The King Who Comes Close
Old Testament, Prophets, King Jesus, Joshua, Priest, King, Exile Meg Elizabeth Brown Old Testament, Prophets, King Jesus, Joshua, Priest, King, Exile Meg Elizabeth Brown

The King Who Comes Close

Some passages of Scripture feel like thunder in the distance; you hear them before you understand them. Zechariah is one of those books. To my absolute delight, it is full, I mean FULL of the word, “behold.” It is also full of visions and symbols — crowns and horses, lampstands and scrolls — but woven through the imagery is a heartbeat. The heartbeat of:

  • A Person.

  • A King.

    • A King who does not stay distant.

    • A King who draws near.

Zechariah writes to a weary people: a people who returned home from exile with hope in their hands and disappointment in their eyes. The temple was only a shadow of what it once was. Their joy was thin. Their faith was tired.

And into that moment of joyless and faith fatigue, God speaks:

“Behold!”

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The Goodness of God: Leviticus
Goodness of God, Goodness, Old Testament, Behold, God the Father, Moses, Priest, Hinneh Dr. Charli Brown Goodness of God, Goodness, Old Testament, Behold, God the Father, Moses, Priest, Hinneh Dr. Charli Brown

The Goodness of God: Leviticus

I am that crazy person that loves the book of Leviticus. The book of Leviticus, often seen as a detailed manual of laws and rituals, holds hidden gems that invite us into a deeper relationship with God. One such gem is the word “Behold” (Hebrew: hinneh, Strong’s H2009). While this word might seem small or inconsequential in our English translations, in the original Hebrew, it carries significant weight—a divine call to stop, pay attention, and fully engage in what God is about to reveal.

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