Earlier studies in the series have shown that chapters 11 and 14 of the epistle are concerned with matters relating to the Breaking of Bread in the Corinthian ecclesia. The opening verses of this chapter relate …
This final article will have to cover the whole of the rest of the early chapters of Isaiah’s prophecy from 15 to 35, all of which I believe were given during the years of …
There has been a very distinct trend in our community with regard to our social conscience about the world around us. When confronted with flood-ruined Bangladesh, or drought-ridden Somalia, the traditional response was firstly sorrow and sympathy, but then a …
I suppose that it is hardly possible for us to enter at all meaningfully into Joseph ‘s feelings as he was sold as a slave into Egypt. Still only 17 – what an exceedingly wide range …
This section begins with one of the best known “problem verses” in the New Testament. The passage is used by the Mormons to support their unbiblical theory that living persons can assist in the salvation of …
In the previous article, we considered the Prayer of Habakkuk and noted that the last verse (v.19) was a quotation from Psalm 18:33. We commented also on verse 6 of this latter Psalm. A very similar expression is to …
In the last article, we considered the meaning of the words “To the Chief Musician” in the title of Psalm 4, and translated them as “To him that overcometh”. The remaining words in this title are “on Neginoth”, ‘Be-Neginoth’ …
The historical information at the head of the Psalm states: “When Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him”. The narrative is found in 1 Samuel 19:11-17 where Michal, David’s wife, was instrumental in effecting David’s …
At this stage in the series, perhaps it is worth remembering one simple thing about our children’s spiritual education – the gap between divine wisdom and human wisdom of …
We have already indicated the probable historical background to this Psalm in our consideration of Psalms 56 and 57. It is the last of the trilogy of Psalms teat bears the subscription “Al-taschith” (destroy not), referring to times of exceptional …