Verse 6 of Isaiah 27 presents the picture of the seed of Jacob budding and filling the face of the earth with fruit. This is the glorious destiny reserved for Abrahamʼs natural seed, but the verses which follow review Yahwehʼs correction and discipline of His people and the reasons for His mercy b…
The previous study focused upon the years during which saints have been subject to tribulation. This has surely been true as they have been crushed and downtrodden under the prevailing Apostasy. But they have not been perplexed by these adversities. Their ‘Lord’ and the prophets told them no l…
“Come, My People, Enter Thou Into Thy Chamber” Read More »
Have you ever noticed that some quotations from the Old Testament seem to be ‘broken’ or incomplete? On other occasions the sense of an Old Testament quotation seems to have been changed because words not in the original are included. Such ‘anomalies’ should arrest our attention as students …
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Having been found asleep, Jonah must now endure a very public scrutiny. No longer can he travel incognito; there must be a full disclosure of his background, identity and role. Jonah’s bold, though belated declaration fills the sailors with fear. And his suggestion that he must be sacrificed to en…
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We can learn more about the teaching of the apostles when we carefully analyse their words. The Bible has been carefully written, and the Old Testament quotations in the New Testament enable us to interpret the Old Testament, and in turn the context of the Old Testament expands and elaborates the po…
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Jonah’s anger at the Ninevite response to the Word emboldens him to the point where he presumes to remonstrate with his God. He takes up station outside the city where through the triple miracle of gourd, worm and east wind Yahweh teaches him that his own devices and his own thinking are quite…
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The above words were spoken by Mary the mother of the Lord Jesus Christ when she visited her cousin Elisabeth, following the angelic visitations which resulted in both of them “being with child”. The object of this article is to analyse and contemplate numerous allusions to the Old Testament fou…
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Before Moses died a series of solemn warnings were issued to the Children of Israel. Yahweh knows the end from the beginning, and on this basis Israel was forewarned of apostasy which would arise after Moses’ decease. In particular a Song of Witness was to be written, and Moses was told to “teac…
“This Song Shall Testify Against Them” Read More »
In this article we shall explore the close relationship and understanding between the Father and His Son during his ministry. The previous article in this series dealt with similar matters, but in a more general sense for in Psalm 34 Yahweh assures all righteous men that He will hear their cries and…
“He Shall Call Upon Me, and I Will Answer Him” Psalm 91:15 Read More »
In this final article on the Song of Witness we will consider Yahweh’s judgments upon Israel for their unfaithfulness; His “provocation” of them with a “foolish nation”; His ultimate intervention on their behalf and deliverance of them, and the glorious finale, the rejoicing of all nations…
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