Lev 11:13,19—And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls… the lapwing
The Hebrew word translated ‘lapwing’ is dukiphath and nearly all biblical naturalists and commentators agree that it refers to the hoopoe—so called because of the ‘hoop’ sound o…
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The account of Paul’s shipwreck on the island of Melita is well known to most of us as a gripping story of danger and deliverance. It is interesting to note that although Paul was shipwrecked three times (2 Cor 11:25), God chose to record only this one, suggesting that there was somethin…
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The Psalmist declares (Psa 106:1), “O give thanks unto the Lord; for He is good: for His mercy endureth for ever”. That word “thanks” is very expressive. In the Hebrew, it is the word ‘yadah’, a verb with a root meaning “to throw or shoot out”, or “the extended hand, to t…
There are a number of reasons which allow us to conclude that the twelve songs we are considering are divided into two groups of six songs each. The first reason relates to the change of atmosphere and mood. We move from the joy and excitement of the sixth song to one of melancholy and vio…
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Since our community’s earliest days, God manifestation has been central to the Christadelphian understanding of Bible teaching. Brother Thomas wrote about the doctrine in Elpis Israel and Eureka and devoted a whole book, Phanerosis, to its exposition. In 1883, under the title Yahweh Eloh…
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The Terror of Great Darkness
“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works” (2 Tim 3:16-17). From time to t…
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Jordan occupies a unique position in Biblical prophecy. In Daniel 11:41 Russia, as the king of the north, will sweep through the Middle East and many countries will be overthrown. One country, however, that will escape this invasion will be Jordan—a country described as “Edom, and Moab…
Charles M Schultze, author of the comic strip “Peanuts”, used to say, “In all this world, there is nothing more upsetting than the clobbering of a cherished belief ”.
To prove the truth of this saying, try telling folks that their cherished religious beliefs are false. I…
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Silver coins from the Temple Mount
Five small silver coins dated to the end of the fourth century BC were discovered in soil excavated from the Temple Mount.1 The silver coins are inscribed with the letters “YHD” (Yehud) in ancient Hebrew script, the Aramaic name for the Persian Empire…
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Kos is a Greek island in the south eastern Aegean Sea, four kilometres from the coast of mainland Turkey. The island measures 40 by 8 kilometres and only appears once in the Bible in Acts 21:1, where it is translated as Coos. Today the principal town of the island and seat of the municipal…
