What did Caleb want out of his life? He wanted an inheritance within the land of Israel, which he knew was not taken by the strength of his hand, or because he deserved it, but because God had promised it and God would conquer. In the last article we explored the impact of Caleb, a spiritual leader …
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There are some roles in the ecclesia which are small but mighty. Sometimes just a few Bible verses disguise very human circumstances of difficulty, success, disappointment, and joy. With this in mind we are going to consider some exhortations from the life of Abigail—a remarkable woman who was mor…
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Inheriting the Kingdom
How can it be said that nations “inherit the kingdom prepared for them from the foundation of the world”?
The word, “inherit” “strictly means to receive by lot; then in a more general sense, to possess oneself of, to receive as one’s own, to obtain” (Vine)….
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The gospel of Matthew frequently delineates two classes of people. Disciples are either wheat or chaff; sincere worshippers or hypocrites; those who serve God or those who serve mammon; those whose fruit is good or those whose fruit is evil; those who are wise builders or those who are foolish. The …
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In our previous article we looked at the prophet Elijah who told God that he could no longer continue with the work. He was, in effect, saying “no” to God!
Elijah here in this record joins a group whose words, thoughts, and actions challenge or contend with the will of God. Elijah said to God…
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“Unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come”
We have been following ideas that Paul presents to us through the Philippian epistle about the relationship of the Father and His Son, and how together they were able to deal with the negative effects of our nature with complet…
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Judah: taking their inheritance
What became of the children of Judah when they went to take their inheritance? At the beginning of Judges we see the tribe of Judah defeating the Canaanites (Jud 1:1-4). In that account we note that there are some parallels with Joshua 15:13-19 where we learn of Ca…
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Eternal life is the glorious hope of those who know God and who know the Lord Jesus Christ. We define the gospel as “the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ” (Acts 8:12). More than half the clauses in the BASF refer to the Lord Jesus—his birth, life, min…
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Satchel Paige, the baseball philosopher is credited with the saying, “How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you was”. There are some fairly young people who would give an age much beyond their actual years and there are some elderly people who would say that they were in their mid-tw…
One of the largest and most important rivers in Israel today, the Kishon River is amongst the most complex. It rises in the hills about Tabor and Gilboa, and flows along the Plain of Esdraelon from the Jezreel Valley to the sea at Haifa Bay. Its name means “bending [or] winding”,[1] which d…
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