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Israel as God’s Treasured Possession There are many ways to treasure our memories. We collect souvenirs. We take photos or make videos to enjoy later, sharing them with family and friends via social media. We write about them in a personal diary or blog post, trying to capture for ourselves or others what was so special about the experience...

Saving God’s Treasured Possession Do you have a treasured possession? How did it gain that status? If you're a collector, it could be because the item is rare or valuable. You might treasure an otherwise ordinary object for personal reasons, like a child who loves a teddy bear because it was a gift from grandma. Or maybe the object, such...

Dishonest Treasure Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson is one of the most famous American adventure stories. The hero is a boy named Jim. The book includes many exciting pursuits, a ship full of pirates (including the mutinous Long John Silver), an island treasure map on which X marks the spot, and a strange man named Ben who lives...

Lamenting the Loss of Treasure A lament is a structured poetic expression of deep personal or communal grief, such as an elegy or funeral oration. By writing a lament, the poet intends, according to the Literary Study Bible, "to give full expression to the suffering of his people and the sorrows of his own soul." The lament shares memories...

Do Not Treasure Worthless Idols The prophet Isaiah was clearly familiar with Ancient Near Eastern practices related to idol-making. As described in the Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible, a handcrafted idol could become regarded as divine through a special ritual known as "mouth washing," which "required the priest to whisper into the ear of...

Treasure Cannot Buy Wisdom The deepest gold mine in the world is Mponeng in South Africa. Its depth-two-and-a-half miles-equals ten Empire State Buildings! It has 236 miles of tunnels, traversed daily by 4,000 workers, as well as the world's tallest elevator system. This mine is located in an area that has produced about half of the gold...

The Treasure of Wisdom Many of us are “treasure hunters” in daily life. The treasure is not typically a chest of gold and jewels, but an irresistible deal in the clearance section of a department store or website, or a unique find at a yard sale or flea market. And we might spend a great deal of time searching for the very best deal or the...

Treasuring God in Troubles According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suicide rates in the United States increased 33 percent between 1999 and 2017. Reported one news outlet: "American suicides are now at their highest point in 50 years. It's now the second-leading cause of death for Americans under the age of 35." When...

Wisdom Fills the House with Treasures Near the end of his life, Joshua led the people of Israel to renew their covenant with the Lord at Shechem (see Joshua 24). He reminded them of their ancient lineage from Abraham as well as their recent history under Moses. If that wasn't enough evidence to fear and worship the Lord, he also called them,...

All Treasures Are the Lord’s An old family blanket became a life-changing opportunity for an unemployed, disabled man. Loren Krytzer was watching Antiques Roadshow when he saw a Navajo blanket from the 1800s similar to one he owned. He had his blanket appraised, and it sold for $1.5 million! The money "gave me a new lease on life," he said.