May – June 2024
A reader enquires as to why in Deuteronomy and in other instances in the Old Testament, particularly, there are a number of different terms used for God’s requirements. These include: statutes, judgments, commandments, testimonies, laws, precepts etc. Why all these different terms?
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Statutes and Judgments Read More »
Be content with your wages
In an age where everyone around us is constantly seeking more, it is difficult to follow the advice of John the Baptist and be content with our wages.
John’s advice to the soldiers is universal in its application. Being “content”: the word carries the idea of …
Seek Ye First (29) Read More »
The fourth seal
Jesus, the Lamb (6:1), opens the fourth seal and the fourth of the living creatures calls on John to witness the fourth horse and the rider named (v8) “Death”.
Pale horse
The Greek for the phrase “pale horse” is hippos chloros. From this word, chloros,…
The Caesars in the Apocalypse (7) Read More »
Two farms near the Gaza border are working with an agricultural robotics company to rebuild their processes following personal loss and injury suffered in the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack.[1]
Kibbutz Alumim[2] is in the southwest of Israel, near the Gaza border. The director of agricult…
Agricultural Robotics Read More »
“I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I am not sure you realise that what you heard is not what I meant”. This double talk saying is seen in many offices and usually produces a smile since it is true that what we think we said and what people think about what we said are…
Brother Thomas wrote, “God manifestation not human salvation was the great purpose of the Eternal Spirit”. Unfortunately, today the subject is not discussed to the degree that it was one 100 years ago; and yet, it is the cornerstone of our understanding of the Deity. In this article we hope…
Yahweh Mekaddishkem – The LORD that Sanctifieth Read More »
Standing near the shores of the Red Sea, Moses, the servant of God, sang the first recorded national song in Scripture. With him stood the whole nation of Israel, sharing in heartfelt praise:
“Yahweh is my strength and song, and He is become my salvation: He is my God, and I will prepar…
The Purpose of the Exodus (2) Read More »
Introduction to Lamentations 4
After the glimmer of hope in chapter 3, the fourth song dives back down to the depths of Jerusalem’s suffering. A suggested break-down is as follows:
4:1-12 – The precious sons of Zion are smashed
4:13-16 – They have polluted themselves with blood
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There are many scriptural examples illustrating the positive and negative aspects of words and the effect they can have on others. Genesis 1 is a classic example. Through the Word that God spoke, the world was built up from the lifeless chaos it was and a world full of life, order and meaning was c…
The Power of Speech (2) Read More »
In John 17:4 our Lord included this statement in his prayer to his Father: “I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.” Part of this work in glorifying the Father was to evince from those he healed a recognition that God was behind the healing. Anot…
Glorifying the Word of the Lord Read More »
