“The river of Egypt” occurs seven times in the Authorised Version, but two distinct Hebrew words are used. In Genesis 15:18 and 2 Kings 24:7 the Hebrew word is nahar—a stream or river. The word is used to describe a large river (cp Gen 2:10,13,14; 2 Kings 5:12), hence in Exodus 7:19 Aaron stre…
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The following three articles are drawn from addresses given at the Adelaide Prophecy Day held on 7 August 2021.
The Russian Ruse
Russia is referred to both pointedly and indirectly in many parts of the Bible. The most familiar is that of Ezekiel 38:2 where we read of the prophet’s proclamation a…
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In the July-August 2021 issue of The Lampstand we ran an article on the marvellous octopus. In this article we are going to go one stage further and talk about the mimic octopus.
Discovered in 1988 off the coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia, this species ranges from north-east Australia (Lizard Island)…
There are seven types of eagles found in Israel today (four common species and three rare species). They are the White-tailed eagle, the Imperial eagle, the Lesser and Greater spotted eagles, the Steppe eagle, the Booted eagle and Bonelli’s eagle.
In the past, Bonelli’s eagle was the most…
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The following photos were taken on Expedition 41 to the International Space Station as Barry Wilmore, a decorated commander and NASA astronaut, was passing 431kms over the Middle East.
These amazing images were posted to the International Space Station’s Facebook page and are reproduced with ac…
When developing modern systems, mankind is very adept at putting in place contingency plans. They are there to anticipate events rolling out of control or to prevent significant loss or damage. Sometimes they are effective, many times, however, they prove to be totally inadequate. The point, though,…
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Gilead is a mountainous region east of Jordan and means ‘the hill of testimony’ (Gen 31:21,48). In biblical terms it was the high plateau stretching north and south of the Jabbok river up as far as the southern tip of the sea of Galilee. In modern day geographical terms, it would equat…
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In captivity, the octopus is renowned for its ‘unruly’ behaviour, for example, tampering with or blocking outlet valves, causing its tank to overflow. And it can be very difficult to keep contained. It can squeeze its boneless body through a space not much bigger than its eye—just sufficient f…
Hamath was a district which lay north of Damascus in northern Syria (Zech 9:1-2). The modern city of Hama is derived from this ancient place and is situated either side of the Orontes River, 213 kilometres north of Damascus.
The mountain ranges of the Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon peaks stretch northw…
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When the Roman empire divided under the emperor Theodosius in AD395, the geographic split into east and west occurred along the area we know today as the Balkans.
If we examine the map of the area today, we find a patchwork quilt of small nations which have been described as the soft underbelly o…
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