From Isaiah 28 through to Isaiah 33, we have a group of chapters all united by a series of woe judgments. They outline the impending Assyrian invasion of Samaria first, followed by Judah second, and highlight God’s determination to save a remnant through faith whilst punishing those who seek to sa…
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Over the last year our vocabulary has been enriched with numerous new words, including ‘self-isolation’, ‘pandemic’, ‘quarantine’, ‘lockdown’, ‘social distancing’, ‘Zoom’, and ‘working from home’. Through the media we are aware of the extent of significant disruption to l…
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The first epistle of John was written to expose the false teachings of the Gnostics and encourage the faith of those that remained in the ecclesia after the Gnostics had left. The Gnostics claimed to have a superior knowledge (Gk gnosis) and relationship with God, yet they espoused teachings that we…
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On arrival in Jerusalem, Zerubbabel and Joshua withstood the initial challenges bravely but they couldn’t, or didn’t, overcome the difficulties that followed; not for 15 years anyway. How sad. Too soon, the ongoing trials wore them down. In the end, it seems a letter from Persia demanding suspen…
Zerubbabel (2) – Sown in Babylon Read More »
The book of Jeremiah is the largest book by one author in the whole Bible. It is a challenging book because, apart from its size, it is the book most judgemental of God’s people. It is also a chronological nightmare to work through! But despite this, it is inspired, so its design is God-given. It …
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You know, when I was asked to do this address, I thought to myself, how am I going to speak upon the subject of praise? It’s such a vast subject!
So what I did, was, I got out my Concordance, and I said, ‘Praise’, this is my theme; all right, let’s speak about praise. I looked up my Conco…
If we were sitting at the breakfast table sipping a cup of coffee and preparing to butter a piece of toast, and smelling smoke, looked up to see the kitchen curtains near the stove in flames, what would be the best use of our time? (1) Butter the toast and finish the cup of coffee, or (2) do somethi…
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A team of archaeologists working at Lachish has reconstructed how the Assyrian army may have built a huge siege ramp used to conquer the city in 701BC.1 Led by Professor Yosef Garfinkel and Dr Madeleine Mumcuoglu of the Institute of Archaeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Professors J…
Piecing Together the Assyrian Siege Ramp at Lachish Read More »
How easy it is for God to bring the world to its knees! The world is flummoxed because of a tiny virus. The world as we knew it will never be the same. But, COVID-19 hasn’t just affected the world; it’s also a trial for God’s ecclesia, and trials expose us for who we really are.
All of a su…
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Sufficiency is enough
The goal of hoarding wealth is not a biblical goal in any way. If God blesses us, we need to use what He has given us for the purpose it was given. However, our goal in life should be as the proverb describes:
“Remove far from me vanity and lies: Give me neither poverty nor…
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