May – June 2013
It’s been an eventful few weeks in Rome with two bolts of out of the blue and a puff of white smoke.This edition’s Watchman is written as two articles, penned while the unexpected circumstances in the Vatican unfolded over late February and early March – the first written in the aftermath of…
A New Pope and a Pope Emeritus Read More »
Recent excavations at what is believed to be the site of Bethsaida in Galilee have uncovered finds from the first century and earlier times. Among the remains discovered is a paved road of the Roman period that was very likely used by Christ and his disciples. The excavation site was identified as…
First Century Road Discovered at Bethsaida Read More »
Introductory note
In this chapter the prophet continues his impassioned appeal for his people to be delivered. Could there not be another Sinai-like manifestation that would convert Israel and bring judgment on the nations? Isaiah acknowledges the unique blessings prepared for those who wait for …
Isaiah 64: “Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens.” Read More »
The challenge to return
“Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab” (Ruth 1:6). These words indicate what is a powerful secondary theme of this book. The word ‘return’ (Heb shuwb) is used in various forms fifteen times within the four chapters …
