In studying God’s word, I felt myself drawn to a place name—one of a dizzying array of hundreds of villages, towns, and cities named in the early days of the nation of Israel. I’m talking about Jabesh Gilead. Jabesh Gilead’s story is peppered into the history of Israel in ways that take my breath away. Their story is one of unjust persecution, courage, deliverance, and, ultimately, honor. The struggles of Jabesh Gilead are, in many ways, the struggles that Jesus showed us, as His disciples, we would face. And, while…
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