Introduction to Lamentations 5 – The People’s Prayer
The final song of the book is written as a communal prayer and outpouring of grief to God. It can be divided up as follows:
5:1-16 – Behold our reproach
5:17-18 – For this our heart is faint
5:19-22 – Renew our days of…
Brother Ben Cowie (only son of Bro Jim and Sis Margaret Cowie) fell asleep in Christ on 26 January 2023 aged 37. A booklet containing 15 of his exhortations plus a few additional exhortational talks was published in May and is available by emailing jimcowie@webshield.net.au and providing a…
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In the first four chapters of Acts we have the Spirit’s account of the dramatic growth of the early ecclesia in the face of constant opposition from the religious rulers of the time. The narrative concerning Ananias and Sapphira is set between two incidents: the generosity of the ecclesia in …
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Many flowering plant species rely on wind or water pollination, but most species must have the help of animals, especially insects, to carry pollen from one flower to another.
Yucca species send out an exclusive night-time chemical invitation to Yucca moths, using their special but limited nectar…
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This series is an abridged version of the notes for the Australasian Youth Conference to be held in April 2025, God willing. May we all encourage our young people and each other concerning the topic of 1 Timothy.
1 Timothy is Paul’s letter to his son in the faith, likely written in AD55–56 du…
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The deliverance of Zion
v15: “For the day of the Lord is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head”
The “day of the Lord” is a reference to Armageddon (Isa 34:1-8; Rev 16:14-16).
Note the principl…
Questions
Who did Barak insist on accompanying him as a condition of him going to battle against Sisera?
Who slew Sisera with a tent nail/peg through his temple?
Which prophetess did Josiah enquire of through his servants after hearing the reading of the Book of the Law?
Who led the sin…
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The wonderful subject of the spirit of God[1] helps us understand how God works with us as His children. His spirit keeps us alive, and as His values and character develop in us, so the spirit of God dwells in us, and we are led by His spirit.
In the previous article, we examined the way in …
Israel – God’s enduring witness
On several occasions God has declared that the nation of Israel is His witness in the earth, “Ye are my witnesses, saith Yahweh” (Isa 43:10,12; 44:8). As a nation, Israel is the greatest sign to the final generation and is central to God’s purpose (Zech 2:8…
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?
Back to the …
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