Song four—14:1-5
The saints are now portrayed standing on Mount Zion. The throne of David in Zion has been established and the command for nations to submit is about to be issued (v6-7).
In this song there is a focus on the attributes and the qualities of character found in this select…
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Have you ever noticed the unusual way the Truth came to Ephesus?
Firstly, Luke describes Paul’s initial encounter with the city as a short stopover visit on his way from Corinth to Antioch (Acts 18:18-21). Whilst he reasoned with the Jews briefly in the synagogue there, there is no record of an…
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The deep ocean is widely considered the ‘final frontier’ for human exploration on earth. Despite covering over 70% of the planet’s surface, more than 80% of the ocean remains entirely unmapped and unseen by humans. The deep sea, in particular, is a vast, largely unknown expanse, potentially ho…
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Introduction
“The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God…” Thus, Mark commences writing his account of the life of the Lord. “The Son of God” is a title which will shape the narrative which follows. In the first chapter, we see the One over whom the heavens were re…
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Judgment, Punishment and Hope (3:16-24)
Verse 16
“I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception” – Both during birth and in its results (cp Gen 4:8; Prov 10:1; 17:25; 29:15). But in the punishment there was hope – in the birth of the promised seed.
“thy desire shall b…
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And he sent to his father these things: ten donkeys loaded with the good things of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain, bread, and food for his father for the journey. (Gen 45:23 NKJV)
Questions
Complete the following “Man shall not live by bread alone, but…”
Who is …
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Iran’s Revolution woes
On 28 December 2025, protests erupted in Tehran, Iran’s capital city. They followed a year of economic freefall and spiralling devaluation of the rial, Iran’s currency, which had lost more than 40% of its value since Israel’s 12-day conflict with Iran in June 20…
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Keen Bible readers and students give close attention to the text of Scripture. They know that as God’s inspired Word it “is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work”. God…
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The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) has announced that a fragment of an Assyrian cuneiform inscription on a pottery sherd from the First Temple period (eighth to seventh centuries BC) has been uncovered near Jerusalem’s Temple Mount.[1]
Measuring about 2.5cm (1 inch) in size, the tiny artefa…
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