July – August 2019
The Latter Days and Jordan
Isaiah’s words suggest a latter-day scenario for the following reasons:
1) The prediction in Isaiah 16:3-4 leads to a wonderful finale when God will establish the throne of David in Zion. We can therefore take the verses introducing this event as occurrin…
“Let Mine Outcasts Dwell With Thee, Moab” – Jordan in Bible Prophecy (2) Read More »
There are 304,805 Hebrew consonant letters in the first 5 books of the Bible and altogether there are 1,196,824 Hebrew letters in the complete Old Testament.
It is not surprising therefore to know that every now and then the scribes who were copying the text made a spelling mistake …
A Hebrew Lesson – Bible Name Differences Read More »
Introduction/Background
The letter to the Ephesians gives us a good picture of what life in Ephesus was like:
Materialistic – Eph 1:7,18; 2:7; 3:8,16
Immoral – Eph 4:20-24; 5:3-5
Idolatrous – Eph 2:21; Acts 19:27
Acts 18:19 records Paul’s first visi…
Revelation Chapter 2:1-7 – Ephesus Read More »
Living amidst a fast-paced, career-driven, entertainment-filled, and achievement-based society, it is easy for the call of discipleship to be drowned out in our lives. While our society encourages self-promotion, our Lord has called us to completely lay down our lives (Luke 9:23-24), to win …
The Radical Call of Discipleship Read More »
In biology, the most amazing designs are often found in small things. Take for example froghoppers. These “insects can perform explosive jumps with some of the highest accelerations known among animals”, say three scientists in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Thes…
The Sparrow
The Hebrew word is tsippor, which is rendered “fowl” seven times, “bird” 64 times and “sparrow” twice (Psa 84:3; 102:7). It is used of any small “clean” bird, but in the LXX the Greek word strouthion refers specifically to the sparrow.
The sparrow be…
A Natural History of Biblical Lands (6) Read More »
