“There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil…”. So commences that ancient, epic book which is the subject of our daily attention as this far-off year of 2004 comes to its close.
Tradition suggests that…
In many respects, life in Corinth mirrors the environment in which some ecclesias struggle today; and Paul’s grief must surely reflect our own as we witness the decline of everything that is good, honourable, lovely and wise in this world. “For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote…
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Ezekiel, with his fellow-prophet Daniel, delivered Yahweh’s message to the captivity in Babylon, whilst Jeremiah ministered to the people in Jerusalem before the destruction from the north came upon them. Ezekiel the priest was taken to Babylon with “king Jehoiachin’s captivity”, which was t…
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The book of Joshua will constitute the first portion of our Daily Bible Readings during May and part of June. The book is so called, not because he is the author, but because it is Joshua who is the central figure of its record. It commences as he succeeds Moses in the leadership of the nation at ab…
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The second reading from the Old Testament for the month of August takes us through the remainder of the book of the prophet Jeremiah. A brief background and overview of the book can sharpen our appreciation of Jeremiah and cause his message to spring to life as a motivating force each day as we awai…
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Paulʼs Epistle to the Ephesians will occupy an important portion of our daily readings during April, and it would be hard to find a more practical and appropriate message for personal, family and Ecclesial life in this day and age.
Paul wrote to a divided Ecclesia comprising Jew and Gentile: he …
These be the words—this is the opening to a book that has been described as one of the most dramatic in the whole of the Bible. The drama of the book of Deuteronomy focuses on the lone figure of Moses as he delivers his final, moving words to Israel—words which served to remind them of the past�…
With such expressions of joyful praise did David, and others, eloquently pen the poems which comprise the book of Psalms. The Psalms are the inspired response of the heart to God’s revelation of Himself, in law, history and prophecy. The Psalmists celebrate God’s moral law as the guide of human …
Habakkuk is a short book, listed among the minor prophets—yet there is nothing ‘minor’ about the themes it contains. The book takes only fifteen minutes to read, yet it was clearly a key to the apostle Paul’s understanding of salvation by faith. It also discusses themes such as God’s provi…
The Apostle Paul knew well the power of Christ in his life. As Saul of Tarsus he had zealously persecuted the early ecclesia until, stopped in his tracks as he approached the city of Damascus, he heard the voice of the Lord Jesus ask, “Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?” His persecution of Chr…
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