Michmash
Cutting through the land of Israel some 10kms north east of Jerusalem is a natural fault line running east-west where a deep gorge called the Wady es Suweinit (Nahal Michmash) descends from Geba to the Jordan valley.
This canyon-like gorge is styled in the Scriptures, ‘t…
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On three occasions in the gospel of John, the Lord declares that he can do nothing of himself. The first occurrence of this affirmation is in John 5.
He had just healed a man at the pool of Bethesda, but having done this on the Sabbath day, he immediately incurred the indignatio…
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I read your article on “Brethren, pray for us” and would like to make the following comments.
At a weekend study on prayer (among other topics) an anonymous survey was taken with very direct questions. It is so clear that many brethren have a struggle with prayer, both personally and …
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Whenever we come to consider the Word of God, and Luke 23 is no exception, we must ask ourselves: “What is the Word actually saying and what are we expected to glean from the account?” In the chapter before us one thing you will notice is the scant detail that Luke provides of the physic…
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10th Song: 7:10 – 8:4
The Bride’s Deep Longing and Ardent Desire for the Groom’s Return
This song expresses the words of the bride only. She commences with words which describe, with prophetic foresight, the undivided unity between Christ a…
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The climax of the book of Job occurs over the space of six chapters (38–42) amidst what must have been a most dramatic scene.
The voice of Yahweh booms out over the noise of the whirlwind to Job. “Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?” Elihu is right—Job w…
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It has been said that we do not appreciate some things until we lose them. Recently we received a letter from a brother who told us of his joy in regaining his sense of smell. It is common to take for granted the fact that we can smell the flowers, see the falling leaves, hear the patter of …
A bronze ring bearing the name of Pontius Pilate was found near Bethlehem fifty years ago, during an archaeological excavation at Herodium, a fortress built by King Herod.1 It had been overlooked for decades but archaeologists discovered Greek writing when the ring was cleaned and photographed by th…
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Rhodes is an island 18km from South West Turkey and is one of the furthest islands from Greece. It’s mentioned possibly in Genesis 10:4 and 1 Chronicles 1:7 where the LXX renders Dodanim as Rodanim, or Rhodes, and occurs in Acts 21:1 when Paul is travelling to Jerusalem a day after stoppin…
In our previous articles we have delved into what holiness really means and, more especially, how we understand Yahweh our God to be holy. The idea of being holy is more than just the concept of ‘separateness’. It involves a life-focus of worship, praise, speech, thought, and action. Wha…
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