The Jezreel Valley is a large valley in northern Israel which divides the hilly areas of Galilee and the open hills of Samaria in the centre of the land. It is sometimes called the Plain of Esdraelon, which is the Greek derivation of the Hebrew, Yizreʿel, meaning ‘God will sow’.
The plain is a…
We live in a world where friendship is often defined by our friends and followers on social networking sites. We often interact with others by posting holiday snaps and updates about our children’s accomplishments as well as sharing recipes and videos. But while these things can help us stay conne…
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During our lifetimes, the opportunities we are presented with are limited by time. And it is our response to the circumstances of life that can result in poor time management. Take, for instance, the lessons of Ecclesiastes chapter 3. Between verses 2 and 8 we are given fourteen pairs of opposites�…
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In First John, the Apostle John wrote to counter the wrong doctrine and wrong practice of the Gnostics. The Gnostics claimed a special experiential knowledge (Gk gnosis) of God, yet sadly their lives were more about experiencing sin, as discussed in the previous article covering chapter 3:1-9.
Th…
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Darius’ reign
Age
539BC
Decree of Cyrus
First return under Zerubbabel
533BC?
Death of Daniel
530BC?
Born?
0
522BC
1
Darius the Great becomes king
8
516BC
7
Temple completed
Esther marries the king
Ezra travels to Jerusal…
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We saw in our first article the importance of the marriage contract theme throughout the book of Jeremiah. To appreciate the prophecy of Jeremiah we need to have this picture firmly imprinted on our minds. It is the story that dominates the prophecy of Jeremiah.
A true to life picture of the proble…
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Then there was another word used for the word “praises”. This word means ‘to address in a loud voice’. It means to shout praise and it is interesting to see how this word is used, for example, in the 145th Psalm and verse 4. And you can see, can’t you, when we read this, the applicability …
There is a story about two men riding together, the one a believer in the Bible and the other a travelling salesman whose product was soap. The soap salesman said, “The gospel you preach has not done much good, for there is still a lot of wickedness in the world and a lot of wicked people too”. …
This year marks the centenary of the decision by the League of Nations to entrust Great Britain with the Mandate for Palestine. Following World War I and the partition of the Turkish Empire, the League of Nations set up the mandate system to assist the liberated territories to advance toward self-go…
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Paul’s admonition in Hebrews is clear:
“Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me” (Heb…
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