MULTIPLY—Judges
The book of Judges shows the effect of Israel not obeying God and driving out the Canaanites. Over and over God will discipline them and when they cry out, He
MULTIPLY—Joshua
Joshua is the story of the fulfillment of the promises made to give the Israelites a land flowing with milk and honey and to give them rest in that land.
MULTIPLY—Deuteronomy
The book of Deuteronomy along with Isaiah, Psalms and Genesis are the Old Testament books most referred to by the New Testament authors. It was finding and reading the book
MULTIPLY—Numbers
The book of Numbers covers the period of the Israelites wandering in the wilderness. The Holman Concise Bible Commentary (HCBC) mentions in the introduction to Numbers that the Hebrew name
MULTIPLY—Leviticus
Many people that begin a Bible Reading Program starting with Genesis do pretty well through Genesis and Exodus but just can’t make it through Leviticus and quit. Then the next
MULTIPLY—Exodus
When the book of Exodus begins, the Hebrews have been enslaved in Egypt for 400 years. In the middle of the covenant ceremony that God made with Abraham in Genesis
Brother Eddie Announces Retirement
This past Sunday, January 7, 2024, Brother Eddie announced his retirement as Senior Pastor of Hickory Withe Baptist Church. His last Sunday will be March 31. Brother Eddie began pastoring
MULTIPLY—Genesis
The first five books in our Old Testament were referred to by the early church at the end of the second century as the Pentateuch meaning five books or scrolls.
MULTIPLY—Week 52
In the Blog for week 50 we mentioned the major approaches taken by scholars to the Book of Revelation. Steve Gregg wrote a book in 1997 attempting to present the
MULTIPLY—Week 51
Gary Burge wrote, “The New Testament has a distinctive understanding of time. There was a beginning (when God created the world), there is a middle (when Israel and the church
The Living Water
Each year, Hickory Withe takes a love offering during Vacation Bible School. In 2023, we partnered with Pioneer Missions to build wells in Africa not only providing access to fresh
MULTIPLY—Week 50
The book of Revelation has been ignored by many in church history. They just don’t seem to know what to make of it. There is no agreed upon way to
