Luke’s record of the Olivet Prophecy
In our lectures, one of the most commonly used sections of Scripture on ‘current events’ is taken from our Lord’s words in Luke 21. As we relate the events around the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans in AD70 and the scattering of the Jews, we reali…
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Background
Smyrna is known today as modern Izmir; located at the south east edge of the gulf of Smyrna and situated on a long peninsula that thrusts out to the beautiful Aegean Sea. In spite of the earthquakes and other events that Smyrna suffered through the centuries, the city had prospered…
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There are two records which list David’s mighty men.The first one is in 1 Chronicles 11, where the catalogue of names occurs in the context of David’s coronation in Hebron. The second is in 2 Samuel 23, and forms part of the last words of David. So, here we have a list of faithful men at the beg…
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The main function of the muscular system is movement. Muscle is the only tissue in the body that has the ability to contract and, therefore, move other parts of the body. Without muscles, nothing would work in the body.
Muscles control posture and body position as well. They often contract to hol…
Moles
There are two Hebrew words translated “moles” in Scripture. The first occurs in Leviticus 11:30 where the original word tanshemeth means “hard breather”. Unfortunately the translators have struggled with this word because it is translated “swan” in Leviticus 11:18 and Deut…
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The events surrounding the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ are both dramatic and significant. In a stunning display of harmonious glory, the angelic host filled the heavens with praise and joy. Wouldn’t it have been wonderful to witness those glorious acclamations and to hear the words of heaven ec…
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There are two verses in this chapter that highlight the patience of the saints, the keeping of the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus (v12,13). The word translated “patience” is an extremely interesting one. The Gk hupomone has a meaning of ‘an abiding under’, which reminds us of the…
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Where did Saul go wrong? A good starting place is the divine criteria for successful kingship in the law in Deuteronomy 17:14-20. Saul’s failure is not immediately obvious from the prohibitions there. Saul was chosen by the Lord and was not a foreigner. He did not multiply horses as mentioned, nor…
12th Song: 8:8-14
Love’s Labour in the Millennium
In this final song we are introduced to the “little sister”. She takes the attention of the groom and the bride, who show great concern for her development and welfare. In reviewing the developmen…
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Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why are thou disquieted in me?… O my God, my soul is cast down within me.”
Depression is one of the major problems in society today. Millions upon millions of people are depressed, some so much that suicide is one of the major causes of death. Am…
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