“The heritage of the servants of Yahweh” set forth in Isaiah 54, is the fruit of the Servant’s work. In Isaiah 55 and 56 three clarion calls are broadcast to all men to compare their present labours and rewards with what is now on offer:
“Ho, every one that thirsteth…” (55:1)
“Seek…
“The Sure Mercies of David”. Read More »
In the cold pre-dawn of a spring morning in 1915 thousands of young soldiers from Australia, New Zealand and other parts of the British Empire stormed beaches on the desolate Gallipoli peninsula in the Aegean Sea. They were met by determined resistance from thousands of Turkish troops desperate to f…
Warning against the Concision (v1-6)
The epistle now shifts focus to warn the ecclesia against the threat of the Circumcision Group. Paul has spoken to them before about this danger but he continues to remind them for their own safety. “Beware, beware, beware” is the warning of Paul.
The cir…
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Whatever we might think about Romans chapter 14, it’s clear that Paul has written a masterpiece. He delicately treads the treacherous middle ground, doggedly flanked on the one hand by “the weak”, and carefully watched by “the strong” from the other side. You could scarcely imagine two mor…
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D. The Allegory of Hagar and Sarah (4:21–5:1)
Paul returns to his exposition of the true relationship between the Promises and the Law, concluding with a master-stroke. In these verses we are reminded of the exceptional student, engaged in his rabbinical studies at the feet of Gamaliel. He has …
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United through Humility and Service (v1-4)
Having received a generous gift at the hand of the Philippians, Paul knew that the ecclesia was overflowing with a spirit of comfort, love, fellowship and compassion. Yet there was one further characteristic he dearly wanted to see flourishing in the Phili…
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Bearing the Burden Alone at Thessalonica
The journey of Paul from Philippi to Thessalonica is simply stated: “Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews” (Acts 17:1). Apart from the distance walked by the three preache…
Timothy – Paul’s Faithful and Beloved Son (3) Read More »
Sell, Give and Follow
In Matthew 19 a rich young ruler asked what he could do to inherit eternal life and Christ instructed him to sell, give and follow, which caused the young man to go away sorrowing. Peter picked up on Christ’s words, and asked, “Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed th…
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III. C. A series of appeals (4:1–20)
And now Paul launches two passionate appeals, the first to the head, the second to the heart of the Galatians. In the first (4:1–11), he affirms that they are no longer slaves to the Law, or young children under the Law’s oversight, but the sons and daught…
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The prevalence of sin as described in Isaiah 59:1–15(a), cannot be tolerated as it threatens Yahweh’s purpose to fill the earth with His glory. In the absence of any human agency to effect a change Yahweh Himself intervenes. Victory over sin and the forces of evil results in universal re…
Isaiah 59:15(b) – 21“There was No Man … Therefore His Arm Brought Salvation” Read More »
