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It is important to realise that Ezekiel conducted his ministry as a prophet, not in Israel, but in the land of Babylon, or Chaldea. He was in captivity, having apparently been carried away at the time of King Jehoiachin’s captivity …
“Behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.”
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Of Solomon it is said,
“And Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country…” (I Kings 4:30).
Solomon’s exceptional wisdom was the gift of God, and therefore he excelled all those around him in this …
“In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son.” (Gene 17:26.)
The Scripture is at pains – great pains – for it is mentioned three times in four verses, to stress that Ishmael was …
In the last article we tried to show how the Arab background of the’ book of Job can explain a great deal which has puzzled many – the poetic speeches, the language, and the origin …
In the last article we showed how there was among certain descendents of Abraham a tradition of worship of the One True God, quite apart from the institutions of the nation of Israel. Our first example …
We know a great deal about God’s purpose with the Israelite nation, called by God to be His particular people. We read in our Scriptures of His bringing them out of Egypt, and giving them a revelation of His ways …
Recently the writer, due to keep a Sunday appointment at an ecclesia, was contacted by the recording brother with a message from the Arranging brethren to the effect that the speaker be asked not to deal with any controversial subject …
The previous article dealt with the Kohathites at the time of the Exodus, the wilderness journey and the conquest of the land. Both the Kohathites in general, as one of the three divisions of the Levites, and the priestly line …
Gershon son of Levi is not to be confused with Gershom son of Moses. To make matters more confusing, Gershon is sometimes spelt drshom in 1 Chronicles; but he will be called Gershon throughout this article.
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8The genealogical details of the tribe of Levi are second only in length to those of Judah, and we go on therefore to consider these, leaving other tribes for which less details are given to be dealt with later on …
In contrast to the other branches of the tribe of Judah, this branch is straightforward in the text, and there are few links with the …
In the third article of this series (Jul-Aug. p.98) it was pointed out that most of the genealogy of Judah concerned the descendants of Hezron, the grandson of Judah, and that the descendants of Hezron are grouped into three families …
The Chronicles record simply gives the succession of kings from Solomon to Josiah without giving any details of other sons involved. We shall therefore skip …
In the previous article I stated that we were not told which of the sons of Elimelech married Orpah, and which married Ruth. This is true so far as Ruth 1:2-5 is concerned, but it has now been pointed out …
The remainder of the genealogy of the tribe of Judah in 1 Chronicles 2:3 – 4:23 concerns the family of Hezron, as far as can be ascertained from the text, the only doubtful area being some …
More space is given to the family tree which stems from Judah than to that of any of the other tribes. This is as we would expect, for it is from the tribe of Judah that the line of promise …
When we glance at the Bible Companion on-September 18th and see that once more we are to commence reading 1 Chronicles, do we regard the reading of this portion of God’s Word, with its chapters of names, as a tedious …
1 Peter has often been described from our platforms as a very practical epistle, and has frequently for that reason been used in exhortation. Its apparently general exhortationsof ch.2:13-17 have been used with complete disregard for context; and comforting …
As promised last time, we look first at the One who walked in the midst of the churches. Angels appear frequently in the whole of the book of the Revelation, and,of particular interest to us, each of the seven …
The book of the Revelation surely has a special place for us Gentiles among the books of the Bible.
Let us start with basics. We accept that all the Scripture, both Old and New Testaments, are …
Just as when examining the family trees of Judah we found that the descendants of Hezron, grandson of Judah, get by far the most space because it was from that line that David came, so in the case of Levi …
The second of the great Levitical families was that of Merari. Since the kind of information recorded about the Merarites is similar to that recorded about the Gershonites, the pattern of this article will be similar to that of the …
The High Valley which separates the twin mounts of Gerizim and Ebal reaches 1800 feet Above sea sea level; a mere 500 yards separates the bases of the two peaks. Gerizim on the south rises a further 800 feet, and …
The last article dealt with the earlier history of the three world power-blocs seen in the world today which developed out of,the Roman Empire known to John. Today they are identified as:
DRAGON – The Soviet Empire BEAST – The E.E.C. FALSE PROPHET – The …
We look now at the historical origins of the false prophet, who appears with apparent abruptness in ch.16 of the book of Revelation, and goes to his doom with the beast in ch.19.
It is in ch.19 that …
One of the basic principles Of Bible study is that the meaning of a writing should be understood against the background in it is presented — in context, we frequently say. It of course, true that statements are made in Scripture …
Our Master told us “…this do, in remembrance of me.” But nowhere are we commanded to use unleavened bread. This fact alone is sufficient to answer the question, because those who say we should use unleavened bread come close to …
It was necessary for Israel to undertake a journey if they were to go from Egypt to Canaan. That which they did take was not haphazard, although often termed the “wandering”; it was directly supervised by God through His angel …
There has, perhaps, been no more dramatic change in the world scene than the uprise of Arab nationalism, and the remarkable emergence of the once-disunited Islamic states of the world into a gathering of powers, now a major force to …