Moses was 40 at the time he fled Egypt (Acts 7:23-29) – but the book of exodus does not say so.
Rackham puts it this way: “The age of Moses at the crisis, forty years, was discovered by the rabbinical interpreters. Forty is the Jewish round number. The Old Testament only state…
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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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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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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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Deuteronomy 23:3 declares: “An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the LORD for ever.” Despite this seemingly clear statement, Ruth returned from Moab with Naomi and was evidently …
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We will not stay to review the Scriptural teaching in respect to the mortality of man and the error of the immortality of the soul. Brother Robert Roberts, as a young man in his early twenties, covered that ground thoroughly over one hundred and fifty years ago. Give yourself a treat and read or r…
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