March – April 2001
Without a doubt, Moses stands in Scrip-ture as one of the greatest men ever born. He was born into a humble family of Levi, raised in prosperity in the family of Pharaoh, reduced to humility in the family of Jethro, elevated to prominence in the family of Israel and highly esteemed in the family of …
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The time had now arrived for God to visit His people. Moses’ education in Egypt had been replaced by a divine education in the wild hostility of Sinai, caring for the sheep, learning to appreciate the vulnerabilities, needs, and requirements of the defenceless in order to lead Yahweh’s flock (…
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The epilogue of Moses’ life is recorded for us in the treatise of Deuteronomy. Throughout this amazing book we catch some powerful insights into the character of this wonderful man of God. This is because the last book of the Pentateuch commences like this:
“These be the words which Moses spa…
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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“Son of man, set thy face toward Gog of the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal, and prophecy against him” Ezekiel 38:2 rv
brother Thomas in Elpis Israel set out the first detailed traditional Christadelphian exposition of Ezekiel 38. With Josephus, he identified the Magogites …
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Prayer of Thanksgiving and Dedication
In this record we see Jonah at his best. In direst peril, facing what seems sure to be certain death, the real depth of his character emerges. We see him as he is. There is no one to impress, no false face to put on. And he is presented before our gaze as a man…
Whilst the book of Numbers spans almost the entire period of the wanderings of Israel in the wilderness, we wish to focus our attention on the events that are centred on the second year in the wilderness. It is during this time that probably the most significant statement about the character of Mo…
The Character of Moses in Numbers Read More »
Moses was the great-great grandson of Jacob in the line of Levi, Kohath and Amram. … He was named Moses by Pharaoh’s daughter, importing that he was saved out of the water. We do not propose here to compile a history of this, the greatest man of his time, and of the sixteen centuries and a half …
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“Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth” Numbers 12:3
The Scriptures have recorded the many lives of men and women who have lived and died down through the centuries of time. Their characters have been described without embellishment or eulo…
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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…
The Septuagint in the New Testament (4) Read More »
