in Him I have shared His crucifixion]; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body I live by faith [by adhering to, relying on, and completely trusting] in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.

Paul explained that he had been crucified with Christ and in Him, the life he was living in the body thereafter was a life of faith in Jesus. 

Like the Apostle, our flesh was also crucified with Christ on that cross. When Jesus cried out “It is finished!” He was declaring that everything He had come to do was completely done including putting to death of the “corrupt ways of the flesh” (ref. Romans 8:13).

As God’s children we became co-heirs with Christ and everything that was never intended for us to be, was crucified with Him.

Just as we must work out our salvation (Philippians 2:12), we have to work out our crucifixion by the renewing of our minds, in effect our souls (Romans 12:2) and appropriate the finished work in our lives.

So then, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation, but not to our flesh [our human nature, our worldliness, our sinful capacity], to live according to the [impulses of the] flesh [our nature without the Holy Spirit]— for if you are living according to the [impulses of the] flesh, you are going to die. But if [you are living] by the [power of the Holy] Spirit you are habitually putting to death the sinful deeds of the body, you will [really] live forever. – Romans 8:12-13 (AMP)

It is those fleshly impulses that we habitually do that undermine our efforts. Habits of the flesh – the sinful deeds of the body – are stored in the soul so a renewal or reprogramming is necessary. Remember, it is the soul that dictates the actions of the body or flesh.

Understand that living according to those impulses includes inclinations to religious legalism, and slowness in understanding the amazing power that was wrought at Calvary to remove all sin.

Yes, even followers of Christ create barriers that hamper proper communion with God. We confess to belief in Jesus Christ but then that confession remains in our mouths and is not effectuated in our deeds. The reality that our souls carry must be aligned with and governed by our confession.

As our flesh was also crucified, we need to leave the old habits on the cross for bringing what was into what is will only ruin the new.

No one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the [fermenting] wine will [expand and] burst the skins, and the wine is lost as well as the wineskins. But new wine must be put into new wineskins. – Mark 2:22 (AMP)

Beloved, it’s so important for you to grasp that Jesus completed everything and now you can participate in His triumph; you are His co-heir. You have access to all that He had access to while He lived on earth and can do all that He did and even more (ref. John 14:12) because He has given you His own Spirit who dwells in you, effectively at work in you, both to will and to work [that is, strengthening, energizing, and creating in you the longing and the ability to fulfill your purpose] (Philippians 2:13 AMP).

Amen †

 

Shelley Johnson “Also Crucified” ©2026 February 8, 2026

Making a Gold Calf

 

Exodus 32:1 (EXB)

The people saw that ·a long time had passed and Moses had not [Moses delayed to] come down from the mountain. So they ·gathered [assembled] ·around [or against] Aaron and said, “[This man] Moses ·led [brought] us out of Egypt, but we don’t know what has happened to him. Make us ·gods [or a god; or an image of God] who will ·lead [go before] us.”

Moses had gone to meet with God on behalf of the people of Israel, but these people became weary of waiting his return so, they confronted Moses’ right-hand man, his brother Aaron.

As a man of God, what was Aaron to say, what was he to do?

Tell them be still and know (Psalm 46:10)?

Tell them to wait patiently for the Lord (Psalm 40:1)?

Tell them to wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord! (Psalm 27:14)?

Tell them if it seems slow in coming, wait. It’s on its way. It will come right on time (ref. Habakkuk 2:3)?

Exodus 32:2 & 4 (EXB) gives us the answer,

Aaron said to ·the people [them], “·Take [Pull] off the gold earrings that your wives, sons, and daughters are wearing, and bring them to me.” He took ·the gold [it] from ·the people [their hands] and formed it ·with a tool [or in a mold] and made a ·statue [image] of a calf.

Then this High Priest of Israel went on to build an altar before the calf and announced, “Tomorrow there will be a ·special feast to honor [festival for] the Lord.” (v5)

Right…

Clearly Aaron was just as impatient as all the people and his trust in Moses’ mission from God and in God Himself had begun to wane. Why else would he cave so easily to the demands of the crowd and not stand firm? Aaron’s belief and faith had wavered.

