It seems that soon after the events of the man of God recorded in 1 Kings 13, Jeroboam received another jolt – his son was struck with a serious sickness (1 Kings 14:1). The word used of the age of his son in verse 12 is used of Ishmael at 17 years old and it is quite feasible that he was a teenag…
Jeroboam the Son of Nebat – Failure to Rely on Yahweh Read More »
When I commenced university in 1974, it was not the “done thing” among Christadelphians to go to university. Young brethren and young men commencing university often thought carefully about the issues involved. Twenty years later the pendulum has swung in the opposite direction. University app…
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Lawful and right
Simultaneously with the call of Jeremiah in Jerusalem to judgment and justice discussed in the second article in this series, we find Ezekiel with the captives in Babylon. For some unclear reason, in the book of Ezekiel, the King James Version translates “judgment and just…
Judgment and Justice (3) Read More »
It is Isaiah that provides us with visions of the time when David’s Son will reign in judgment and justice (Isa 9:7; 32:16; 33:5). However, Isaiah prophesied through the reigns of Uzziah and Ahaz before Hezekiah came to the throne and clearly demonstrated justice and judgment to Judah. Eve…
In the days of Isaiah Read More »
There are many important phrases in the Scriptures; for example, “mercy (chesed) and truth (emeth)” is both common and vitally important. Mercy and truth are fundamental to the character of the Father listed in Exodus 34:6–7, yet of all the characteristics of God, ‘chesed’ alone is…
An Important Couplet Read More »
