Background – the anointing of Elisha the prophet
Elijah the prophet, as his ministry drew on, was given divine direction in the appointment of his successor. The record is in 1 Kings 9:16: “Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah shalt thou appoint to be prophet in thy room.” He acted …
More Numbers: 75 or 70 in The Family of Jacob
Then Stephen, continuing the saga of Joseph in Egypt, pointed out that Jacob and his family were called by Joseph into Egypt to effect their very survival, he notes that 75 folk were involved. Acts 7:14 – “Then sent Joseph, and called his father…
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400 Years. Or Was That 430 Years?
Stephen references the Genesis record again: “And God spake on this wise, at his seed should sojourn in a strange land: and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years.” The reference is to Genesis 15:13. Rackham’…
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Stephen’s Irresistible Defence of the Gospel
Stephen was an outstanding brother in the early ecclesia in Jerusalem. He was appointed, not by the apostles, but by “the multitude of the disciples” (Acts 6:2) to lead the group of seven brethren who were charged with the care of tho…
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They called him ‘The Bull’ and the designation fitted him well. General Edmund Allenby was a large, tall and powerful man. He was notorious for his fierce temper. One writer commented, “Allenby’s sudden explosions of temper, if he found anything wrong, were to be dreaded almost as much as an…
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Judah vs Israel
One suggested explanation is that in 2 Chronicles 14:5 it is noted that Asa “took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places…” while 2 Chronicles 15:17 declares that “…the high places were not taken away out of Israel…” Some, in putting this as the solut…
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The Genesis account of Esau’s wives seems to give two lists that differ.
List One
Gen 26:34 And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite.
Gen 28:9 Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives…
There seems to be a certain impertinence in considering this subject. Are we not pondering the imponderable? Do we truly imagine we can comprehend the outworking of a Divine purpose expressed long ago and certain of fulfilment according to Divine foreknowledge. “Known unto God are all his works …
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The role of the watchman in Israel of old was clear. He was to watch for danger. Chosen for his keen eye, he had to remain alert, awake and watchful by day and night. And when he saw the signs of impending attack his task was to clearly and urgently give warning by blowing the trumpet. What if he sh…
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Matthew begins his gospel, “The book of the generation of Jesus Christ …”, an allusion to the toledoth phrases of Genesis which form the framework of that record, introducing the stories where God’s purpose is outlined and developed. They begin with Genesis 2:4: “These are the generation…
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