Oh beloved, human nature remains the same to this day. As people of God, how often does this happen to us? The answer, too often.

You receive a promise from God, but you think it’s taking way too much time to come down from the mountain so, you decide to make your own plan. You decide to manipulate a situation and perhaps confront a person in order to make things happen.

Seems like you’ve forgotten the countless times God has come through for you? All those times He brought you out of worse situations, led you out of Egypt? Yes, you fail to recall and to think of those times, instead you’re making a gold calf, creating a way out for yourself.

Pulling at this and that, listening to this one and that one and not remembering the vision God gave you, not your friends, not your family members, the vision He gave to you.

Beloved, today God is saying to you,

it is not yet time for it to come true. But the time is coming quickly, and what I show you will come true. It may seem slow in coming, but wait for it; it will certainly take place, and it will not be delayed. (Habukkuk 2:3 GNT)

So, don’t let your impatience lead you into making a gold calf, it may look good but it’s not the real thing. What God has planned for you is solid, real, lasting. God is busy causing everything to work together for your good (Romans 8:28) and that takes time. Put down whatever tools you’re using to form and mould your life into the image you believe it should look like.

You have surrendered to God, trust Him, He made the plan for your life (Jeremiah 29:11), He made the way of escape from any and all situations (1 Corinthians 10:13). See what you’re going through as just that, something that you are going through, nothing remains the same (Ecclesiastes 3:1); this small and temporary trouble we suffer will bring us a tremendous and eternal glory, much greater than the trouble (2 Corinthians 4:17 GNT).

It may seem slow in coming but patiently wait, just wait because making a gold calf will only lead to a terrible outcome.

Amen †

Shelley Johnson “Making a Gold Calf” ©2026 February 6, 2026

 

 

What about the Book of Jashar?

 

There are 66 Books of the Bible and 9 of them have “J” names – Joshua, Judges, Job, Jeremiah, Joel and Jonah in the Old Testament and in the New, John, James and Jude. Jashar is not one of those books yet reference to the Book of Jashar, pronounced “Jay’shuh”, can be found in two verses in the Old Testament.

And the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, until the nation took vengeance on their enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? The sun stopped in the midst of heaven and did not hurry to set for about a whole day. – Joshua 10:13 (ESV)

and he said it should be taught to the people of Judah; behold, it is written in the Book of Jashar. He said: “Your glory, O Israel, is slain on your high places! How the mighty have fallen!” – 2 Samuel 1:18-19 (ESV)

So, what was this book and what was written in it? This called for some digging to find out about the Book of Jashar.

The writers of the books of Joshua and second Samuel thought it significant enough to quote from the Book of Jashar and today, without knowing it, we too have quoted from this book when we say, How the mighty have fallen.

The mere fact that the Book of Jashar was employed as a reference, not once but twice, is enough for us to presume that it was a well-known and respected narrative in the ancient world.

This book may no longer extant but on the basis of what was written in Joshua and second Samuel, it appears as though it may have been somewhat poetic while at the same time of a historical nature. Some scholars believe that its compilation began in the early stages of Israel’s history.

Though not mentioned, it makes one wonder if other writers of the Old Testament might have sourced material from the Book of Jashar.

Beloved, before you label me blasphemous or accuse me of peddling false doctrine, this is far from that. The Bible is indeed God’s Word, however there is evidence that other ancient Holy Spirit inspired texts existed, the Book of Jashar mentioned in these two passages attest to that.

Case in point, in 1947 shepherds discovered a collection of about 950 scrolls in caves in Qumran on the shore of the Dead Sea. The Dead Sea scrolls, as they are called, consist of ancient Hebrew biblical manuscripts, sectarian documents and apocryphal texts, which most Christians hardly know anything about.

All this to say that it’s okay to refer to other Spirit inspired books, texts and documents to enhance your understanding of the bible.

Beloved, nothing can replace the Scriptures, but secondary resources can be quite useful in providing comprehensive context and deeper study of the Word. It is obvious that the Book of Jashar did just that.

Amen †

Shelley Johnson “What about the Book of Jashar?” ©2026 February 5, 2026